Senior Legal Counsel – Home and Wearables Product Counsel

About the job

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 tackling big challenges without precedent? Do you possess deep legal knowledge and a passion for innovation? As part of our team, you’ll provide legal support for our products and businesses across the globe. Working for a company that invents entire categories and industries means you’ll be challenged to creatively apply your expertise to rare and often unexplored aspects of the law.

As a member of the Product & Regulatory Legal Group, you will work with Apple’s engineering and marketing teams to help create and introduce Apple products to the world. You will play a crucial role in providing the legal support needed for Apple to continue building cutting-edge technologies.

You will join a team of attorneys in the Product & Regulatory Legal Group who support the hardware and software engineering, marketing, and business teams with a focus on Apple’s home and wearables products. You will partner directly with product and engineering teams, advising on a wide variety of matters related to novel artificial intelligence and machine learning features and other technologies through development and launch. You’ll support technology and content licensing, and advise on product, commercial, IP, and regulatory matters. You will formulate legal and regulatory strategies and provide creative solutions to mitigate risks presented by the development of innovative products. Apple management will look to you to advise on risk mitigation, business strategies and policies, particularly as they relate to the unique challenges and opportunities presented by technologies incorporated into wearable devices and shared home products.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant legal experience, including product counseling for consumer devices
• JD or equivalent and admission to at least one state bar

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with product counseling, consumer law, and product regulatory issues, and a strong interest in new technologies in consumer products
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to distill complex legal issues and build relationships with engineering, executive management, teammates, and cross-functional partners
• Strong analytical skills and business sense with the ability to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways, balancing legal risk and product goals
• Self-starter who is curious, takes ownership, and thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced, collaborative environment

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $235,100 and $353,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

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EEO Statement

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant

Accessibility

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Application Deadline

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.