Associate, Corporate Counsel, Google One and Photos

Google; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 217,000 - 314,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Sick time

Maternity leave

Baby Bonding Leave

Holidays

Job summary

Google LLC in Seattle (and Playa Vista) seeks an Associate, Corporate Counsel for Google One and Photos to provide strategic legal guidance on product features, privacy, and regulatory compliance. You will partner with product management and engineering to shape subscriber experiences and manage risks.

The role focuses on global regulatory compliance, consumer protection, privacy, AI, and competition issues, with collaboration across Legal and GA to translate requirements into practical design.

Qualifications

• Admitted to the bar and in good standing in the state of employment.
• 3 years of attorney-level experience in government, in-house, or at a law firm.
• Experience in copyright, privacy, counseling and legal regulation.

Responsibilities

• Advise on complex legal, regulatory and business issues for Google One and Photos.
• Counsel product and engineering teams on risk-informed strategies and compliance.
• Collaborate across Legal and GA to align global compliance with product design.
• Represent Google positions to regulators and external stakeholders.

Skills

Attorney-level experience

Job description

Associate, Corporate Counsel, Google One and Photos

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info_outline X 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.

• 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.

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
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• 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.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

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