Senior Legal Counsel - Developer Relations

Employer
Apple Inc.
Location
Cupertino
Salary
Competitive
Posted
Oct 01, 2024
Closes
Oct 10, 2024
Practice
Litigation
Position
Counsel
Contract Type
Permanent
Senior Legal Counsel – Developer Relations

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 there's no telling what you could accomplish. Do you love taking on 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 group, you'll help uphold Apple's high ethical and corporate standards, as well as defend our intellectual property. Working for a company that invents entire categories and industries means you'll be challenged to creatively apply your deep legal expertise to rare and often unexplored aspects of the law. Together with your team, you'll provide the critical support needed worldwide for all Apple products and businesses. Apple is looking for a resourceful, creative, and practical product attorney to join our team that supports Apple's developer tools and technologies, software, and platforms teams; the Worldwide Developer Relations organization; and business, product, and legal teams focused on international regulatory compliance.

Description

Primary responsibilities include advising on a wide variety of issues related to software developers, software tools and technologies for developers to build apps, and platforms for distributing and managing app–based businesses. You will collaborate with other legal groups and cross–functional product, business, and engineering teams to serve as product counsel on a wide variety of tools, technologies, and programs; strategize and advise on regulatory compliance; and draft complex software licenses, development agreements, and program terms. This role will also include advising cross–functional teams on Digital Markets Act implementation and compliance. The candidate will need to both work well with colleagues in California as well as other teams based around the world.

Minimum Qualifications

  • 8+ years of legal experience in government, private sector (in–house or law firm), or non–profit sector providing advice, and drafting technology–related terms and agreements.
  • Experience advising on software, intellectual property, or technology–related issues.
  • Experience providing strategic, practical advice to product, business, and engineering teams on regulatory compliance and inquiries, as well as litigation, related to software or hardware technologies.
  • JD or equivalent and admission to at least one US state bar.