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Legal Counsel III - AMZ10521625

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At a glance

Compensation
$154–208K/yr
Location
Seattle, WA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Law Practice LicenseDoctorate

Job overview

Amazon seeks a Legal Counsel III to lead complex commercial negotiations and advise senior business executives on strategic deals and a range of legal matters. The role provides product and service counseling, supports junior team members, and handles issues in existing commercial relationships, pre-litigation disputes, and inquiries. The position requires a juris doctorate or foreign equivalent, five years of relevant experience, and a license to practice law.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Commercial Contract DraftingTransactional CounselingProduct CounselingLegal AnalysisRegulatory InterpretationProject Management

Qualifications

Juris Doctorate or Foreign Equivalent5 Years Relevant ExperienceLaw Practice License

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Description

MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Employer: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC

Offered Position: Legal Counsel III

Job Location: Seattle, Washington

Job Number: AMZ10521625

Position Responsibilities:

Lead negotiations of highly complex commercial agreements, including structuring, drafting, and negotiating technology, distribution, licensing and marketing contracts. Provide ongoing legal counseling to senior business executives in a wide range of legal areas, such as product development, intellectual property, digital media and regulatory compliance. Lead product or service counseling support and serve as an escalation point for more junior team members. Serve as lead counsel and directly advise senior business executives on highly strategic deals. Resolve issues that arise in existing commercial relationships and handle pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.

Position Requirements:

Juris doctorate degree or foreign equivalent degree and five years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Must have five years of experience in the following skill(s): (1) drafting and reviewing complex commercial matters, with transactional or product counseling experience; (2) reviewing laws and regulations and translating requirements to business teams; and (3) managing projects to completion, including working with legal professionals, business clients, and subject matter expertise. License to practice law in the U.S. or a foreign jurisdiction required.

Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation.

40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Salary Range $153,900/year to $208,200/year.

Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, visit:

https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits.#0000

Basic Qualifications

Position Requirements:

Juris doctorate degree or foreign equivalent degree and five years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Must have five years of experience in the following skill(s): (1) drafting and reviewing complex commercial matters, with transactional or product counseling experience; (2) reviewing laws and regulations and translating requirements to business teams; and (3) managing projects to completion, including working with legal professionals, business clients, and subject matter expertise. License to practice law in the U.S. or a foreign jurisdiction required.#0000

Preferred Qualifications

Please see job description and the position requirements above.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,639 open Legal Counsel jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$154–208K/yr
  • Washington median$154–224K/yr90 salary ranges
  • US median$152–231K/yr1,891 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $181K, is close to the Washington median midpoint ($182K) — in the middle half of Legal Counsel salary ranges in Washington.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 94 open Legal Counsel jobs in Washington and 2,639 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Legal Counsel postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,270 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a doctorate or professional degree; 1,791 of the 2,639 open Legal Counsel jobs (68%) ask for a doctorate or professional degree.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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