Corporate Counsel

Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronic devices. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com. Since then, we have worked to produce hardware and software for devices like Fire tablets, Kindle Voyage, Amazon Fire TV, and Amazon Echo.

Amazon Lab126 is looking for a talented attorney with significant transactional experience, to join its legal group. The attorney will work closely with business team members and serve as counsel on deals, providing legal advice and guidance in connection with the design, development, manufacture and commercialization of innovative consumer products.

Principal duties include structuring, drafting and negotiation of technology development, licensing, procurement and other commercial agreements, and provision of ongoing legal counseling in the areas of intellectual property, consumer law, technology, digital media, and regulatory compliance. Some travel, domestic and international, is required.

Basic Qualifications

• J.D. degree and membership in one state bar is required
• 3-5 years of relevant legal experience
• 2+ years of experience in a top national or international law firm
• Strong analytical, communications and client interaction skills
• Strong drafting and negotiating experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience structuring, drafting and negotiating complex intellectual property and commercial agreements in support of hardware and software product development
• Experience with regulatory/compliance requirements for innovative consumer electronics hardware and software products
• Technical background (computer science, electrical or mechanical engineering preferred), with knowledge of software and hardware development and design, including firmware, operating systems, and integrated hardware systems
• High energy, enthusiastic, enjoy working hard and getting things done, able to demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations