Amazon's Legal Department is looking for a talented commercial attorney to support the Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) Sales, Marketing, and Global Services legal team. This Associate Corporate Counsel will serve as a trusted advisor to business leadership, support complex cloud technology transactions, and find and develop innovative solutions that enable us to scale legal support to our global client base. This role will have primary transactional drafting and negotiation responsibilities on deals (including highly-complex, high-value, strategic negotiations), and provide ongoing legal counsel and contract interpretation guidance for business team members. This role will also participate in other AWS legal workstreams, including managing legal issues that arise in existing commercial relationships, advising on risk related to new business initiatives, and handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.
Key job responsibilities
The successful candidate must be inquisitive, enthusiastic about technology, enjoy being continually challenged, and demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations. The successful candidate works well within a large legal team, but is also able to work independently on transactional and project work.- Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
- 2+ years of legal experience- Experience with in-house work at a technology or internet company
- Knowledge of IT infrastructure, outsourcing, telecommunications, cloud computing services or equivalent
- Experience managing multiple projects and priorities across teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Experience drafting and negotiating complex contracts.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $118,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $195,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit
https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
