Senior Corporate Counsel

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

2d•$147,000 - $258,000

About The Position

We’re looking for a skilled attorney with a passion for technology to join the Corporate External and Legal Affairs (CELA) Cloud + AI legal team to serve as a trusted advisor for the Azure engineering group in the role of Senior Corporate Counsel. The candidate filling this role will take on a broad and varied portfolio of legal work critical to supporting some of Microsoft’s most strategically important products and services.

Requirements

Juris Doctor Degree or international equivalent degree AND 6+ years’ experience as a practicing attorney
OR equivalent experience.
Active license to practice law in a jurisdiction and capable of meeting admission requirements in relevant jurisdiction.

Nice To Haves

Experience as an attorney advising on technology-related legal issues.
Counseling engineering teams building products and services for sale to corporations or enterprises;
Negotiation of complex technology collaboration / licensing agreements;
Effectively communicating with legal and business executives;
Simplifying complex issues, in particular complex technical topics; and
The ability to manage multiple complex and varying mission-critical projects at once.

Responsibilities

Drive deep engagement as “front-line” legal counsel with engineering clients to understand technical engineering concepts and strategy;
Provide high-quality, pragmatic legal and business advice regarding a wide range of issues, including product development, security, privacy/data protection, trade, compliance, and intellectual property, often in collaboration with legal department colleagues and policy specialists;
Draft and negotiate complex technology collaboration and licensing agreements
Provide thought leadership and counseling on emerging issues, help create and execute on plans to achieve both short-term and long-term results, and communicate with key legal and business stakeholders;
Analyze and work to solve complex and cutting-edge issues;
Work effectively with colleagues across CELA and business clients on projects and initiatives; and
Develop and implement processes, templates, track projects and share knowledge across the wider Microsoft legal community.
Provide input and continuous feedback to improve process efficiencies within role; identify opportunities and tools to increase operational efficiency and effectiveness.
Manage project work expenses according to budget and proposes efficiencies.
Collaborate effectively within CELA and stakeholders across engineering, business development, finance, and sales functions.
Organize issues and ideas clearly in written and verbal communication and demonstrate effectiveness across diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders.