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Senior Product Counsel roles sit at the intersection of law and technology product development, making them strong candidates for H-1B visa specialty occupation classification. Employers filing for this title must document that a J.D. and bar admission are required for the role, not just preferred, which shapes both your job search and the petition your sponsor submits.
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As Corporate Counsel at Google, you work on the most exciting legal issues as disruptive technological innovations require creative and proactive legal guidance. You're part of a whip-smart group of in-house lawyers and the projects and cases you take on challenge you to think big and differently. You are collaborative - ready to partner in initiatives that influence all aspects of the business and work with Googlers from all over the company. As an integrated part of the team, you proactively assess legal risks and advise on products that will not only move information into the 21st century, but move information law forward as well.
As a Product Counsel on the Display and YouTube Ads Legal team, you will navigate the legal landscape of our global digital advertising products. You will partner directly with our product, engineering, and sales teams to develop, launch, and scale advertising solutions across the Google Display ecosystem, YouTube, and other key properties, ensuring compliance with the latest regulations worldwide and supporting the rapid evolution of the business in the era of AI adoption.
You will be the lead product counsel for a variety of products within the Google Display business, including emerging products across web, mobile apps, and connected TV ecosystems.
20th century laws don't always solve 21st century problems, and Google Legal crafts innovative approaches for working with some of the toughest legal challenges of the information age. Whether you're a patent attorney, an intellectual property expert or an engineer headed to law school, Google Legal lets you address unanswered legal quandaries and create new precedents. Our innovative services raise challenging questions that demand creative and practical answers. We provide those answers by working at the crossroads of the law and new technology, helping Google build innovative and important products for users around the world.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $217000 - $314000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
Responsibilities
- Act as the lead product counsel for new and existing Display Ads products, features, and policies, providing legal advice to product management, engineering, business, user experience, communications, ads privacy and safety (APAS) and other cross-functional teams.
- Advise product and engineering teams on global regulations across privacy, competition, content, and kids regulations, including GDPR and US State privacy laws, DMA, DSA, AIA, and evolving AdTech regulations.
- Develop and maintain legal strategy for advertising practices related to user data, ads personalization, and evolving consent and transparency frameworks, ensuring adherence to Google policies and privacy controls.
- Develop and maintain legal strategy for competition inquiries and restrictions, including supporting the ongoing global AdTech matters.
- Partner with legal and regulatory affairs teams to prepare responses and defenses for regulatory inquiries and legal challenges in major markets (e.g., global competition issues).
Minimum qualifications:
- JD, LL.B., equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3 years of attorney-level experience in government, in-house, or at a law firm.
- Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g., have registered in-house status) in the state in which the position is located.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience providing legal advice from product development to launch.
- Experience in digital media, ad technology (ad tech), or programmatic advertising.
- Understanding complex and emerging technologies and products, and for talking shop with product, engineering, and business teams.
- Understanding of one or more major international regulations affecting online platforms and advertising (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, DMA, DSA, AIA, COPPA).
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex issues with clarity in writing and in meetings.
In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
- Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
- Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
- Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
- Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
- Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Chicago, IL, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
About the job
As Corporate Counsel at Google, you work on the most exciting legal issues as disruptive technological innovations require creative and proactive legal guidance. You're part of a whip-smart group of in-house lawyers and the projects and cases you take on challenge you to think big and differently. You are collaborative - ready to partner in initiatives that influence all aspects of the business and work with Googlers from all over the company. As an integrated part of the team, you proactively assess legal risks and advise on products that will not only move information into the 21st century, but move information law forward as well.
As a Product Counsel on the Display and YouTube Ads Legal team, you will navigate the legal landscape of our global digital advertising products. You will partner directly with our product, engineering, and sales teams to develop, launch, and scale advertising solutions across the Google Display ecosystem, YouTube, and other key properties, ensuring compliance with the latest regulations worldwide and supporting the rapid evolution of the business in the era of AI adoption.
You will be the lead product counsel for a variety of products within the Google Display business, including emerging products across web, mobile apps, and connected TV ecosystems.
20th century laws don't always solve 21st century problems, and Google Legal crafts innovative approaches for working with some of the toughest legal challenges of the information age. Whether you're a patent attorney, an intellectual property expert or an engineer headed to law school, Google Legal lets you address unanswered legal quandaries and create new precedents. Our innovative services raise challenging questions that demand creative and practical answers. We provide those answers by working at the crossroads of the law and new technology, helping Google build innovative and important products for users around the world.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $217000 - $314000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
Responsibilities
- Act as the lead product counsel for new and existing Display Ads products, features, and policies, providing legal advice to product management, engineering, business, user experience, communications, ads privacy and safety (APAS) and other cross-functional teams.
