Google

Product Counsel, Core+

Google$252K — $351K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • JD, LL.B., or equivalent practical experience required.
  • 7 years of attorney-level experience in government, in-house, or law firm settings.
  • Admission to the bar and in good standing in the state of employment.
  • In-depth understanding of privacy, consumer protection, antitrust, and IP law is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Advise on products with a broad impact within Core, gTech, and Business Functions.
  • Identify and address complex legal issues in technology-related areas.
  • Provide guidance to ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
  • Collaborate with legal and business teams across the organization.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
  • 20 days of vacation per year, with escalating accrual for long-term employees.
  • Sick leave advancing to 69 hours/year for Seattle employees.
  • Up to 30 weeks of maternity leave and 18 weeks of baby bonding leave.
  • 13 paid holidays annually.
Full Job Description
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X In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
  • Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
  • Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
  • Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
  • Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
  • Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Washington D.C., DC, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Chicago, IL, USA.

Minimum qualifications:
  • JD, LL.B., equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 7 years of attorney-level experience in government, in-house, or at a law firm.
  • Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g., have registered in-house status) in the state in which the position is located.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Knowledge of privacy, consumer protection, antitrust, contract, content moderation/safety, or IP law issues in a technology context.


About the job

The Core Legal team helps Google build safely, innovate quickly, and work better for everyone: users, developers, and Googlers alike. We partner closely with Core, gTech, and key Business Functions to guide the technologies shaping our future. From powering AI transformations and agentic systems to strengthening privacy, counter-abuse, and cross-product infrastructure, we protect all communities while unlocking the true potential of our products. Together, we make it possible for developers to write exceptional code, Googlers to access great tools, and product teams to deliver cohesive, trusted experiences across Google.

As a Product Counsel on the Core Legal team, you'll join a collaborative group supporting Core, gTech and key Business Functions. In this role, you'll advise on novel projects and launches that keep Google safe, cohesive, and impactful for users, developers and Googlers. Your work will be varied. You could find yourself advising on responsible AI transformation/agentic development, strengthening privacy protections or detecting novel security threats. Whatever you work on, you'll be transforming how Google operates and helping deliver cohesive, trusted experiences for everyone.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $252000 - $351000 (USD) 25% bonus target equity benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Advise on a strategic portfolio of products within Core, gTech or key Business Functions with Google wide impact.
  • Identify and solve complex issues in areas such as generative AI, agentic development, privacy, IP, open source, competition, content moderation/safety, accessibility, and consumer protection.
  • Provide risk-calibrated guidance to enable compliance with existing and new laws.
  • Collaborate with other legal teams, business teams, and cross-functional partners.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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Size
156,500 employees
Market Cap
$1,115.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+23.3%
Revenue
$182.5 billion
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