Job Description
About the team
Zillow Group Legal and Compliance is a service-oriented team of skilled legal and compliance professionals and fun people who enjoy working in a collegial environment within an innovative, fast-paced tech, real estate, and media company!Zillow Group’s Legal & Compliance team is looking for an outstanding experienced product attorney who thrives in a dynamic, collaborative and customer-focused environment. This lawyer will be the main individual responsible for providing product support to one of our high profile third party products. Applicants will have exceptional attention to detail, possess excellent communication skills and ability to foster strong relationships across functions and levels.
About the role
- Service as the initial legal point-of-contact and be responsible for handling a broad range of legal matters, with a focus on licensing, technology, data rights and marketing.
- Draft, review and negotiate standard and non-standard commercial agreements, including customer agreements, online terms and conditions, professional service agreements, and a variety of other commercial contracts.
- Provide legal support and guidance on marketing and other advertising initiatives.
- Consult and provide prompt, strategic, and accurate advice and guidance on new products and innovations, helping the business understand and evaluate the proposed activities and make recommendations to senior management.
- Provide sound, practical advice and guidance on legal and business-related issues to senior business leaders.
- Mentor junior attorneys on product counseling.
- Collaborate with other internal partners, including other product attorneys, privacy, finance, risk management and information security and compliance.
This role has been categorized as a Remote position. “Remote” employees do not have a permanent corporate office workplace and, instead, work from a physical location of their choice which must be identified to the Company. Employees may live in any of the 50 US States, with limited exceptions. In certain cases, an employee in a remote-designated job may need to live in a specific region or time zone to support customers or clients as part of their role.
Who you are
- 4+ years of negotiating complex licensing, intellectual property, and commercial agreements a must, at least 2 years’ in-house experience preferred
- Experience supporting business-to-business products preferred
- A responsive project manager, skilled at communicating (orally and in writing) effectively with business partners
- Aptitude for innovative and goal oriented problem solving
- Able to demonstrate good judgment and evaluate risk while considering the larger picture
- Conscientious, detail-orientated, and meticulous practitioner
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to successfully handle competing, time-sensitive projects
- JD with active state bar admission
Get to know us
Zillow is reimagining real estate to make it easier to unlock life’s next chapter.
As the most-visited real estate website in the United States, Zillow® and its affiliates help movers find and win their home through digital solutions, first class partners, and easier buying, selling, financing and renting experiences. Millions of people visit Zillow Group sites every month to start their home search, and now they can rely on Zillow to help make it easier to move. The work we do is helping people move from dreaming to transacting — and no matter what job you're in, you will play a critical role in making this vision a reality.
Our efforts to streamline the real estate transaction are supported by a deep-rooted culture of innovation, our passion to redefine the employee experience, a fundamental commitment to Equity and Belonging, and world-class benefits. We’re also setting the standard for work experiences of the future, where our employees are supported in doing their best work and living a flexible, well-balanced life. But don’t just take our word for it. Read recent reviews on Glassdoor and recent recognition from multiple organizations, including: the 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2022 list, Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, honoring the Best Places to Work in 2022, Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index 2022, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equity Index and Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality 2022, and TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
Zillow Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. 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. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at RecruitingAccessibility@zillowgroup.com.
Applicants who receive job offers from Zillow Group will be asked to sign a Proprietary Rights Agreement which includes confidentiality, intellectual property assignment, customer and employee non-solicitation, and non-competition provisions. If you are contacted for a role at Zillow Group and wish to review a copy of the Proprietary Rights Agreement prior to receiving an offer, you may request a copy from your Recruiter.
