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Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location for this position from the following: Atlanta, GA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Cambridge, MA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Kirkland, IL 60146, USA; New York, NY, USA; Washington, DC, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Durham, NC, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Miami, FL, USA; Portland, OR, USA

Minimum qualifications:

• J.D. degree or equivalent degree.
• 3 years of attorney experience, including government, in-house and/or at a law firm in data privacy, internal investigations, or cybersecurity.
• 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.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience advising companies on compliance with data privacy laws, regulations, incidents, or cybersecurity legal issues, conducting internal investigations, and on legal mechanisms governing the compelled disclosure of user data by U.S. communication service providers such as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act or state equivalents.
• Experience as a state or federal prosecutor, public defender, or legal advocate specializing in government access to user data.
• Experience designing and implementing cross-functional programs and processes to meet legal requirements, including compliance programs.
• Ability to work collaboratively across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  
  

About The Job

As Security Counsel at Google, you will work to ensure all user data disclosures comply with the law and Google policies. You will serve as the central point of contact for product-related incidents involving potential user data disclosure and/or law enforcement involvement.

This portfolio is diverse, and includes topics such as responding to civil, criminal, and administrative requests for user data, both in the United States and globally, including developing scalable legal and internal policy advice in this area, advising on relevant strategic litigation, and advising products on issues such as encryption, wiretapping, and information security.

As part of the Law Enforcement and Information Security Legal team at Google, you will oversee response to requests for user data from public safety agencies, other governmental or administrative bodies, and civil parties from around the world. You will use your judgment to ensure that user data is managed in a manner consistent with Google’s principles and policies, and governing legal requirements.

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

• Oversee the handling of legal process and requests for user data from government agencies and civil parties, working with teams across Google.
• Establish and enforce policies relating to disclosure requests to help advance Google’s principles regarding government access to user data and user privacy.
• Communicate with government agencies and civil parties concerning requirements in particular cases.
• Provide specialized advice to product teams regarding issues such as encryption, wiretapping, or information security.
• Work on Google privacy initiative and support the public policy, legal, and communications team in handling data disclosure issues and questions.
  
  

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 .