Associate General Counsel, Security Legal

Meta • Menlo Park, CA • 16h ago

Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated Associate General Counsel to work on Meta's Central Security Legal Team, based in the United States and with a remit to support security, safety, integrity, product, regulatory and privacy equities worldwide. This is a great opportunity to work with a dynamic team on complex and novel legal and technological issues in an exciting, fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate would bring both United States and international criminal justice experience, civil litigation experience, and a keen interest in learning and working with new technologies and laws across jurisdictions and timezones. They should be able to work effectively both independently as well as with large multi-stakeholder cross-functional teams. Key qualities include sound legal judgment, demonstrated work ethic, executing under tight timelines, strategic thinking, solid communications skills and being proactive, flexible, collaborative, and diligent.

Required Skills:

Associate General Counsel, Security Legal Responsibilities:

Identify and advise business and product partners on global legal obligations relating to data disclosure, platform safety and integrity, including child safety and other serious crimes

Provide security, safety, integrity and privacy legal guidance on a wide range of product developments, including private messaging products, e-commerce ans payments related products, Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality products, and business products

Provide advice and support the processing of legal requests for user data, and manage the litigation of matters relating to user data preservation and disclosure in criminal and civil matters

Develop and implement effective policies for processing legal requests and protecting user data

Develop strategic approaches to managing regulatory, criminal and policy legal risks and resolving disputes

Work closely with the company's safety and security teams to protect the people who use our service from abuse

Provide advice and sound judgment in crises impacting the security of Meta and its employees

Support legal and public policy teams' engagement with regulators and legislators on safety and security policy

Collaborate with members of Public Policy, Legal, Community Operations, Product, Engineering and others on safety and security matters

Manage effective relationships with key government agencies, regulators, and law enforcement agencies, in close collaboration with internal cross-functional teams

Minimum Qualifications:

J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent)

Active membership in at least one US state bar and eligibility to obtain registered in-house counsel status (if required by the State Bar in the assigned work location)

5+ years of legal experience as a practicing attorney, including at a law firm and/or in-house experience

Demonstrated business judgment and client counseling skills

Effective communication skills and experience working with cross functional teams

Experience managing and handling legal and regulatory issues

Substantial experience with U.S. law, particularly the Stored Communications Act, Wiretap Act, Pen Register/Trap and Trace Statute

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience advising technology or telecommunications companies as in-house or outside counsel on regulatory, safety and security matters, investigations, policy and/or criminal process

Experience with the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Stored Communications Act, General Data Protection Regulation, and other analogous U.S. and international laws

Experience providing guidance to providers in responding to law enforcement requests and regulatory requests

Experience with Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty requests, Letters Rogatory, or other forms of international cooperation

Understanding of major EU laws regarding data disclosure and content moderation, including familiarity with the European General Data Protection Regulation

Criminal and civil litigation experience

Public Compensation:

$198,000/year to $266,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereo@types, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.

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