Lead IP Counsel - AI, Content & Product

Meta; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks an attorney with deep experience in online intellectual property, artificial intelligence and intermediary liability issues to serve as Lead Counsel, IP Content & Product, tackling global IP issues across Meta’s family of apps, products, and services.

You will counsel cross-functionally with product, engineering, operations, policy and business teams, and lead on AI product development and IP regulatory matters, coordinating with outside counsel worldwide.

Qualifications

• J.D. degree and membership in good standing in at least one state bar
• 5+ years of relevant legal experience, either in-house or at a law firm
• Subject matter expertise in IP and related areas, including copyright and fair use, trademark, rights of publicity, and intellectual property licencing
• Subject matter expertise in global intermediary liability issues and laws, including DMCA, CDA, EU Copyright Directive, and DSA
• Experience with the evolving global IP regulatory landscape, including legal developments involving AI, direct and secondary liability, and other new IP laws
• Experience counseling on IP issues relating to new technologies
• Demonstrated ability to assess legal, practical, and business risks and provide clear, actionable guidance to stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to operate proactively, collaborate, and build cross-functional relationships with legal and business partners

Responsibilities

• Evaluate company products and features to provide practical and business-focused advice that manages global IP legal risks.
• Support the development and expansion of AI products and the Metaverse, and lead on IP legal issues across Reality Labs, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp, and Messenger.
• Advise on issues of direct and intermediary liability arising from copyright, trademark, news, right of publicity and other content-related laws (e.g., DMCA, CDA, EU Copyright Directive, DSA).
• Advise on new legislative and regulatory proposals governing AI-generated content, digital replicas, AI training, news content and the like.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, policy, operations, and other business teams, as well as legal colleagues.
• Work with a global network of outside counsel advising on IP issues.

Education

J.D. degree

Job description

Meta seeks an attorney with deep experience in online intellectual property, artificial intelligence and intermediary liability issues to serve as Lead Counsel, IP Content & Product, tackling global IP issues across Meta’s family of apps, products, and services.

You will counsel cross-functionally with product, engineering, operations, policy and business teams, and lead on AI product development and IP regulatory matters, coordinating with outside counsel worldwide.