What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate General Counsel, Facebook position at Facebook App?
Facebook is seeking a talented and flexible Associate General Counsel who is enthusiastic about technology and its potential for positive impact in peoples’ lives to join Facebook’s product counseling legal team. You will be a trusted advisor to a cross-functional organization that is building high-profile tools for users, publishers, and content creators on a worldwide scale in a dynamic regulatory environment. You will be advising the company on our entertainment products, such as our video and gaming services. You will also work with Facebook's international teams and will advise on relevant global issues in consultation with local counsel. You will regularly meet with product teams and other cross-functional partners. This is a full-time position.
Associate General Counsel, Facebook Responsibilities:
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Facebook is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.Facebook is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.
Associate General Counsel, Facebook Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary legal point of contact and advisor for product, engineering teams and other business teams
- Review products, features and business initiatives to provide practical legal risk mitigation strategies across multiple jurisdictions
- Provide and coordinate legal advice across complex and multifaceted legal issues such as data protection and privacy, intermediary liability, consumer protection, competition and other global legal frameworks
- Collaborate with subject matter experts to analyze and communicate legal risks to the business
- Coordinate with public policy, communications, product management, engineering, product marketing and other cross-functional teams on product development and launches
Minimum Qualifications:
- J.D. with membership in at least one state bar
- 5 years of legal experience, from a law firm or in-house experience (including applicable product counseling, regulatory, privacy, gaming, video/music/audio, or litigation experience)
- Demonstrated experience working cross-functionally, building relationships, and providing practical legal risk mitigation strategies under competing deadlines
- Interest in understanding and counseling on technical products
Preferred Qualifications:
- Interest in entertainment products such as gaming, music, or video
- In-house experience at a technology company
- Experience counseling product and technical teams
Facebook is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.Facebook is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.
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