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We're looking for a skilled attorney with a passion for technology to join the Corporate External and Legal Affairs (CELA) Cloud + AI legal team to serve as a trusted advisor for the Azure Edge and Platform engineering group in the role of Principal Corporate Counsel. The candidate filling this role will take on a broad and varied portfolio of legal work critical to supporting some of Microsoft's most strategically important products and services for our government customers.

This role will include a broad and varied portfolio of legal work including compliance for product engineering and transactional support, together with work on important strategic projects and initiatives.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities for this role include:

• Legal Advice and Counsel
• Drive deep engagement as “front-line” legal counsel with business clients to understand technical engineering concepts and strategy;
• Provide high-quality, pragmatic legal and business advice regarding a wide range of issues, including product development, government and commercial contracting, security, privacy/data protection, trade, compliance, and intellectual property, often in collaboration with legal department colleagues and policy specialists;
• Provide thought leadership and counseling on emerging issues, help create and execute on plans to achieve both short-term and long-term results, and communicate with key legal and business stakeholders;
• Analyze and work to solve complex and cutting-edge issues;
• Work effectively with colleagues across CELA and business clients on projects and initiatives; and
• Some drafting and negotiating of contracts with a technology focus.
• Operational Excellence
• Develop and implement processes, templates, track projects and share knowledge across the wider Microsoft legal community.
• Provide input and continuous feedback to improve process efficiencies within role; identifies opportunities and tools to increase operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Manage project work expenses according to budget and proposes efficiencies.
• Models compliance and maintains confidentiality, attorney-client privilege, privacy, and the security of data.
  
  

• Communication
• Collaborates effectively within Legal and Corporate Affairs work group and direct business clients.
  

Qualifications

Required/minimum qualifications

• Juris Doctor Degree or international equivalent degree AND 4+ years experience as a practicing attorney
• OR equivalent experience.
• Active license to practice law in a jurisdiction and capable of meeting admission requirements in relevant jurisdiction.
• Experience as an attorney advising on government cyber security controls
  

Additional Or Preferred Qualifications

• A mix of government legal experience and in-house experience.
• Cyber incident response experience.
• Complex contract negotiation experience.
• Experience simplifying complex issues
• The ability to manage multiple and varying mission-critical projects at once.
  
  

Other Qualifications

• Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance.
  
  

Legal Counsel IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $132,200 - $232,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $165,800 - $248,600 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 19, 2025.

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Software Development

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