Legal Counsel - UKPosted today£163K

The opportunity

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to…

What you'll do

  • Provide a full range of hands on legal services in support of Waymo’s success: in the UK, including, advising on a variety of legal matters associated with Waymo’s UK market entry and on-going operations, providing legal advice and guidance on a variety of UK specific negotiations and advocacy initiatives, and handling UK specific dispute resolutions.

  • Provide strategic legal guidance to key cross-functional internal: stakeholders on a wide range of legal, business, corporate strategy and governance issues relevant to the UK.

  • Work closely with key partners such as public policy and public affairs,: product counsels, regulatory counsels, communications, compliance, strategy, operations, and other Waymo teams to jointly develop and implement winning strategies, including representing Waymo in interactions with local agencies and organizations as required.

  • Support cross-functional global teams with navigating country/region specific: laws and regulations, including coordinating internally and externally to closely monitor, review, report on, and potentially shape new or changing laws and regulations in the UK relevant to Waymo’s business.

  • Gain subject matter expertise in new areas as novel UK issues and topics emerge.

  • Support compliance and other corporate governance tasks related to the UK.

What they're looking for

  • Law degree (LLB, LLM or JD)
  • Admitted to practice law as a Solicitor or Barrister in the UK
  • Experience assisting international technology companies with introducing new products and services into the UK
  • Experience engaging UK regulators and other authorities on a range of topics