Senior Legal Counsel - Services Legal
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Apple’s Services Legal group seeks a Senior Product Counsel to support Apple Ads, its global advertising platform. The role handles legal needs, provides advice, and helps protect Apple from legal risk. Work may include drafting or negotiating agreements, advising on laws and regulations, and counseling on legal risks related to new products or features. A strong foundation in relevant legal areas and aptitude for learning and analysis are important.
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Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number: 200689939-0670
Summary
Apple’s Services Legal group is seeking an exceptional Senior Product Counsel to support Apple Ads, Apple’s global advertising platform that delivers third-party advertising on Apple’s digital properties such as the App Store, Apple Maps, and Apple News and Stocks.
Description
In this product counsel role, you’ll help Apple’s advertising platform business grow and succeed by handling all its legal needs, providing legal advice, and protecting Apple from undue legal risk.
This role is broad and dynamic. On any given day, you may be drafting or negotiating agreements, advising on new laws or regulations, providing legal risk counseling on new products or features, and beyond.
Although you don’t need to have expertise in every legal subject matter that you will encounter, a strong foundation in some of the relevant legal areas is important. An aptitude for on-your-feet learning and analysis is indispensable.
Minimum Qualifications
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8+ years of relevant legal experience.
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Experience handling legal issues relating to one or more of the following industry areas: (1) digital platforms; (2) online commerce; (3) software services; (4) ad tech - for example, digital advertising publication or distribution.
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Subject matter expertise in one or more of the following areas: (1) laws and regulations governing online content, distribution, or digital platforms; (2) commercial contracting relating to online services, digital platforms, or digital advertising; (3) intellectual property law (trademark / copyright); (4) advertising law.
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Excellent written and oral communication skills, including distilling and presenting complex legal ideas to business stakeholders.
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Top-notch legal analysis skills and practical judgment.
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JD (or equivalent) plus admission to at least one U.S. state bar.
Preferred Qualifications
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Significant experience advising digital platform, ad tech, or online commerce businesses, either in-house or at a leading law firm.
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Experience in drafting or negotiating platform distribution or ad tech agreements.
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Experience with analyzing and applying U.S. and non-U.S. laws and regulations (e.g., federal and state UDAP, digital platform, and AI laws, EU DSA, EU DMA, EU AI Act, UK CMA guidance, etc.).
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Prior legal experience in-house or with a large national or international law firm.
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A get-it-done attitude where no task is too big or too small for you to take on.
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Creativity, curiosity, and a team-first approach.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,780 open Legal Counsel jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
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- California median$184–259K/yr389 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 444 open Legal Counsel jobs in California and 2,780 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Legal Counsel postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,466 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a doctorate or professional degree; 2,019 of the 2,780 open Legal Counsel jobs (73%) ask for a doctorate or professional degree.
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