Associate Corporate Counsel, AWS Legal

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

Amazon's Legal Department is looking for a talented lawyer to fill the position
of Associate Corporate Counsel to support Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS is at
the forefront of the cloud computing industry, providing IT infrastructure
services such as on-demand compute, storage, content delivery, database
services, and more. AWS also offers a comprehensive suite of artificial
intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) services, infrastructure, and tools
to help users build, train, and deploy AI models.

This position will primarily support AWS's teams selling to startup and venture
capital-backed customers, including by negotiating, drafting and advising on
strategic enterprise agreements and technology licensing agreements, advising on
policy, regulatory and compliance issues, and assisting with business
development and other initiatives. Typical transactions will range from standard
contracts to complex, high-dollar-value strategic agreements. The candidate will
have primary drafting and negotiation responsibilities on deals and provide
ongoing legal counsel and contract interpretation for business team members. The
role also includes participating in other AWS legal projects, including managing
legal issues that arise in existing commercial relationships and handling
pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.

Requirements

• 2+ years of legal experience
• Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
• Experience in transactional and technology licensing or equivalent

Nice To Haves

• Experience working cross functionally across several teams
• Experience managing multiple projects and priorities across teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Experience effectively communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication
• Experience of a mix of corporate law firm and in-house work
• Experience handling ambiguous or undefined challenges through strong problem solving abilities
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure, outsourcing, telecommunications, cloud computing services or equivalent
• Strong analytical skills and a solutions-oriented approach to addressing issues
• Curiosity and willingness to learn and grow in a team environment

Responsibilities

• Negotiating, drafting and advising on strategic enterprise agreements and technology licensing agreements
• Advising on policy, regulatory and compliance issues
• Assisting with business development and other initiatives
• Providing ongoing legal counsel and contract interpretation for business team members
• Managing legal issues that arise in existing commercial relationships
• Handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree