Copyright Counsel

Minimum qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in a legal field, LLB degree, or equivalent practical experience.
- EU qualified lawyer, and facility with copyright laws of civil and common law jurisdiction.
- Ability to speak and write in English fluently.

Preferred qualifications:

- Experience with international Intellectual Property Law.
- Familiarity with Internet technologies and the surrounding policy environments.
- Ability to manage several simultaneous projects from inception to completion under deadline pressure.
- High-level of organization, attention to detail, and written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to speak and write in a European language fluently.

**About the job**:
As Copyright 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. As an integrated part of the team, you will 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.

You will work on an array of projects from high-level strategy setting to rapid response on issues relating to Google’s products, artificial intelligence, litigation, anti-piracy, public policy, partnership outreach, and public messaging. At the heart of the role is cross-functional coordination with colleagues not only in the Legal department, but also on the Public Policy, Corporate Communications, and Partnerships teams.

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**:

- Establish and implement global strategy with a small team on copyright issues, and shape public positions and framing messages and materials for use in advocacy on copyright issues.
- Engage with Legal, Public Policy, and Product Engineering colleagues in advising Google on copyright issues and choices in its product development, and develop a reputation as a go-to expert, and identify overarching issues that must be solved at scale.
- Collaborate with in-house Litigation team and outside lawyers on Google’s own litigation, in setting strategy and in close attention to arguments raised in briefing, as well as monitoring copyright developments in litigation involving other companies.
- Develop and implement anti-piracy strategies to address emerging challenges online, including interfacing with rights-holder partners to identify opportunities for improved collaboration.
- Monitor, research, and advise on emerging copyright issues.

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.