Meta
Associate General Counsel, Product (Reality Labs Research)
$202K–$274K
Redmond, WA +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Location
- Redmond, WA
Burlingame, CA - Experience
- 8+ years of legal experience as a practicing attorney, including at a law firm, in-house, or in government.
- Education
- Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree from an accredited institution.
About the job
Serves as primary legal counsel to Reality Labs Research, advising on research programs, data collection, technology partnerships, prototypes, and transition of research into products.
What you'll do
- Advise research leaders and teams on legal and regulatory risks, including privacy, data collection, and emerging technologies.
- Negotiate research and development agreements with commercial and academic partners and provide intellectual property counseling.
- Advise on prototype hardware and coordinate research handoffs with product teams, including safety, regulatory, and trade issues.
What they ask for
- JD or equivalent law degree from an accredited institution and an active bar license in good standing in at least one U.S. state, or equivalent foreign bar license.
- Experience counseling on privacy and data protection, including global privacy laws and regulatory frameworks.
- Experience advising on emerging technologies and drafting and negotiating technology transactions.
- Experience managing legal risk across multiple jurisdictions and advising research or engineering stakeholders directly.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting research or advanced development, including research data collection or academic collaborators.
- Experience with hardware or prototypes, intellectual property, AI-related legal issues, robotics, computer vision, or spatial computing.
Pay
USD $202,000/year to $274,000/year base salary; bonus and equity amounts not stated
AI focus
Apply AI tools to improve legal-support efficiency; experience integrating AI into legal workflows using responsible and ethical practices is stated.
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