Amazon's Legal Department is looking for a talented attorney to support the Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) Sales, Marketing, and Global Services legal team. This Associate Corporate Counsel will serve as a trusted advisor to business leadership, support complex cloud technology transactions, and find and develop innovative solutions that enable us to scale legal support to our global client base. This role will have primary transactional drafting and negotiation responsibilities on deals (including highly-complex, high-value, strategic negotiations), and provide ongoing legal counsel and contract interpretation guidance for business team members. This role will also participate in other AWS legal workstreams, including managing legal issues that arise in existing commercial relationships, advising on risk related to new business initiatives, and advising on pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.
Key job responsibilities
The successful candidate must be inquisitive, enthusiastic about technology, enjoy being continually challenged, and demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations. The successful candidate works well within a large legal team, but is also able to work independently on transactional and project work.
- 2+ years of post bar admission legal experience
- Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
- Experience with in-house work at a technology or internet company
- Knowledge of and experience with cloud infrastructure technologies
- Experience managing multiple projects and priorities across teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Experience drafting and negotiating complex contracts
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits
USA, VA, Arlington - 131,500.00 - 178,000.00 USD annually
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