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  • Corporate Counsel
  • Corporate Counsel, Commercial
  • Corporate Counsel, Commercial/Inbound
  • Corporate Counsel, Employment
  • Corporate Counsel, International
  • Corporate Counsel, Technical Operations
  • Corporate Paralegal, International
  • Corporate Paralegal, Section 16
  • Corporate Paralegal, Securities
  • Intellectual Property (IP) Docketing Clerk/Administrator, Temporary
  • International Corporate Paralegal
  • Paralegal, Litigation
  • Patent Counsel
  • Product Counsel

We're looking for...
creative but practical thinkers to build our legal department and tackle a wide range of domestic and international issues.

Corporate Counsel

Position available in New York, NY.

Google's New York legal team is growing again! Google is looking for an experienced attorney to focus on commercial and sales transactions out of our New York office. The Counsel's primary responsibilities will include negotiating, drafting, and analyzing advertising sales and other strategic alliance agreements and managing contracting processes for our advertising sales force. Work independently but collaboratively in a collegial team environment within a fast-paced legal department.

Responsibilities:

Negotiate and draft agreements that comply with company policies and risk tolerance.
Advise sales professionals and management, as well as finance and other company departments on legal issues and risks, complex deal structures, approval processes, company policies and procedures, intellectual property, and negotiation strategy.
Summarize and communicate legal concepts for use by business and sales people.
Respond promptly to legal requests from advertising sales, business development/licensing, marketing and other business clients.
Advise senior management on recommend courses of action and legal risks.
Daily review, draft and negotiate advertising services agreements, sales contracts, licenses/intellectual property agreements and other agreements. Daily in-house client interaction.
Support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes.
Special projects as requested.

Requirements:

JD from top law school, excellent academic credentials.
Excellent interpersonal skills, dynamic, social and highly team-oriented.
Experience dealing with clients and customers. Positive customer-facing demeanor.
In-depth experience in commercial contract law, with broad transactional background in technology related agreements.
Experience advising clients on and structuring complex commercial transactions, including sales and services contracts.
Significant experience in business development and intellectual property matters.
Extensive background in drafting and negotiating services agreements, sales contracts, licenses/intellectual property and other agreements.
Excellent business judgment and strategic thinking.
Hard working, well organized and able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters.
Superior English language writing and oral communication skills.
Experience and personal interest in Internet, high technology, and advertising preferred.
Sense of humor and commitment to professionalism and collegiality are required.
New York Bar strongly preferred.

For immediate consideration, please send a text (ASCII) or HTML version of your resume to jobs@google.com. Important: The subject field of your email must include Corporate Counsel - New York.

Corporate Counsel, Commercial

Position available in Mountain View, CA.

Google's legal team is growing again! Google is looking for an experienced attorney to focus on commercial and sales transactions. The Counsel's primary responsibilities will include negotiating, drafting, and analyzing a wide variety of licensing, sales, strategic alliance, and development agreements. Work independently but collaboratively in a collegial team environment within a fast-paced legal department.

Responsibilities:

Respond promptly to legal requests from business development/licensing, advertising sales, marketing, and other business clients.

Advise sales professionals and management, as well as finance and other company departments on legal issues and risks, complex deal structures, approval processes, company policies and procedures, intellectual property, and negotiation strategy.

Negotiate agreements that comply with company policies and risk tolerance.

Advise senior management on recommend courses of action and legal risks.

Summarize and communicate legal concepts for use by business people.

Daily review, draft and negotiate advertising services agreements, sales contracts, licenses/intellectual property agreements and other agreements. Daily in-house client interaction.

Support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes.

Assist in development of and compliance with privacy principles.

Special projects as requested.

Requirements:

JD from top law school, excellent academic credentials.

In-depth experience in contract law, with broad transactional background in technology related agreements.

Experience advising clients on and structuring complex commercial transactions, including sales and services contracts.

Significant experience in business development and intellectual property matters.

Extensive background in drafting and negotiating services agreements, sales contracts, licenses/intellectual property and other agreements.

Excellent business judgment, strategic thinking.

Hard working, well organized and able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure. Excellent interpersonal skills, dynamic and highly team-oriented.

Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters.

Superior English language writing and oral communication skills.

Experience in Internet, high technology, and advertising agreements preferred.

Sense of humor and commitment to professionalism and collegiality are required.

California Bar.

Corporate Counsel, Commercial / Inbound

Position available in Mountain View, CA.

Google's legal team is growing again! Google is looking for an experienced attorney to focus on inbound technology acquisition and procurement transactions. The Counsel's primary responsibilities will include negotiating, drafting, and analyzing a wide variety of licensing, purchasing, services, and development agreements. Work independently but collaboratively in a collegial team environment within a fast-paced legal department.

Responsibilities:

Respond promptly to legal requests from Google's product development, G & A, facilities, and other business clients.
Advise management, finance and other company departments on legal issues and risks, complex deal structures, approval processes, company policies and procedures, intellectual property, and negotiation strategy.
Negotiate agreements that comply with company policies and risk tolerance.
Attend product development and other business meetings and advise senior management on recommend courses of action and legal risks.
Summarize and communicate legal concepts for use by business people.
Daily review, draft and negotiate advertising services agreements, purchasing contracts, licenses/intellectual property agreements and other agreements. Daily in-house client interaction.
Support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes.
Special projects as requested.
Develop training materials on legal processes and strategies and provide to business clients and managers.

Requirements:

JD from top law school, excellent academic credentials.
In-depth experience in contract law, with broad transactional background in technology related agreements.
Experience advising clients on and structuring complex commercial transactions, including technology licensing, purchasing and services contracts.
Significant experience in intellectual property and technology licensing matters.
Extensive background in drafting and negotiating high technology, financial services agreements, statements of work, purchase orders, licenses/intellectual property and other agreements.
Excellent business judgment, strategic thinking.
Hard working, well organized and able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure. Excellent interpersonal skills, dynamic and highly team-oriented.
Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters.
Superior English language writing and oral communication skills.
Experience in secured transactions, familiarity with UCC law preferred.
Sense of humor and commitment to professionalism and collegiality are required.
California Bar.

Corporate Counsel, Employment

Position available in Mountain View, CA.

Google is looking for an experienced attorney to focus on employment counseling and related litigation. He/she will work closely with internal clients on all aspects of employment as well as direct and oversee outside counsel in litigation matters. Position reports to the Senior Corporate Counsel for employment matters.

Responsibilities:

Provide legal advice to all levels of management and human resources, particularly focusing on counseling in preventative manner.
Drafting of and advising on employment guidelines and policies, including employee benefit programs, affirmative action and diversity programs.
Conducting manager and human resources training.
Counseling on disciplinary actions and terminations.
Responding to charges from state and federal agencies (DFEH, EEOC, etc.).
Managing outside counsel in employment litigation matters.

Requirements:

JD from a top-tier law school, excellent academic credentials.
4-6 years relevant large law firm experience.
Some in-house experience is a plus.
Excellent knowledge of relevant federal and California employment laws and regulations, including ADA, ADEA, FMLA, CFEA, FLSA, etc.
Outstanding communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
Strong client relations skills.
Litigation experience in the employment law arena.
Good negotiations skill.
Strategic thinker with focus on practical client advice and the ability to advise on legal risks within a business context.
Experience with employee benefits (including ERISA) and/or international employment law is a plus.
Hard working, well organized and able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
Excellent interpersonal skills, dynamic and highly team-oriented.
Superior English language writing and oral communication skills.
Sense of humor and commitment to professionalism and collegiality are required.
California Bar.

Corporate Counsel, International

Position available in Mountain View, CA.

Google's legal team is growing! Google is looking for an experienced attorney to manage and support Google�s expanding international operations and legal structure in the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region. The International Corporate Counsel's primary responsibilities will include managing Google's international legal structure and advising on a range of international issues in support of Google's expanding international operations. He or she will work collaboratively with the global Google Legal team and various international business units as a member of a fast-paced legal department and company.

Responsibilities:

Manage projects and cross-functional teams relating to the establishment and maintenance of new international Google websites and corporate operations.
Draft multi-jurisdictional advertising and other commercial agreements.
Work with the Corporate Development group on international merger and acquisition activity, including due diligence, deal structuring and integration of acquired entities.
Manage external legal counsel and provide internal recommendations.
Provide education and guidance to internal teams to assure consistency in the application of business and legal policies and practices.
Design, recommend and implement new processes and procedures to increase efficiency and productivity and ensure legal compliance across Google's global operations.
Special projects as requested.

Requirements:

JD (or comparable educational credential) from a top-tier law school, excellent academic credentials.
4-8 years of experience in international corporate law, international commercial agreements and M&A (Internet experience preferred).
In-house counsel experience preferred but not required.
Experience successfully managing cross-functional teams on legal and/or non-legal related projects; demonstrated client management skills.
Excellent business judgment, strategic thinking.
Hard working, well organized and able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
Excellent interpersonal skills, dynamic and highly team-oriented.
Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters.
Superior English language writing and oral communication skills.
Foreign language skills highly desirable.
Sense of humor and commitment to professionalism and collegiality are required.
California Bar.

Corporate Counsel, Technical Operations

Position available in Mountain View, CA.

Google's legal team is looking for an experienced attorney to focus on and manage data center, bandwidth and other network infrastructure transactions. The ideal candidate will have significant previous experience negotiating agreements in these areas.

Responsibilities:

Work closely with Engineering and Operations to negotiate and finalize legal agreements in all technical areas related to network and data center infrastructure.
Assume primary responsibility for all legal issues related to these contracts, including risk management.
Advise senior management on recommended courses of action.
Daily review, draft and negotiate co-location, fiber, bandwidth, services, vendor and similar agreements.
Support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes.
Handle special projects as requested.

Requirements:

JD from top law school, excellent academic credentials.
In-depth experience in network and data center infrastructure transactions; experience with leases and real estate a plus.
Familiarity with regulatory and bankruptcy law.
Experience advising clients on and structuring complex commercial transactions, including co-location, fiber, bandwidth, services, vendor and similar agreements.
Excellent business judgment, strategic thinking.
Hard working, well organized and able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure. Excellent interpersonal skills, dynamic and highly team-oriented.
Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters.
Superior English language writing and oral communication skills.
Experience working with Internet or telecommunications companies preferred.
Sense of humor and commitment to professionalism and collegiality are required.
California Bar.

Corporate Paralegal, International

Position available in Mountain View, CA.

Google's legal team is growing! Google is looking for an experienced corporate paralegal to support Google�s expanding international operations and structure. The International Corporate Paralegal�s primary responsibilities will include managing and maintaining foreign entity corporate legal compliance on a global scale and providing support for international operations to ensure consistency across Google, while minimizing business and legal exposure. He or she will work collaboratively with the global Google Legal team under the supervision of the Google International Corporate Legal team within a fast-paced legal department and company.

Responsibilities:

Manage projects and cross-functional teams relating to legal entity incorporations and restructurings under the supervision of the international corporate legal team, and provide support to the international corporate legal team and corporate development team on acquisition integrations.
Draft, review and approve corporate documents, such as board resolutions, powers of attorney, corporate charter documents, and inter-company agreements.
Provide guidance to and manage external legal counsel on specific assignments, review preliminary advice and provide internal recommendations.
Provide education to internal teams to assure conformity and consistency in application of business and legal policies and practices.
Design, recommend and implement new processes and procedures to increase group efficiency and productivity and ensure legal compliance throughout Google.
Special projects as requested.

Requirements:

At least four years of paralegal or similar experience with a top-tier law firm and/or in-house legal department, including significant experience in managing international corporate structures and compliances.
Experience in Internet and/or high technology areas of business strongly preferred.
B.A. or equivalent experience, excellent academic credentials.
Excellent analytical skills, with a strong ability to draft and review legal documents, analyze legal advice and apply legal advice to business needs.
Hard working, well-organized and detail-oriented. Must be able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters.
Ability and willingness to take initiative to address problems and make continuous process improvements.
Excellent interpersonal skills, dynamic and highly team-oriented. Sense of humor and commitment to professionalism are required.
Foreign language skills a plus.

Corporate Paralegal, Section 16

Position available in Mountain View, CA.

Google is looking for an experienced Paralegal to focus on section 16 matters.

Responsibilities:

Coordinate with stock administration to prepare Section 16 filings.
Stay on top of new regulations and interpretations of Section 16.
Answer questions from Google's officers and stock administration regarding the Section 16 requirements.
Prepare Section 16 filings.

Requirements:

College degree required, preferably from a top-tier school.
Minimum of 2 years experience as an attorney or 5 years experience as a paralegal in handling Section 16 matters.
Experience in working with brokers and stock administration.
Proficiency in Equity Edge software preferred but not required.
High level of confidence and competence with numbers, basic math and complex capitalization structures.
In-house corporate experience preferred.
Proficiency in Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint.
Excellent business judgment, strategic thinking.
Hard working, well organized and able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
Excellent interpersonal skills, dynamic and highly team-oriented.
Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters.
Sense of humor and commitment to professionalism and collegiality are required.

Corporate Paralegal, Securities

Position available in Mountain View, CA.

Google is looking for an experienced Paralegal to focus on securities.

Responsibilities:

Assist corporate and securities attorneys in all aspects of their practice, including periodic filings and other SEC compliance matters.
Keep corporate minute books and other records; draft minutes.
Assist in option plan administration matters.
Work collaboratively with stock administration to ensure compliance with securities laws and to help track Google's capitalization structure.
Assist in preparing Section 16 filings.
Coordinate obtaining litigation update letters for auditors' consents.

Requirements:

College degree required with excellent academic credentials.
Minimum of 1.5 years experience as a corporate paralegal at a major law firm.
Strong English language writing and oral communication skills.
Knowledge of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
High level of confidence and competence with numbers, basic math and complex capitalization structures.
In-house corporate experience preferred.
Excellent computer skills required; Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint, internet, email.
Excellent business judgment, strategic thinking.
Hard working, well organized and able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
Excellent interpersonal skills, dynamic and highly team-oriented.
Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters.
Sense of humor and commitment to professionalism and collegiality are required.

Intellectual Property (IP) Docketing Clerk/Administrator, Temporary

This is a temporary assignment at Google through ABE Services.

Position based in Mountain View, CA.

Google's legal team is growing! Google is looking for an experienced Intellectual Property (IP) Docketing Cleck/Admin to support attorneys handling Google's intellectual property matters. The IP Docketing Clerk/Admin's primary responsibilities will include being responsible for docketing all relevant incoming information and dates for trademark, patent, litigation and miscellaneous IP matters. In addition to the docketing role, the IP Docketing Clerk/Admin will take the lead responsibility for administrative tasks within IP department. He or she will work collaboratively with the Google IP team under the supervision of Google attorneys within a fast-paced legal department and company.

Responsibilities:

Maintain the docketing database for all US and foreign trademark, patent, litigation and miscellaneous IP matters.
Prepare all docket reports for the IP group.
Maintain patent, trademark and litigation files.
Assist IP team with basic administrative tasks: calendaring meetings, mailing materials, maintaining miscellaneous files, etc.
Special projects as requested.

Requirements:

At least four years of trademark and/or patent docketing experience.
Knowledgeable of patent and trademark (US, PCT and foreign) filing, prosecution and registration rules and procedures.
Experience with complex docketing database programs.
B.A. or equivalent experience, excellent academic credentials.
Excellent analytical skills, with a strong ability to review legal documents and organize numerous legal documents in complex IP matters.
Hard working, well-organized and detail-oriented. Must be able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters. Experience with general litigation a plus.
Ability and willingness to take initiative to address problems and make continuous process improvements.
Ability to work independently.
Excellent interpersonal skills, dynamic and highly team-oriented. Sense of humor and commitment to professionalism are required.

For immediate consideration, please send a text (ASCII) or HTML version of your resume to jobs@google.com. Important: The subject field of your email must include Intellectual Property (IP) Docketing Clerk/Administrator, Temporary - Mountain View.

International Corporate Paralegal

Position available in Mountain View, CA.

Google's legal team is growing! Google is looking for an experienced corporate paralegal to support Google�s expanding international operations and structure. The International Corporate Paralegal's primary responsibilities will include managing and maintaining foreign entity corporate legal compliance on a global scale and providing support for international operations to ensure consistency across Google, while minimizing business and legal exposure. He or she will work collaboratively with the global Google Legal team under the supervision of the Google International Corporate Legal team within a fast-paced legal department and company.

Responsibilities:

Manage projects and cross-functional teams relating to legal entity incorporations and restructurings under the supervision of the international corporate legal team, and provide support to the international corporate legal team and corporate development team on acquisition integrations.
Draft, review and approve corporate documents, such as board resolutions, powers of attorney, corporate charter documents, and inter-company agreements.
Provide guidance to and manage external legal counsel on specific assignments, review preliminary advice and provide internal recommendations.
Provide education to internal teams to assure conformity and consistency in application of business and legal policies and practices.
Design, recommend and implement new processes and procedures to increase group efficiency and productivity and ensure legal compliance throughout Google.
Special projects as requested.

Requirements:

At least four years of paralegal or similar experience with a top-tier law firm and/or in-house legal department, including significant experience in managing international corporate structures and compliances.
Experience in Internet and/or high technology areas of business strongly preferred.
B.A. or equivalent experience, excellent academic credentials.
Excellent analytical skills, with a strong ability to draft and review legal documents, analyze legal advice and apply legal advice to business needs.
Hard working, well-organized and detail-oriented. Must be able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters.
Ability and willingness to take initiative to address problems and make continuous process improvements.
Excellent interpersonal skills, dynamic and highly team-oriented. Sense of humor and commitment to professionalism are required.
Foreign language skills a plus.

