Senior Corporate Counsel - CTJ - TS/SCI

Microsoft’s Corporate, External and Legal Affairs (CELA) organization is seeking an experienced attorney to join the Microsoft Security legal team supporting two security business units and national security work. We’re looking for a skilled and dynamic lawyer to join our legal team to provide legal support for, and serve as a trusted advisor to, the Device Management product engineering team, supporting cutting edge enterprise services such as Intune, and the Central Fraud and Abuse Risk team. The attorney in this role will also serve as counsel to Microsoft’s National Security Team and be responsible for critical national security work.

This attorney will provide legal guidance, directly and in collaboration with other attorneys and legal professionals, to two business units on a range of legal, policy, business and strategic issues. This is a terrific opportunity to delve into important technical and policy areas, ranging from traditional product support work for enterprise offerings, to serving as a trusted advisor for an organization that seeks to apply greater rigor on how Microsoft addresses fraud in all of its manifestations.  In this role, you can grow your skills across a wide range of different areas, in substantive legal/policy areas, as well as in other traditional in-house counsel capacities, such as learning to drive and influence internal alignment among different Microsoft stakeholders.

In addition, this attorney will provide legal support to Microsoft’s National Security Team that is a key component of Microsoft’s critical trust relationship with the US Federal Government in protecting sensitive information while enabling the business to build and deploy technology solutions in the highly regulated national security area.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. 

• Providing legal counsel to the Device Management product team, the Central Fraud and Abuse Risk team and CELA’s National Security Team.
• Collaborating with team members within and across organizational boundaries, including on regulatory compliance, privacy, security, competition law, fraud/safety and critical national security work.
• Developing trusted advisor relationships with business clients and executives.
• Monitoring business activity to understand clients’ strategy and assist them in developing creative solutions to mitigate potential risk arising from legal issues.

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Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctor Degree or international equivalent degree AND 6+ years’ experience as a practicing attorney in advising technology clients.
• OR equivalent experience.
• Active license to practice law in a jurisdiction and capable of meeting admission requirements in relevant jurisdiction.

Other Requirements

Top Secret Clearance / SCI Clearance

• The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.   Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination. 
• Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment. 
• Cloud Screening:
  Candidates must be able to successfully complete and pass a Microsoft Cloud background screening. This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
• 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 customers 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.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Substantial in-house counsel or government experience.
• A desire to grow and take on new challenges as they arise.
• Desire and ability to work as part of a team and with diverse personalities, groups, and culture.
• Experience with counseling engineering or other technical clients.
• Sound judgment that incorporates legal analysis, a pragmatic approach, and consideration of business goals, risk tolerance, and external stakeholder priorities.
• Good writing skills.
• Comfort with ambiguity and a bias for action in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Project management skills and the ability to work efficiently and meet deadlines in the face of competing priorities.

Legal Counsel IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $141,800 - $248,800 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 $179,300 - $268,900 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay   

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until March 20, 2025. 

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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