Legal Counsel, Products

Requisition Number: 176709

Position Title: Attorney 2

External Description:

Legal Counsel, Products

(Orlando, Florida • London and Guildford, United Kingdom)

We are looking for a passionate, collaborative, and motivated product counsel to join our team. You will report to EA's Senior Product Counsel. We are flexible as to which EA office you work from and will consider partial remote work.

Join us in driving the next revolution in games.

Role Responsibility Details

• You will engage early and often with EA's studio, product development, and marketing teams.
• Cultivate collaborative partnerships across EA's studio, product development, product marketing teams and EA's legal teams. Success in this position relies heavily on collaborating with numerous teams and developing trust across those teams.
• Bring a deep working knowledge of U.S. and international laws and regulations related to game design, monetization, advertising, in-game content, and technology for console, PC, cloud gaming, mobile games, and subscription-based business models.
• You will provide practical, clear and easy to understand legal advice to the business often explaining complex legal advice in business-friendly terms.
• You will conduct rights clearance and risk assessment for publishing our games on new platforms and business models.
• You will partner with members of EA's legal team to develop policies and guidance supporting EA's game development.

General Qualifications

• J.D. or similar educational level for candidates educated outside of the US, and 6+ years' relevant experience including 4+ years of experience working as in-house product counsel at a technology or entertainment company.
• Experience counseling product development or entertainment content creation teams working with the production teams, marketing teams, engineering teams, and creative teams.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on diverse matters, successfully lead cross-functional projects, and comfortable finding creative and practical solutions.
• Working knowledge of intellectual property, privacy, marketing, and commercial law.
• Collaborative by nature and able to build partnerships across diverse teams.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with a diverse and complex workload working on legal matters where there may be ambiguity and a lack of legal precedent.
• Available to travel as necessary to support the needs of the product teams.

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Company Profile:

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

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About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Days Open: 144

Can this position be remote?: 0

EEO Employer Verbiage:

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth. 

We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.