Associate General Counsel, Political Activities

Meta; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 202,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking an Associate General Counsel to provide legal counsel on global political activities, laws, and regulatory engagement, including campaign finance, election, lobbying, and government ethics rules.

The role will counsel on government contracts and procurement, partnering closely with Global Affairs and other teams to address cutting-edge issues and ensure regulatory compliance across our global operations.

Qualifications

• Must hold a law degree and be licensed to practice.
• 5+ years of legal experience including in-house or law firm.
• Experience applying legal analysis to business decisions and risk.
• Ability to communicate legal guidance to cross-functional teams.
• Experience advising on FECA, LDA, or government contracting regulations.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement company-wide compliance programs.
• Advise on campaign finance, lobbying, contracting, and ethics laws.
• Partner with Global Affairs and other legal teams.
• Develop compliance policies, processes and training.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the company.
• Guide government engagement and disclosure obligations.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Policy development

Legal communication

Government contracting knowledge

Anti-corruption knowledge

AI in legal workflows

Education

J.D. or equivalent law degree

Licensed to practice law

Bar admission in relevant jurisdiction

Tools

FECA/LDA knowledge

FAR knowledge

Regulatory databases

Job description

Summary:

Meta is seeking an Associate General Counsel who will provide legal counsel to the company on a range of global political activities, laws, and related regulatory engagement, including campaign finance, election, and lobbying laws. This role will also counsel the company on government contracting and government ethics rules. This role will be involved in counseling on cutting-edge legal issues in close partnership with Global Affairs and other partner teams.

Required Skills:

1. Assist in the design and implementation of company-wide compliance programs and initiatives
2. Advise on legal and regulatory compliance matters in the areas of campaign finance law, lobbying registration and reporting laws, government contracts and government ethics
3. Actively partner with other legal teams, such as anti-corruption and trade counsel
4. Develop and communicate compliance policies, processes and training
5. Actively collaborate with and support cross-functional teams, such as Global Affairs and Product teams
6. Undertake special projects and support other compliance program initiatives
7. Advise clients on legal obligations applicable when interacting with government bodies (including lobbying disclosure laws, anti-corruption law, and gift and ethics rules) and political entities (including campaign finance and political advertising laws)
8. Advise on the company's compliance with international and U.S. federal, state, and municipal government contracting and procurement laws, rules, and regulations

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Meta requires all employed attorneys to have a law degree or equivalent certificate to permit the practice of law and be appropriately licensed and authorized to practice law for the company in their assigned work location. Unless prohibited under local law, an attorney must hold a current practicing certificate (including where required from the relevant authority in the jurisdiction of the assigned work location) or the local law equivalent bar registration or license as may be applicable
2. 5+ years of legal experience as a practicing attorney, including at a law firm and/or in-house or government experience
3. Experience applying legal analysis to business decisions and counseling internal clients on risk and compliance
4. Experience communicating legal guidance in writing and verbally to cross-functional stakeholders, including non-legal teams
5. Experience advising on political laws, such as Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA), and/or government contracting regulations (e.g., FAR)

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
2. Experience advising technology companies on political law compliance
3. Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
4. Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

Public Compensation:

$202,000/year to $274,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry:

Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff

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