Associate Legal Counsel

On-site in London·Added 7 days ago (last checked 15 Oct)

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Requirements

Minimum qualifications:

JD, LL.B., equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
Qualified solicitor in the UK.
3 years of legal experience in private practice or in an in-house legal team in the UK.
Experience in contract, commercial, intellectual property, and IT/technology law, along with advising on data protection and privacy issues (e.g., UK/EU GDPR; ePrivacy Directive).

Preferred qualifications:

Experience in the online advertising, digital media, or technology sector.
Experience reviewing, negotiating, drafting, and advising clients on complex, multi-jurisdictional technology and commercial agreements.
Knowledge of privacy, consumer protection, antitrust, contract, content moderation/safety, or IP law issues in a technology context.
Ability to design and deliver streamlined, efficient, and impactful contracting projects and commercial programs at scale.
Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects to deadline in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work on a broad range of legal matters, including UK and European digital, AI, privacy, and competition regulations affecting online advertising.

The role

As an Associate Legal Counsel on the EMEA Ads Legal team, you will sit at the intersection of commercial agreement-making, innovative ad technology, and European digital regulation.

In this broad commercial and advisory role, you will draft and negotiate a wide variety of agreements powering Google's Ads, Analytics, and Commerce business across EMEA-spanning enterprise analytics and measurement partnerships, agency and advertiser incentive programs, and channel partner ecosystems.

Beyond transactional work, you will advise business and product teams on regional product launches and help translate evolving UK and European regulations (including English contract law, data protection/GDPR, AI, and competition rules) into practical, scalable and customer-facing solutions. Working closely with sales, product, and Global Affairs colleagues across EMEA and the US, you will build streamlined legal processes and provide pragmatic advice that helps the business grow at scale.

20th century laws don't always solve 21st century problems, and Google Legal crafts innovative approaches for working with some of the toughest legal challenges of the information age. Whether you're a patent attorney, an intellectual property expert or an engineer headed to law school, Google Legal lets you address unanswered legal quandaries and create new precedents. Our innovative services raise challenging questions that demand creative and practical answers. We provide those answers by working at the crossroads of the law and new technology, helping Google build innovative and important products for users around the world.

Responsibilities

Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements with advertisers, agencies, and partners across EMEA and maintain scalable templates and playbooks that comply with company policies and local law.
Develop deep expertise in Google's Ads, Analytics, and Commerce products, partnering closely with sales, product, and business clients across EMEA and the US to structure and launch new commercial initiatives and product features.
Advise senior management, business clients, and Global Affairs colleagues on complex agreement structures, commercial risks, and the application of company policies and English law.
Advise on the interpretation and practical application of UK and European laws and regulations affecting digital advertising, ensuring scaled compliance across our products and commercial frameworks.
Drive continuous improvement across the team's operations by designing streamlined processes, self-service guidance, and scalable contracting and compliance solutions.

Hiring process

4 steps3 interviewsa task to do6–8 weeks in all

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Assessments
Online test · Not every role
You may be asked to take the Google Hiring Assessment (workstyle skills) and, for some roles, role-related assessments such as a coding exercise.
Recruiter conversations
With a recruiter · Phone call · 1–2 sessions
One or two shorter conversations assessing key skills, sharing information about the organisation and team, and asking about your preferences such as location.
Project work
In your own time · Not every role
For some roles, a small project before interviews: a case study, writing or code samples.
Interviews
With a rotating cast of Googlers
A panel of structured interviews, over video or in person, with a rotating cast of Googlers; open-ended role-related questions scored against the same rubric for every candidate, no brainteasers.
Decision and offer · With a recruiter

Structured interviews: every candidate for a role is scored against the same rubric; no brainteasers.
AI tools are not permitted during interviews.
For some roles, pre-selected interviews happen virtually before final interviews onsite.