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.
This is a role for an Indonesia-qualified lawyer to be based in Jakarta and be a part of the larger Southeast Asia legal team which is spread across a few countries in South East Asia (SEA). This is a legal generalist role to support all kinds of advisory, regulatory, contentious, and commercial work concerning Google products and services in Indonesia.
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
- Conduct legal reviews and manage strategic projects related to Google’s product, marketing, and business initiatives and work in consultation with Government Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) representatives to provide solution-oriented practical advice and innovation in Indonesia.
- Review proposed/draft legislation, work with GAPP team to advocate for improvements to the proposed/draft laws that will support an open online environment and effectively inform stakeholders and escalate to leadership internally about any regulations that impacts Google’s business in Indonesia.
- Liaise with regulators and authorities in Indonesia, manage regulatory inquiries, and autonomously manage contentious issues relating to Google’s products and operations in Indonesia.
- Advise executive management and cross-functional project teams in Asia Pacific/USA with regard to potential legal risks in Indonesia. Ensure compliance with applicable laws across all aspects of Google’s operations in the country.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s of Law, Juris Doctor, comparable law degree, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of relevant advisory and regulatory experience within the intellectual property, media and technology related areas in Indonesia.
Preferred qualifications:
- Admitted to the Indonesia Bar.
- Experience in-house with a multinational corporations and in a law firm.
- Ability to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
- Excellent analytical, leadership, organizational, discussion, and agreement drafting skills.
Interested? You can apply here.