Commercial Legal Counsel

Apple • Cupertino, CA

7h

About The Position

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great, products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish. Do you possess a deep knowledge of the legal field and a passion for innovation? Do you enjoy tackling new challenges in a fast-paced and exciting environment? As part of our WW Commercial & International Legal team, you’ll uphold Apple’s high ethical and corporate standards. Working for a company that invents entire categories and industries means you’ll be challenged to creatively apply your deep legal expertise to cutting-edge and often unexplored aspects of the law. As a member of the WW Commercial and International Legal Group, you will work with Apple’s sales organization to help deliver and introduce Apple products across the world. With passion, dedication, and a desire to tackle challenges, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the success of some of the most groundbreaking products and cutting-edge technologies in the world. DESCRIPTION You will join a team of attorneys supporting Apple’s sales organizations and related cross-functional teams, in the sale, marketing, and distribution of Apple products and services. You will collaborate with other legal groups and cross-functional business and engineering teams to support and strategize on product distribution and service strategies around the world. You will draft, review, negotiate and manage complex commercial agreements and advise Apple management on risk allocation/mitigation, business strategies, and policies.

Requirements

• JD or equivalent and admission to at least one US state bar
• 4+ years of major law firm and/or in-house experience, including experience with commercial transactions or litigation
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and drafting skills: ability to listen, communicate, and draft in a clear and concise manner, present and speak-up, influence, convince, and confront ideas to get to the right decision
• Curious, self-starter who can work independently, thrives in building strong relationships and driving projects involving cross functional teams, and skilled in collaborating with clients based in various geographies
• Excellent analytical skills, detail oriented with a strong business acumen, excellent time management and organizational skills, and able to handle a variety of matters at once in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

• Experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements
• Experience handling artificial intelligence matters, including an understanding of the current and evolving regulatory landscape and impacts on commercial transactions
• Familiarity with competition law and other relevant legal issues related to sales, marketing, and distribution in the US and/or other geos
• Comfort handling multiple projects on competing timelines
• Ability to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways
• Comfortable advising and working with senior and executive management

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees