Snapshot
The Google DeepMind Legal team is looking for an adept and enthusiastic Associate Product Counsel to partner with our product and research teams to advise on legal matters relevant to developing and releasing AI models, products, and systems. You’ll also work with cross-functional teams to ensure we’re prepared for forthcoming regulatory changes that might impact our technology. Finally, you’ll collaborate closely with Google DeepMind product teams, other members of the legal team, compliance teams, Google Regulatory Affairs, and with outside counsel when needed.
About us
Artificial Intelligence could be one of humanity’s most useful inventions. At Google DeepMind, we’re a team of scientists, engineers, machine learning experts and more, working together to advance the state of the art in artificial intelligence. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, and collaborate with others on critical challenges, ensuring safety and ethics are the highest priority.
The role
Key responsibilities
* Collaborate with and advise multiple cross functional groups within Google DeepMind, including Research, Product Management, Security, Responsibility, and Compliance teams.
* Serve as dedicated counsel to certain models within the Gemini model family to drive legal analysis on launch-critical work. For example, provide tailored legal counsel for the development and deployment of Gemini Embedding models, advising across technical teams and senior management.
* Collaborate with teams to responsibly acquire data from vendors, ensuring robust, scalable compliance frameworks that meet AI model development needs.
* Advise technical teams and senior management about how to enable key Gemini model capabilities, identifying and advising on key legal and regulatory frameworks relevant to those model capabilities.
* Identify and advise on legal considerations around Google DeepMind’s training and data pipelines (e.g., ingestion, use, sharing, and deletion of data for Gemini models) which may include IP, licensing, privacy, policy, and other legal considerations.
About you
To set you up for success as a Product Counsel at Google DeepMind, we look for the following skills and experience:
* You’re a business advisor and go-getter.
* You have a JD from a United States accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
* You’re proactive, have exceptional communication skills, and know how to balance business demands (including legal, policy, technical, compliance, and cultural demands) to produce practical, solution-focused recommendations.
* You’re experienced in partnering with executives and senior stakeholders on sophisticated legal matters that have strategic significance, and instill trust in everyone you interact with.
* You’re organized, accustomed to working at a fast pace, and juggling many different business initiatives; and you can quickly pivot with changing business priorities.
In addition, the following would be an advantage:
* You have prior experience as in-house legal counsel at a technology company.
* You have a track record of contributions to AI products or systems, and have a balanced view of the opportunities and risks of those AI products or systems.
* You’re a team player who enjoys being part of a highly supportive and collaborative team.
* You’re excited about Google DeepMind’s mission and want to help achieve it.
Competitive salary apples. Our recruiters can share more about the specific salary range for your targeted location during the hiring process.
Application deadline: 12pm GMT Thursday August 22, 2025
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