Legal Counsel

Remote

Junior

Full Time

10 days ago

💰$90,572 - $137,155

remotelegalprivacyproduct_counselingnonprofit

Requirements

•J.D. from accredited U.S. law school or equivalent foreign degree, and admission to practice law in that jurisdiction
•2-5 years experience with legal review of technical products or online services
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail, full fluency in written and spoken English

•Advising product, engineering and design teams on legal issues related to feature development, launches, experiments and ongoing platform operations
•Supporting legal review of new products, product changes, and technical initiatives around the Wikimedia projects
•Supporting the draft, review and maintenance of user-facing terms, disclosures, policies, FAQs and internal guidance
•Counseling on product, privacy, data use, consumer protection, intellectual property, accessibility, online safety and related product issues
•Partnering with cross-functional teams to identify legal risk early and develop practical, mission-aligned solutions
•Monitoring and helping assess legal and regulatory developments that may affect Wikimedia’s projects globally

•Experience with open source, free culture, free software, or online communities
•A degree in computer science, engineering, or related experience, and have a good understanding of software engineering processes and issues
•Experience with public policy, government relations or other policy-facing functions
•Ability to speak other languages, experience living or working outside the United States, or past work on international legal issues