As a Corporate Counsel, Special Projects, you will serve as a primary attorney for an Amazon research & development function, and partner with your clients to develop, market, and distribute new-to-world products and services.
The successful candidate must be inquisitive, enthusiastic about technology, enjoy working hard and being challenged, and demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations. Lawyers at Amazon are trusted advisors to the business. Our work is intellectually challenging, exciting, and fast-paced. Developing innovative solutions to novel legal questions is part of our daily work.
Key job responsibilities
- Identify legal risks and proposing mitigation strategies
- Advise on regulatory issues and overseeing compliance;
- Negotiate strategic agreements;
- Provide input on business strategy;
- Develop strategies for handling legal issues in creative, business-centric ways, and helping build processes that address risk and allow the business to innovate and scale quickly
- Research and analyze complex legal questions of first impression, formulation and implementation of compliance programs, and administration and resolution of legal issues that arise in existing commercial relationships, including the handling of pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.
