Are you interested in working on cutting edge legal and business issues that impact our consumer and enterprise online services to enable Microsoft's trusted cloud vision? The Office Product Group in Microsoft's Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs (CELA) department is looking for an attorney to help support Microsoft's engineering groups responsible for Office 365, Outlook, OneDrive and SharePoint. In supporting these businesses that include mature enterprise and consumer services, on-prem client and server software products, as well as recently acquired startups, you will be integral to our mission to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. Privacy, security, accessibility and citizenship issues present cutting edge legal challenges, and you will be right in the middle of it, immediately adding value.
Primary responsibilities will include: Counsel and advise clients on a wide variety of complex and developing legal and business issues regarding the development and delivery of online services and software products; Provide coordinated advice to the engineering and business teams that design, develop, globalize, and deploy features to both services and software as the business delivers best-in-class user experiences, including privacy, security, intellectual property, and related legal, regulatory and policy issues; Collaborate with legal department colleagues and policy specialists on a variety
We are looking for an attorney who meets the following requirements: JD from an ABA-accredited law school with excellent academic credentials; 3 to 5 years as a practicing attorney, preferably with experience in software as a service, software development, and commercial and technology transactions; Life-long learner with demonstrated curiosity about innovation and a broader world view; Outstanding analytical, organizational, writing and oral communication skills, as well as strong record of effective cross-group collaboration in a diverse and matrixed environment; Flexible and analytical thinker