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Associate General Counsel, Product (Reality Labs Research)

Meta· Legal
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Hybrid (Redmond, WA)$202k - $274kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Legal partner for Reality Labs Research, advising on privacy, data, and regulatory matters across AI, hardware, and related R&D programs; supports partnerships, data collection programs, and handoffs to product organizations.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary legal partner to one or more research pillars, advising research leadership and technical teams directly on legal and regulatory risk across a broad set of technologies
  • Advise on privacy and regulatory compliance for large-scale research data collection programs, including data flows supporting all-day contextualized AI and robotics
  • Structure, negotiate, and close research and development agreements with commercial and academic partners, including collaboration, data, and technology arrangements
  • Provide intellectual property counseling in support of early-stage research across novel hardware and software technologies
  • Advise on prototype and research hardware requirements, working with cross-functional stakeholders on product safety, regulatory approvals, and global trade and export compliance
  • Partner with wearables and robotics product teams to align research programs with downstream product and regulatory requirements, and position research outputs for handoff to the product organization
  • Coordinate across research pillars to identify recurring and emerging legal issues early, and develop scalable guidance, frameworks, and processes
  • Collaborate with colleagues across Legal, Privacy, Public Policy, Partnerships, Regulatory, and Compliance, and manage outside counsel where specialist support is required
  • Apply AI tools to drive efficiency in legal support of research team initiatives

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree from an accredited institution
  • Active bar license in good standing in at least one U.S. state, or equivalent foreign bar license
  • 8+ years of legal experience as a practicing attorney, including at a law firm, in-house, or in government
  • Experience providing product, program, or technology counseling on privacy and data protection matters, including global privacy laws and regulatory frameworks
  • Experience advising on legal and regulatory issues relating to new and emerging technologies where legal frameworks are unsettled
  • Experience drafting and negotiating technology transactions, such as research collaboration, data, licensing, or joint development agreements
  • Experience managing legal risk across multiple jurisdictions
  • Experience advising research or engineering stakeholders directly
  • Effective communication, legal writing, and client counseling skills, with demonstrated business judgment and a track record of delivering results on large-scale, cross-functional projects in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities

Skills

Required:Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degreeActive bar license in good standing (US or equivalent foreign license)Legal experience (8+ years)

Benefits

  • benefits available as part of Meta compensation package (listed in job posting)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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