For immediate consideration, please send a text (ASCII) or HTML version of your resume to jobs@google.com. Important: The subject field of your email must include International Corporate Paralegal - Mountain View.

Paralegal, Litigation

Position based in Mountain View, CA.

Google's legal team is growing! Google is looking for an experienced litigation paralegal to support attorneys handling Google's litigation, primarily Google's non-IP litigation. The Litigation Paralegal's primary responsibilities will include supervising document retrieval (including electronic documents) in pending litigation, working with external legal counsel on overseeing filing and other deadlines in litigation matters, and providing support to attorneys managing litigation matters for Google. He or she will work collaboratively with the Google Legal team under the supervision of Google attorneys within a fast-paced legal department and company.

Responsibilities:

Supervise document retrieval and document production, coordinating with external legal counsel where appropriate, in litigation matters.
Coordinate with external legal counsel on specific assignments, review preliminary advice and provide internal recommendations.
Provide education to internal teams to assure conformity and consistency in application of legal policies and practices.
Assist Google attorneys in managing pending litigation matters.
Special projects as requested.

Requirements:

At least four years of paralegal or similar experience with a top-tier law firm and/or in-house legal department, including significant experience in managing litigation.
Experience in Internet and/or high technology areas of business strongly preferred.
B.A. or equivalent experience, excellent academic credentials.
Excellent analytical skills, with a strong ability to review legal documents and organize numerous legal documents in complex litigation matters.
Hard working, well-organized and detail-oriented. Must be able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters. Experience in general litigation as well as labor and employment litigation a plus.
Ability and willingness to take initiative to address problems and make continuous process improvements.
Excellent interpersonal skills, dynamic and highly team-oriented. Sense of humor and commitment to professionalism are required.
Foreign language skills a plus.

For immediate consideration, please send a text (ASCII) or HTML version of your resume to jobs@google.com. Important: The subject field of your email must include Paralegal, Litigation - Mountain View.

Patent Counsel

Position available in Mountain View, CA.

Want to be involved with the cutting edge products and services that make Google work, in an environment that is both energetic and challenging? Google is looking for an attorney to join its patent team and to help fashion and implement the company's patent strategy. This is particularly important for Google, a technology-driven company with over 50 Ph.D.s on its staff and an emphasis on innovation. In this role, you will have responsibility in all areas of Google's patent needs, including the following:

Determining strategic areas for patenting.

Identifying patentable inventions.

Assisting with patent litigation.

Analyzing and responding to notice letters.

Evaluating potential acquisitions.

Educating researchers and engineers.

Improving our internal processes.

Requirements:

Strong academic credentials.

Experience identifying patentable subject matter and prosecuting applications.

Degree in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering preferred.

Solid understanding of Internet architecture and operation.

Experience with business strategy preferred.

Experience with third party issues preferred.

Strong interpersonal and team skills.

Ability to respond to questions/issues spontaneously.

Admitted to a state bar and to practice before the U.S. P.T.O.

For immediate consideration, please send a text (ASCII) or HTML version of your resume to jobs@google.com. Important: The subject field of your email must include Patent Counsel - Mountain View.

Product Counsel

Position available in Mountain View, CA.

Google is looking for experienced and entrepreneurial attorneys to develop and implement legal policies and approaches for new and existing products. The Product Counsel will be responsible for a portfolio of Google products across many legal subject areas including privacy, security, content regulation, consumer protection and intellectual property. Indeed, the only product legal matters with which this position will not be deeply involved are those that are strictly patent or transactional in nature, which are handled by other existing Google lawyers.

Requirements:

Passion for and deep understanding of internet.

Very strong academic credentials.

Solid understanding of Internet architecture and operation.

Ability to respond to questions/issues spontaneously.

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple matters in a time-sensitive environment.

Strong interpersonal and team skills.

Excellent interpersonal skills, dynamic and highly team-oriented.

Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters.

Superior English language writing and oral communication skills.

Sense of humor and commitment to professionalism and collegiality are required.

California Bar

For immediate consideration, please send a text (ASCII) or HTML version of your resume to jobs@google.com. Important: The subject field of your email must include Product Counsel - Mountain View.