We are seeking a talented, dedicated, and highly motivated counsel to work on Facebook’s Security and Law Enforcement Legal team, with a particular emphasis on India. The role requires the ability to work independently as well as effectively with large multi-stakeholder teams. We require an individual who is proactive, flexible, collaborative, diligent, and has demonstrated excellent legal and business judgment, strategic thinking, and solid communications skills. This position is a full-time position.
Lead Counsel, Security Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement effective policies for processing legal requests and protecting user data
- Advise on product developments and infrastructure projects, with specific focus on ecommerce/payments related products
- Lead and execute criminal litigation strategy in relation to high-profile, precedent setting law enforcement matters
- Develop strategic approaches to managing regulatory, criminal and policy legal risks and resolving disputes
- Work closely with the company’s safety and security teams to protect the people who use our service from abuse
- Support Legal and Public Policy teams’ engagement with regulators and legislators on safety and security policy
- Collaborate with members of Public Policy, Legal, Community Operations, Product, Engineering and others on safety and security matters
Minimum Qualifications:
- 6+ years of relevant experience advising technology or telecommunications companies as in-house or outside counsel on regulatory, safety and security matters, investigations, policy and criminal process
- Experience strategically managing and handling contentious regulatory issues and/or criminal matters
- Experience working with cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders
- Team player who builds effective relationships and works well with others
- Ability to think strategically to solve legal challenges with attention to detail
- Positive attitude and flexible mindset
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience regionally on issues pertaining to data protection and analogous international laws
- Experience with regulatory/criminal law in Indian or other South and Central Asian countries
- Experience providing guidance to providers in responding to law enforcement requests or criminal matters
- Experience with Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty requests, Letters Rogatory, or other forms of international cooperation
- Experience with criminal litigation
- Regional experience engaging with regulators and legislators on regulatory, safety and security matters preferred
- Experience and knowledge of telecommunication regulatory frameworks desirable but not essential
- Experience with U.S. law, including the Stored Communications Act, Wiretap Act, Pen Register/Trap and Trace Statute
