Job Details
Posted date: Aug 06, 2025
Location: Seattle, WA
Level: Director
Estimated salary: $261,000
Range: $210,000 - $312,000
Description
Manage all aspects of litigation and provide pre-litigation counseling to internal teams. Work with legal, product, engineering, and business team members to provide counseling on existing and potential litigation. Work with cross-functional partners across Google to advise on litigation risk and status of Google docket. Partner with outside counsel to develop strategy to manage and win lawsuits. Collaborate with other external in-house counsel and legal organizations on litigation and policy matters that affect Google's docket.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 General Litigation team at Google is dedicated to advising Google on a wide variety of legal matters that pose litigation risk to our products and businesses around the world, including privacy class actions, lawsuits relating to content moderation and intermediary liability, and consumer and product liability class actions. We specialize in giving legal advice about litigation risks and come up with creative ways to mitigate, defend against, and eliminate those risks. We strive to think proactively to advance Google’s position and interests by identifying and working on legal policy issues that affect Google's docket.
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.
Qualifications
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 litigation experience in-house, or at a law firm.Preferred qualifications: Experience in litigation including examining and defending witnesses, verbal argument, and trial experience. Experience in privacy and consumer class actions and content moderation and intermediary liability issues. Knowledge of privacy, consumer protection, antitrust, agreement, content moderation/safety, or IP law issues in a technology context. Knowledge of Google products and the broader technology industry. Excellent written, verbal communication and leadership skills.
Extended 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 litigation experience in-house, or at a law firm.Check out other jobs at Google.