Associate, Corporate Counsel, Google One and Photos

Google LLC; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 217,000 - 314,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Vacation & PTO 20 days

Sick time 40 hours/year

Maternity leave 28-30 weeks

Baby bonding leave 18 weeks

13 paid holidays

Job summary

Google LLC in the United States seeks an experienced Corporate Counsel to provide strategic legal guidance for Google One (G1) and Photos, ensuring compliance across product development and regulatory challenges. You will collaborate with product, engineering, privacy, and policy teams to shape risk-aware features and launches, while navigating global requirements and innovative technologies.

You will translate complex laws into practical product designs, advise executives on risk, and represent

Qualifications

• JD, LL.B., equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• Admitted to the bar and in good standing or authorized to practice law in the state where the position is located.
• 3 years of attorney-level experience in government, in-house, or at a law firm.
• Experience in copyright law, privacy law, counseling, and legal regulation.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product management, engineering, privacy group, marketing, PR and cross-functional teams from ideation through to launch on a broad portfolio of Photos and G1 features and launches.
• Analyze and advise on complex legal, policy and business issues affecting our Photos and G1 products, including privacy and data governance, consumer protection, competition, regulation, AI implementations, biometrics, and intellectual property.
• Collaborate across Legal and Global Affairs, including specialist colleagues in Regulatory Affairs, Litigation, Trust and Safety, and Government Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP), to align on global compliance strategies, respond to regulatory inquiries, and maintain a consistent legal posture across Google products and surfaces.
• Provide clear, practical legal education and strategic risk counseling to executive product, engineering, and legal leadership.

Skills

Bar admission

Attorney-level experience

Legal risk analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Education

JD/LL.B./equivalent

Bar admission in state

Job description

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees.

Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.

Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Los Angeles, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

• JD, LL.B., equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g., have registered in-house status) in the state in which the position is located.
• 3 years of attorney-level experience in government, in-house, or at a law firm.
• Experience in copyright law, privacy law, counseling, and legal regulation.

Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge of privacy, consumer protection, antitrust, contract, content moderation/safety, or IP law issues in a technology context.

About the job

As Corporate Counsel at Google, you work on the most exciting legal issues as disruptive technological innovations require creative and proactive legal guidance. You're part of a whip-smart group of in-house lawyers and the projects and cases you take on challenge you to think big and differently. You are collaborative -- ready to partner in initiatives that influence all aspects of the business and work with Googlers from all over the company. As an integrated part of the team, you proactively assess legal risks and advise on products that will not only move information into the 21st century, but move information law forward as well.

In this role, you will provide critical advice and counsel to the Google One (G1) and Photos businesses, across the entire range of their activities. Your main day-to-day will be to support the product management and engineering teams as they develop and launch new features and subscription tiers, providing risk analysis and risk informed strategic counseling to help the business achieve its goals. You will also play an important role in helping our product and engineering teams navigate global regulatory compliance, consumer protection, privacy, security, AI, and competition issues.

You will work directly with engineers, product managers, partner engineering leads, and cross-functional specialists across Legal and Global Affairs (GA) to translate complex global legal requirements into practical product designs, and launch-ready solutions that protect users and enable innovation at scale. You will also lead on our responses to regulatory and litigation challenges, representing our products and legal positions to regulators and others on behalf of the company.

Google One (G1) is Google's membership for personal cloud storage and Google's cutting-edge AI features. G1 is one of Google's fastest growing subscriptions, with over 150 million subscribers. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a high-impact team, shaping the future of our subscriber experiences, premium features and business growth initiatives.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $217000 - $314000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with product management, engineering, privacy working group, marketing, PR and other cross-functional teams from early ideation through to launch on a broad portfolio of Photos and G1 features and launches.
• Analyze and advise on complex legal, policy and business issues affecting our Photos and G1 products, including privacy and data governance, consumer protection, competition, regulation, AI implementations, biometrics, and intellectual property.
• Collaborate across Legal and Global Affairs, including specialist colleagues in Regulatory Affairs, Litigation, Trust and Safety, and Government Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP), to align on global compliance strategies, respond to regulatory inquiries, and maintain a consistent legal posture across Google products and surfaces.
• Provide clear, practical legal education and strategic risk counseling to executive product, engineering, and legal leadership.

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