Legal Counsel - Firefly and Research

Our Company
Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. 
We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

 

The Opportunity

Join the team that provides legal counsel to the product and research teams at Adobe that develop and market groundbreaking AI technology, like Adobe Firefly – Adobe's family of creative generative AI models that have been used to generate over 22 billion images.

We are seeking a hardworking, positive, and business-savvy lawyer to support our Research and Firefly product and business teams. You will work closely with researchers, product management, product marketing, engineering, business strategy, and go-to-market teams.

You will be based in San Francisco, CA or San Jose, CA, will report to the Senior Managing Counsel that heads the Firefly and Research Legal team, and will help advance our clients' business objectives while managing legal and brand risk.

What you'll Do

• Craft legal solutions and policies for the development of innovative generative AI technologies, features, and business models.
• Collaborate with our clients on the review of products, business strategies, marketing collateral, and press releases, and initiatives to assess legal compliance and provide practical advice.
• Coordinate with Adobe Legal colleagues, including AI Ethics, privacy, antitrust, and intellectual property attorneys.
• Develop and deliver materials and trainings to various internal groups, including engineering, program management, and sales legal.

What you need to succeed

• J.D. from an accredited law school and necessary bar membership
• 3- 5 years of relevant legal experience with software and online services (experience with research and AI technologies is preferred)
• Technical background or a geek-level curiosity about software/technology licensing agreements and development strongly preferred.
• Proficiency at negotiating and drafting various agreements including in-bound and out-bound technology licenses, development agreements, online services agreements, and terms of use for online services.
• Experience in privacy and data security issues and compliance.
• A flexible, business-friendly collaborator who can think creatively and enjoys working with technical issues.
• A sense of humor and enjoy working on a team and with people at all levels.
• Effective communicator, both live and async.
• A dedication to providing clients with high quality and timely legal advice, and flexibility to take on different types of products and services and related work.
• Flexibility to work with colleagues, clients, and others in time zones other than where the position is based.
• Ability to exercise common sense to provide both practical and theoretical advice; must be a creative problem solver and have good business instincts.
• Desire to make an impact and build an exciting career with us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several  U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $120,700 -- $230,700 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans.  Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

State-Specific Notices:

California:

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Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

Colorado:

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If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

Massachusetts:

Massachusetts Legal Notice

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.

 

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