Google Hiring For Senior Counsel, Content Legal at Dublin, County Dublin Full Time

Minimum qualifications:
Experience advising business teams on content related regulations and policies

Experience with engagement EU regulators or an in office EU regulator on regulation in the technology space

Experience in an in-house legal department working on content matters

Qualified lawyer eligible to practice law in Ireland

Preferred qualifications:
Experience in litigation

Experience advising stakeholders on areas such as EU eCommerce Directive, CDA, GDPR, ePrivacy and NetzDG

Experience evaluating product impact of proposed regulations like DSA, DMA, and EU AI regulation in partnership with public policy colleagues

Prior law knowledge in platform liability and content moderation/regulation, privacy and security, consumer protection, copyright, and competition

Ability to be flexible in a fast-paced environment with limited direction, balance competing priorities, and manage several time-sensitive projects at once

Ability to apply Google’s risk principles and make risk calls with imperfect information

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.

The Content Legal Team is a business-critical team responsible for central coordination across Legal in advising the company on the influx of content regulations globally, and responsible for thought leadership on some of the most challenging, urgent, and existential questions Google faces related to our content moderation practices and societal impact.

In this role, you’ll work as specialist and product counsel on a team dedicated to overseeing legal analysis, interpretation, and application for compliance with content regulations around the world.

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.

Responsibilities

Partner with Government Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) on content regulations globally, identifying existing Google systems and process problems, to influence development of regulations.

Work with Regional and other Specialist counsel to identify, track, and analyze draft and passed laws. Partner with other Legal, Product, and Engineering teams to continuously interpret and provide legal advice on content regulations in the context of designing and implementing to meet requirements given on technical/time/user-focused constraints.

Establish initial compliance markers for product design.

Work cross-functionally to ensure awareness and understanding of key regulations. Advise on regulatory engagement strategy, and be a thought leader for Legal on content moderation systems and processes and/or content regulation requirements.

Develop subject matter expertise on content moderation regulations.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.