Associate Safety Counsel, Devices and Services
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This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.
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 advising on product safety regulatory matters, with CPSC and other relevant regulators (e.g., Health Canada, ACCC, DGCCRF), and product liability.
Preferred qualifications:
- 7 years of work experience in complex safety focused regulatory projects.
- Experience in successfully performing in high stakes, high pressure environments.
- Deep consumer electronics safety legal experience with a manufacturer.
- Ability to work comfortably and be conversational across different business functions (e.g., product, engineering, supply chain, marketing, finance, compliance, policy, HR) and lines of business (e.g., engineering, compliance, sales, supply chain, international markets).
- Passionate about regulatory compliance and safety matters.
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.
20th century laws don't always solve 21st century problems, and Google Legal crafts innovative approaches for working with some of the toughest legal challenges of the information age. Whether you're a patent attorney, an intellectual property expert or an engineer headed to law school, Google Legal lets you address unanswered legal quandaries and create new precedents. Our innovative services raise challenging questions that demand creative and practical answers. We provide those answers by working at the crossroads of the law and new technology, helping Google build innovative and important products for users around the world.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $210,000-$312,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Advise on safety incident escalations, oversee risk assessments and guide the assessment of Google’s reporting obligation to competent safety authorities. Advise on and assist post-launch safety matters, including regulatory investigations, inquiries and audits.
- Perform legal analysis, complete complex legal assignments independently, respond promptly to legal requests from clients and legal colleagues, summarizing and communicating legal concepts and potential courses of action that business people can use.
- Track, monitor and advise on upcoming global technical regulations with impact on the safety of consumer devices. Help shape safety policies.
- Help set harmonized product safety compliance protocols. Oversee and keep current our legal framework to address safety and product liability impact of compliance.
- Advise on contractual provisions addressing safety regulatory matters for key supply chain and distribution partnerships.
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