Facebook

Commercial Counsel (Platform)

Posted on: 28 Feb 2021

Los Angeles, CA

Job Description

We are looking for a highly motivated, business-minded, flexible and diligent attorney who is interested in jumping into and creating positive impact across a myriad of products and services. You will interact closely with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment. This is a great opportunity to join a growing legal team and to work on novel and innovative products in an exciting environment. This is a full-time position.

Commercial Counsel (Platform) Responsibilities

* Contract drafting and negotiating a wide variety of agreements, including NDAs, MOUs, data licenses, SaaS and software distribution agreements, vendor services agreements, SOWs, development agreements, and beta and evaluation agreements, among others

* Advisory responsibilities for Facebooks products (existing and new) and supporting their corresponding partnerships and business development teams, which may include covering aspects of (i) the Portal app ecosystem, AR camera experiences, voice assistant, (ii) platform integrations with music service providers and other developers, and (iii) developer, community, and policy partnerships programs

* Issue spot and manage legal issues that arise in connection with partnerships and agreements

* Provide strategic and practical business and legal advice to develop a comprehensive, long-term approach to our relationships with key partners

* Manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure

* Actively collaborate with clients, other teams within Legal, and cross-functional teams across the company to coordinate on the above matters

* Thrive, innovate and execute in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment (potentially with minimal supervision)

Minimum Qualifications

* J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent) and membership in at least one US state bar

* 3+ years of experience as a practicing attorney with technology transactions experience at a global law firm and/or commercial counsel experience at a technology company

* Experience advising clients on, drafting (including from scratch), and negotiating commercial agreements for technology companies (ideally for software, multimedia, and/or data products)

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience adapting to changing priorities and organizational needs

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About the Facebook company

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities we're just getting started.

Facebook is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accommodations-ext@fb.com.

Facebook

Menlo Park, CA

Facebook, Inc. provides various products to connect and share through mobile devices, personal computers, and other surfaces worldwide. The company’s products include Facebook that enables people to connect, share, discover, and communicate with each other on mobile devices and personal computers; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and messages; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, groups, and businesses across platforms and devices; and WhatsApp, a messaging application for use by people and businesses to communicate in a private way. It also provides Oculus, a hardware, software, and developer ecosystem, which allows people to come together and connect with each other through its Oculus virtual reality products. As of December 31, 2018, it had approximately 1.52 billion daily active users. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.