Job Description

At Facebook, we have a responsibility to everyone who uses our services to amplify the good and mitigate the harm to make sure that people are safe on Facebook. Technology plays an enormous role in nearly every part of our lives, and it is important that it be used to overcome the historic discrimination which so many underrepresented groups have faced, rather than to exacerbate it. As a member of Facebooks new Civil Rights Organization, you will play a key role in supporting Facebooks ongoing efforts to ensure that significant company decisions are made through a Civil Rights lens. Youll serve as a pivotal team member and a direct resource for many teams across the company. In particular, youll be the teams expert on federal and state civil rights laws, and help the company proactively and affirmatively consider civil rights principles in its work. The successful candidate will have a strong track record of identifying and addressing civil rights issues and understanding and applying civil rights laws/concepts. Candidates should be accomplished at building and managing relationships with both internal and external subject matter experts and other relevant stakeholders.

Associate General Counsel, Civil Rights Responsibilities

* Serves as the Legal expert in the Civil Rights Organization

* Helps instill civil rights best practices within the company, and proactively identifies and addresses civil rights issues

* Contributes relevant civil rights content to guidance documents and other resources

* Leads engagement with external experts

* Supports other Civil Rights engagements and strategic projects

Minimum Qualifications

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

* 8+ years of experience as a practicing attorney

* Proven understanding of, and experience litigating on the basis of federal and state civil rights statutes

* Experience identifying and addressing civil rights issues across the protected classes, and/or advocating for civil rights or advancing civil rights claims

* Expertise in discrimination concepts, principles, and applications, including both intentional and unintentional discrimination

* Communication skills and project management experience

* Familiarity with the Companys July 2020 Civil Rights Audit - Final Report

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience working inside fast-moving companies/organizations

* Experience working collaboratively across a wide variety of functions to drive effective outcomes

* Experience with consensus-building

* Experience operating independently and executing on both the strategic and operational level

* Experience identifying and addressing civil rights issues in technology products

* Experience or expertise understanding the impacts of technology and social media on individuals, communities, and society

* Experience working on a new team with ambiguity and changing responsibilities

* Experience working in a global organization preferably in the technology industry

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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 support (called accommodations) in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions or who are neurodivergent, and to candidates with sincerely held religious beliefs or requiring pregnancy related support. If you need support, please reach out to accommodations-ext@fb.com.