Sr. Legal Counsel, Platform Services

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple new ideas have a way of becoming great products services and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and theres no telling what you could you love tackling big challenges without precedent Do you possess a deep knowledge of the legal field and a passion for innovation As a part of our Legal team youll help uphold Apples high ethical and corporate standards defend our intellectual property and provide legal support for our global products and services. Working for a company that invents entire categories and industries means youll be challenged to creatively apply your deep legal expertise to rare and often unexplored aspects of the law. Together with your team youll provide the critical support needed worldwide for Apple products and businesses. At Apple we are dedicated to making the best products on the planet.

As a member of the Platform Services Legal team you will provide legal advice on a wide variety of product development issues and directly support engineering and business teams working on Apples software applications and services. You will draft and negotiate commercial transactions as trusted counselor to these teams under tight deadlines. This position requires excellent communication negotiation and drafting skills the ability to work well with cross-functional stakeholders and great interpersonal skills. Successful candidates will embrace the challenge of solving complex issues and conflicting interests in creative and efficient ways.

JD or equivalent and admission to at least one US state barn8 years of relevant law firm and/or in-house experience advising on technology product-related issues and negotiating and drafting complex technology transactionsnEffective time management and organizational skillsnAble to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities based on evolving business needsnStrong communication skills with ability to work independently but also collaborate across teams and geographiesnSelf-starter who is curious embraces technology and thrives in a dynamic environmentnDemonstrated ability to analyze and issue-spot legal risks and provide practical business-forward guidance

Experience in software applications products or consumer-facing technologies and services nExperience providing legal advice across business marketing product and multiple engineering teams on matters including new product and feature launches and varying business objectivesnFamiliar with copyright clearances and other areas of intellectual property lawnExperience with international legal and regulatory compliance privacy subscriptions services AI technologies open data and open source issues