- Advise product and engineering teams on global regulations across privacy, competition, content, and kids regulations, including GDPR and US State privacy laws, DMA, DSA, AIA, and evolving AdTech regulations.
- Develop and maintain legal strategy for advertising practices related to user data, ads personalization, and evolving consent and transparency frameworks, ensuring adherence to Google policies and privacy controls.
- Develop and maintain legal strategy for competition inquiries and restrictions, including supporting the ongoing global AdTech matters.
- Partner with legal and regulatory affairs teams to prepare responses and defenses for regulatory inquiries and legal challenges in major markets (e.g., global competition issues).
Minimum qualifications:
- JD, LL.B., equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3 years of attorney-level experience in government, in-house, or at a law firm.
- Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g., have registered in-house status) in the state in which the position is located.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience providing legal advice from product development to launch.
- Experience in digital media, ad technology (ad tech), or programmatic advertising.
- Understanding complex and emerging technologies and products, and for talking shop with product, engineering, and business teams.
- Understanding of one or more major international regulations affecting online platforms and advertising (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, DMA, DSA, AIA, COPPA).
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex issues with clarity in writing and in meetings.
In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
- Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
- Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
- Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
- Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
- Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Chicago, IL, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
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Verify your J.D. meets specialty occupation standards
USCIS requires that a specific degree in a directly related field is a minimum requirement for the role, not a preference. Gather documentation showing your J.D. and bar admission are standard entry requirements for product counsel positions at comparable companies.
Target tech companies with in-house legal teams
Software, fintech, and SaaS companies that build regulated products need product counsel with H-1B capacity. Use Migrate Mate to filter for employers whose LCA filing history includes legal or counsel titles, so you're targeting companies with proven sponsorship infrastructure.
Check prevailing wage levels before negotiating offers
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your location and job title. Run the OFLC Wage Search using SOC code 23-1011 before any offer conversation so you know the floor your sponsor is legally bound to meet.
Confirm bar admission portability across states
If your offer requires relocation, the LCA is filed for a specific worksite state. Check whether your current bar admission covers that state or whether you'll need admission by motion, since USCIS scrutinizes whether you can legally practice where the role is located.
Request premium processing if your start date is firm
Product counsel roles often have hard start dates tied to product launches or regulatory deadlines. Premium processing gives USCIS a 15-business-day adjudication window. Raise this with your employer's immigration counsel during the offer stage, not after filing.
Document the product-specific scope of your role
Generic counsel titles draw more RFEs than roles with clear product scope. Make sure your offer letter and the employer's LCA filing describe duties tied to specific product lines, regulatory frameworks, or IP portfolios, since vague descriptions invite USCIS requests for additional evidence.
H-1B Visa Senior Product Counsel: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Senior Product Counsel role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, provided the employer establishes that a J.D. in law is a minimum requirement for the position, not just a preference. USCIS evaluates the role description, industry norms, and the employer's own job postings. Roles where the J.D. is listed as preferred rather than required are more likely to receive an RFE or denial on specialty occupation grounds.
How do I find employers who sponsor H-1B visas for product counsel roles?
Search Migrate Mate to filter employers by LCA filing history for legal and counsel job titles. Companies that have filed LCAs for in-house legal roles in the past have already built the compliance infrastructure needed to sponsor again, which reduces friction during your offer and onboarding process.
Can I switch employers on H-1B as a Senior Product Counsel?
Yes. Under H-1B portability, you can start working for a new employer as soon as your new I-129 petition is filed, without waiting for approval, as long as you've maintained valid status and your prior petition was approved. Your new employer must file a transfer petition and a new LCA certified for the new worksite before your start date.
What documentation does my employer need to file an H-1B petition for this role?
Your employer needs a certified LCA from DOL, your educational credentials showing a J.D. from an accredited law school, proof of bar admission in the relevant state, and a detailed support letter describing how the role requires a legal degree in a specific field. Bar admission is particularly important because USCIS treats it as evidence the role is a genuine specialty occupation.
Does bar admission in a foreign country count toward H-1B specialty occupation eligibility?
Foreign bar admission alone is generally not sufficient if the role requires U.S. legal practice. USCIS looks at whether the duties require a U.S. J.D. and active U.S. bar admission. If your role involves advising on U.S. product regulations, contracts, or intellectual property law, your employer will need to show you hold or are eligible for U.S. bar admission in the worksite state.