Associate General Counsel
Meta
Legal
New York, NY, USA
USD 312,914-325,431 / year + Equity
Posted on Aug 16, 2025
Associate General Counsel
New York, NY • Full Time
Meta
Legal, Finance, Facilities & Admin
Legal
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. To apply, click “Apply to Job” online on this web page.
Associate General Counsel Responsibilities
- A subject matter expert on a range of issues related to engagements with Meta’s most strategic partners, relevant legal issues and the regulatory and competitive ecosystem, focusing support on company priorities.
- A clear communicator and effective collaborator across all levels of the business across functions, including executive and C-suite, to advance mission critical initiatives involving Meta’s most strategic partners.
- Have a solid understanding of commercial technology transactions and strategic engagements.
- Hold technology transaction execution responsibilities (including contract drafting, negotiation, and strategy development) for Meta's partnerships, business development, product, and engineering teams.
- Provide practical and effective risk mitigation strategies across technology product platforms as well as strategic business and legal advice to ensure consistent and durable approach for relationships with Meta’s most strategic partners.
- Independently prioritize and manage simultaneous legal matters under tight timelines in a fast-paced environment.
- Administer and resolve legal issues that arise in existing commercial relationships.
- Provide commercial transaction support for other departments as required.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires a J.D. degree (or foreign degree equivalent) in Law or related field and 5 years of work experience as a practicing attorney, including at a law firm and/or in-house experience with internet or technology companies
- Licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. state and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
- Requires at least 3 years of experience in each of the following skills:
- 1. Experience counseling and advising clients on risk mitigation strategies for technology products and transactions involving technology companies
- 2. Negotiating, and executing complex transactions with technology, media, and telecommunications companies
- 3. Leading cross-functional collaborations, including executive and C-suite, to counsel on risk mitigation strategies and provide legal advice informed by sound business judgment for pivotal transactions
- 4. Maintaining subject matter expertise in competition regulations and commercial & corporate transactions
- 5. Working proactively, independently and reliably on multiple projects under tight timeframes in a fast-paced environment
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About Meta
Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
$312,914/year to $325,431/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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