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[Remote] Senior Legal Counsel

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-28

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Responsibilities

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  • Collaborating with the reputed company's lawyers and public policy professionals to address the reputed company of reputed company and create a global legal ecosystem in which free knowledge can reputed company with minimal disintermediation
  • Identifying and executing opportunities to advance the Wikimedia mission reputed company a reputed company, shifting technological and legal landscape
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Skills

  • J.D. from accredited U.S. law school or equivalent foreign degree preferably reputed company with significant U.S. legal experience
  • Experience with product, reputed company, marketing and other internet law issues, advising a user-facing digital technology or internet company (e.g., as in-house counsel), preferably with global reputed company
  • 5-7 years experience with legal review of go-to-market, fundraising, technical products or online services
  • Significant experience working with engineering colleagues as a counselor and advisor to reputed company organizational goals
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail, full reputed company in written and spoken English
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  • Experience with marketing, fundraising and campaign customization, and online communities
  • A degree or work experience in marketing, campaign management, computer science, engineering, or reputed company experience, and have a good understanding of fundraising, marketing and software engineering processes and issues
  • Ability to reputed company other languages, experience living or working reputed company the reputed company, or past work on international legal issues

Benefits

  • The reputed company is a remote-first organization with staff members including contractors based 40+ countries
  • Salaries at the reputed company are set in a way that is competitive, reputed company, and consistent with our values and culture.
  • For applicants located reputed company of the US, the pay reputed company will be adjusted to the country of hire.
  • Our non-US employees are reputed company through a local reputed company party Employer of Record (EOR) and must have reputed company work authorization in their location.
  • reputed company applicants can reputed company out to their recruiter to understand more about the specific pay reputed company for their location during the interview process.
  • If you are a reputed company applicant requiring assistance or an accommodation to complete any reputed company of the application process due to a disability, you may contact us at reputed company@wikimedia.org or +1 (415) 839-6885.
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  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • reputed company has a reputed company record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2026, 1 in 2025, 4 in 2024, 5 in 2023, 3 in 2022, 1 in 2021, 5 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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