Senior Legal Counsel – AI Products

Summary

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 a deep knowledge of the legal field and a passion for innovation? As a 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 deep legal expertise to rare and often unexplored aspects of the law.

At Apple, we are dedicated to making the best products on the planet. As a member of the Product & Regulatory Legal Group, you will play a crucial role in providing the legal support needed for Apple to continue building cutting-edge products and services.

Description

You will join a team of attorneys in the Product & Regulatory Legal Group who support the development of Apple’s artificial intelligence and machine learning (AIML) technologies, products, and services, including ensuring such technologies are built and designed in compliance with an evolving global framework of laws and regulations. You will collaborate with other legal groups and advise engineering, design, product marketing, and services teams on a variety of matters related to AIML features and products, including feature and product development, intellectual property, technology and content licensing, and regulatory compliance. You will help formulate legal and regulatory strategies and advise on and provide novel solutions to mitigate risks presented by the development of innovative AIML technologies. You will also advise Apple management on risk allocation and mitigation, business strategies, and policies, particularly as they relate to the unique challenges and opportunities presented by AIML technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of Apple business
Experience providing strategic and practical advice to engineering, design, product marketing, and services teams
Advising on AIML matters
Experience advising on China and broader Asia-Pacific AIML matters, including engagement with regulators and government stakeholders and navigating applicable requirements relating to generative AI, algorithmic systems, and cross-border data or technology issues, is particularly valuable
Excellent communicator who is able to issue-spot and articulate complex and nuanced legal issues clearly and concisely to frontline business and engineering teams and senior executives alike
Creative problem-solver who can drive projects and analyze and help resolve complex issues in innovative and practical ways
Best suited for a high energy, assertive, self-starter who loves technology and thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
In-house experience

Minimum Qualifications

8+ years of legal experience at a technology company, a leading law firm, or a government agency
JD degree or equivalent and admission to at least one US state bar