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About The Team

The Zillow Group Legal and Compliance Department is a dedicated team of skilled (and fun!) legal professionals who enjoy working in a collegial environment within an innovative, fast-paced tech and media company! This role is part of the Business Lines Legal Team, which provides the frontline support for Zillow’s products and services.

About The Role

We are looking for an outstanding attorney to provide product support to our Rentals business. While serving as the legal point-of-contact for assigned scope within the business line, this attorney will be responsible for handling a broad range of legal matters. This includes commercial contracts, software and data licensing, marketing, trust & safety protocols, and general product support.

In addition to providing quick and accurate legal advice, this role will require a keen ability to identify, engage, and collaborate with other partners within Legal and Compliance and other shared services. Supporting Rentals requires a willingness to learn new areas of law while also understanding when to leverage subject matter experts. Above all, this attorney should have demonstrated expertise in supporting the development and launch of tech products, offer creative solutions to complex problems, and excel at building strong relationships with both clients and colleagues.

In this role, you will get to:

• Serve as legal point of contact and subject matter expert for assigned scope. Support includes all aspects of the product development lifecycle, including product design and copy, marketing collateral, vendor / partner contracts, customer service scripts / escalations, data use & privacy implications, and disclosures and terms of use
• Embed with business partners and provide strategic legal counsel for special projects, pilot programs, and other key initiatives
• Proactively partner with cross-functional business teams and shared services (e.g., privacy, fair housing, finance, compliance, risk, licensing, communications, and marketing) to identify and resolve novel legal matters that arise during the product development lifecycle
• Analyze proposed and enacted legislative changes that impact assigned products and work with government relations and product teams to develop and execute implementation plans
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including for key strategic partnership

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.

In California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New York and Washington the standard base pay range for this role is $150,200.00 - $239,900.00 Annually. This base pay range is specific to California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New York and Washington and may not be applicable to other locations.

In addition to a competitive base salary this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location.

Who you are

You are a highly responsive and trusted advisor that has:

• 5-7+ years of relevant experience as product counsel with a national or regional law firm or in-house legal department, preferably at a tech company.
• A JD with active state bar admission
• Experience with licensing, intellectual property, and commercial agreements
• Experience in marketing, data, and/or advertising law
• Experience with consumer protection laws
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with ability to persuasively convey implications of legal issues and risk
• Outstanding attention to detail, a proactive work ethic, and excellent drafting and negotiation skills
• Desire to take ownership of projects, issues and functions and quickly get things done
• A demonstrated ability to collaborate across departments and levels to develop consumer-centric, leading-edge solutions

Get to know us

Zillow is reimagining real estate to make home a reality for more and more people.

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 helps people get home and no matter what job you're in, you will play a critical role in making home a reality for more and more people.

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. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverages as well as parental leave, family benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off. 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, Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equity Index, 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.

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