Associate Legal Counsel (Litigation)

About the Role

As an Associate Litigation Counsel on Google’s regional legal team, you will manage India’s dispute portfolio, contentious regulatory matters, and corporate investigations. The role balances courtroom strategy with commercial pragmatism to protect the company's legal rights and resolve disputes effectively. You will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to interpret evolving laws, mitigate operational and reputational risks, and communicate compliance externally. Operating at the intersection of law and technology, you will craft innovative solutions to novel digital-age challenges and help set new legal precedents.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage regional disputes.
• Balance courtroom strategy with commercial pragmatism to protect organizational rights while advising business stakeholders on mitigating operational and reputational risk.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and communicate exceptionally to manage risk and clearly convey compliance initiatives to external parties.
• Drive proactive and innovative problem-solving by applying creative, practical legal solutions to modern, "21st-century" issues where established legal precedents may not exist.
• Navigate the intersection of law and emerging technology, steering uncharted legal areas to safely support the building of innovative products for a global user base.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• JD, LL.B., equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g., have registered in-house status) in the state in which the position is located.
• 2 years of attorney-level experience in government, in-house, or at a law firm.
• Experience in litigation either as an active litigator or in-house counsel.
• Knowledge of consumer law, privacy laws, criminal law, constitutional law, and other allied commercial law.