Job Details

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200649077-0836

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 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. Together with your colleagues, you’ll provide the critical support needed worldwide for all Apple products and businesses.

At Apple, we are dedicated to making the best products on the planet. As a member of the Product & Regulatory Legal Group, you will work with Apple’s engineering, operations, and marketing teams to help create and introduce Apple products to the world. With passion, dedication, and a desire to tackle complex challenges, you will play a crucial role in providing the legal support needed for Apple to continue building cutting-edge technologies.

Description

You will join a team of attorneys in the Product & Regulatory Legal Group who advise engineering and operations teams on a wide variety of matters, including technology development, intellectual property licenses, strategic partnerships, and supplier relationships. You will collaborate with other legal groups and cross-functional business teams to strategize, draft, and negotiate technology licenses, development agreements, supply and manufacturing agreements, and other commercial contracts—with a focus on nascent technologies and innovative solutions. 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 emerging technologies.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience drafting and negotiating technology and commercial agreements

• JD or equivalent and admission to at least one state bar

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience drafting and negotiating intellectual property, manufacturing, and supply agreements

• Experience with product counseling, consumer law, and product regulatory issues

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to advise and build relationships with 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

• Self-starter who is curious and thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

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 (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .