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Legal Counsel III - AMZ9085099

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  • Full Time
  • Sunnyvale, CA
September 16, 2025 Attorney

Job Description

MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Employer: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC
Offered Position: Legal Counsel III
Job Location: Sunnyvale, California
Job Number: AMZ9085099

Position Responsibilities:

Partner with Amazon’s business teams to achieve operational excellence, ensure compliance with laws and regulations, consider legal issues of first impression, and move strategic deals through to completion. Structure, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements, ranging from standard contracts to complex, high value agreements. Provide legal counsel and day-to-day input on contract interpretation to business team. Provide ongoing legal counseling in a wide range of legal areas, including intellectual property, technology development, and structuring, drafting, and negotiating complex technology development, licensing, and other commercial agreements. Resolve legal issues that arise in existing commercial relationships. Handle pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.

40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Salary Range Salary Range: $169,300/year to $229,000/year year.

Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, visit:
https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits.

Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation.#0000

Position Requirements:

Must have four years of experience in the job offered or a related legal occupation. Must have four years of experience in the following skill(s): (1) experience with transactions at a national or international law firm; (2) drafting and reviewing commercial contracts; (3) reviewing laws and regulations and translating requirements to business teams; and (4) managing projects to completion, including working with legal professionals, business clients, and subject matter experts. License to practice law in the U.S. or a foreign jurisdiction required.#0000

Please see job description and the position requirements above.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.



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