Associate Corporate Counsel, Amazon Ads Legal

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Ads Legal is seeking a Corporate Counsel to advise on a broad range of legal matters, draft and negotiate contracts, and guide product teams with practical legal solutions. You will collaborate across functions, support IMDb contracts, ad services, licensing, and emerging AI initiatives that cut across Amazon businesses.

You will work directly with senior leaders, balancing risk and business objectives, while delivering clear guidance and scalable legal processes.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor and active bar membership in one state.
• 2+ years of post-bar legal experience.
• Experience managing multiple projects and meeting aggressive deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assess product and service proposals against regulatory requirements and AI transparency obligations.
• Understand clients' products at a technical level to provide precise legal advice.
• Provide clear, practical legal guidance by researching statutes, regulations, and case law.

Skills

Advertising Law experience

Clear business guidance

AI for legal research

AI ethics knowledge

Web services / cloud licensing

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

At Amazon, our legal professionals play a critical role in enabling business teams to innovate while managing risk effectively. As an Amazon Ads Legal Associate Corporate Counsel, you will advise on a range of legal matters, conduct product counseling, draft and negotiate contracts, and provide practical guidance that helps teams move quickly and confidently. You will work across functions to deliver clear, actionable legal advice on issues that matter — from commercial agreements to regulatory compliance. If you are a collaborative, curious attorney who enjoys translating legal complexity into straightforward recommendations, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact at scale.

In this role, you will be the principal legal support for IMDb, including IMDb's contracts, ad services, customer experiences, licensing, compliance, and much more. You will work directly with senior business leaders, providing guidance across an array of issues. In addition to supporting IMDb, this role also includes providing guidance and thought leadership on emerging AI initiatives that cut across Amazon businesses.

Key job responsibilities

• Assess Amazon Ads product and service proposals against regulatory requirements, AI transparency obligations, privacy promises, and other legal considerations.
• Learn the ins, outs, nuts, and bolts of how your clients' products and services work at a technical level to enable you to provide surgically precise legal advice.
• Provide clear, practical legal advice to internal stakeholders by researching and interpreting applicable statutes, regulations, and case law to support sound decision-making.
• Identify and assess legal risks across projects and programs, recommending mitigation strategies and escalating issues when appropriate.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize legal processes, develop best practices, and create templates or playbooks that improve efficiency and consistency.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts and agreements, ensuring terms appropriately protect the organization while enabling business objectives.
• Prepare and organize legal documentation to comply with professional standards and guidelines, and support program management efforts by tracking progress and communicating priorities to stakeholders.

A day in the life

You might start your morning reviewing a contract proposal, working through key terms and preparing a summary of your recommendations. After a quick call with business stakeholders, you shift to researching a regulatory question that surfaced the previous day. In the afternoon, you join a cross-functional working session to help refine a new process for handling a recurring legal issue. Then, you switch back to writing a document describing how Amazon will manage legal risks, customer trust considerations, and commercial strategic data leakage issues associated with a new product proposal. Throughout, you balance competing priorities, provide timely counsel, and ensure your advice is both thorough and accessible.

About the team

Amazon Ads Legal is dedicated to providing trusted, responsive counsel that empowers business teams to move forward with confidence. We value collaboration, intellectual curiosity, and a commitment to getting things right. We are embedded with our clients and help shape product decisions and business strategies in fundamental ways based on the trust we earn providing thoughtful legal advice. The Ads Legal organization supports the entire Amazon Ads business. As we continue to grow, we are focused on building scalable legal frameworks and strengthening partnerships across the organization. This is an opportunity to join a team where your contributions directly mold how we operate and where your professional growth is supported every step of the way.

Basic Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
• 2+ years of post bar admission legal experience
• Experience managing multiple projects and meeting aggressive deadlines

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of Advertising Law experience
• Can distill complex legal issues into clear, concise business guidance
• Can use AI for legal research, contract analysis, or document review experience
• Knowledge of the ethical considerations surrounding AI in the legal context, such as confidentiality, accuracy, and bias prevention
• Experience in web services/cloud computing, software licensing, telecommunications or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, SEATTLE - 131,500.00 - 178,000.00 USD annually