Legal Counsel III - AMZ10521625

About the role

• MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE
• Employer: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC
• Offered Position: Legal Counsel III
• Job Location: Seattle, Washington
• Job Number: AMZ10521625

Position Responsibilities

Lead negotiations of highly complex commercial agreements, including structuring, drafting, and negotiating technology, distribution, licensing and marketing contracts. Provide ongoing legal counseling to senior business executives in a wide range of legal areas, such as product development, intellectual property, digital media and regulatory compliance.

• Lead product or service counseling support and serve as an escalation point for more junior team members.
• Serve as lead counsel and directly advise senior business executives on highly strategic deals.
• Resolve issues that arise in existing commercial relationships and handle pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.

Position Requirements

Juris doctorate degree or foreign equivalent degree and five years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Must have five years of experience in the following skill(s): (1) drafting and reviewing complex commercial matters, with transactional or product counseling experience; (2) reviewing laws and regulations and translating requirements to business teams; and (3) managing projects to completion, including working with legal professionals, business clients, and subject matter expertise. License to practice law in the U.S. or a foreign jurisdiction required.

Pay and benefits

40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Salary Range $153,900/year to $208,200/year.

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Position Requirements

Juris doctorate degree or foreign equivalent degree and five years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Must have five years of experience in the following skill(s): (1) drafting and reviewing complex commercial matters, with transactional or product counseling experience; (2) reviewing laws and regulations and translating requirements to business teams; and (3) managing projects to completion, including working with legal professionals, business clients, and subject matter expertise. License to practice law in the U.S. or a foreign jurisdiction required.#0000

Preferred Qualifications

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