Lead Counsel, Security Legal, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)

Lead Counsel, Security Legal, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)
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We are seeking a lead counsel to work on Meta’s EMEA Security Legal Team to support data disclosure, security, safety, and integrity matters in the region. This is a great opportunity to join a team that works on novel issues in an exciting environment.
Lead Counsel, Security Legal, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Responsibilities
  • Provide advice and support the processing of legal requests for user data, and manage the litigation of matters implicating user data disclosure in criminal investigations and civil matters
  • Identify and advise business and product partners on legal obligations relating to data disclosure and platform safety and integrity, including child safety and other serious crimes
  • Develop and draft policies and accountability documentation concerning the protection and disclosure of user data
  • Work closely and creatively with cross-functional teams, including Legal, Policy, Communications, Engineering, and Business Operations in reviewing and addressing governmental regulations, guidelines, policies, including government requests for user data
  • Manage effective relationships with key government agencies, regulators, and law enforcement agencies, in close collaboration with internal cross-functional teams
Minimum Qualifications
  • Qualified to practice law in the UK or Ireland
  • 3+ years of Post-Qualification Experience (PQE) legal experience, including government, in-house and/or law firm experience
  • Experience working with regulators or law enforcement authorities
  • Experience with EU laws impacting data disclosures, including General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  • Experience working with law enforcement or regulatory authorities
  • Experience prioritizing workloads effectively and managing projects to tight timeframes in evolving environments
  • Experience providing clear and concise legal advice
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience providing guidance related to law enforcement, civil, or third-party user data requests -- with a firm grasp of the regulatory landscape in the EU for service providers (e.g., GDPR, Digital Services Act, etc.) and cross-border cooperation mechanisms (e.g., prospective e-Evidence regime, mutual legal assistance, etc.)
  • Experience managing and leading cross-functional efforts, and prioritizing competing project timelines
  • Experience analyzing and reviewing emerging regulations relating to technology companies
  • Experience drafting legal policies for large or complex organizations
  • Experience working effectively with large multi-stakeholder cross-functional teams
  • Experience in legal judgment and executing quickly and under tight time constraints, solid communications skills and being proactive, collaborative, and diligent
  • Awareness of global trends impacting internet service and social media providers.
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