Summary

As Product Counsel, you will have a broad range of responsibilities providing end-to-end legal guidance on product and feature development. You will report to Square's Head of Product Counsel and partner with our product, engineering, and design teams to develop new offerings while managing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance. As we expand our offerings, your ideas and contributions will make an immediate impact.

You are motivated, organized, and creative. You are curious, with a desire to understand underlying causes and motivations. You can research and master complex legal topics and communicate them to non-lawyers in brief, clear language. You can gain expertise in an area of the law, but can separate the practical from the academic and provide clear, accurate, and balanced advice to the business team.

You Will

1. Provide relevant legal guidance to product, design, and engineering teams on issues related to products and features throughout the entire product development lifecycle.
2. Hone and use your expertise in the relevant US and international laws and regulations applicable to the products and features you support, including laws related to financial services, privacy, intellectual property, and consumer protection.
3. Advise business partners on product and feature build-outs and go-to-market strategies, draft terms of use, product policies, and product disclosures, and implement policies required to support legal frameworks.
4. Develop trusted relationships with partners and stay informed on product developments.
5. Coordinate with other support teams (including compliance, risk, tax, corporate counsel, and accounting) to provide seamless, integrated product solutions to business partners.
6. Cultivate creative ideas and insights into how legal frameworks can support new product developments and customer experiences.
7. Support the drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements relevant to your products and services.

You Have

1. 7+ years of combined, relevant experience in law firms, governmental agencies, or in-house legal departments (fintech or financial services experience preferred).
2. Familiarity and experience launching products and advising on the legal and regulatory aspects of product development in the technology space.
3. Fluency in translating legal advice into relevant guidance for product, design, and engineering teams.
4. A Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active membership in at least one state bar.

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

To find a location’s zone designation, please refer to this resource. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information. 

Zone A:

$217,800—$326,800 USD

Zone B:

$202,600—$303,800 USD

Zone C:

$191,700—$287,500 USD

Zone D:

$185,200—$277,800 USD

Skills

• Legal Consulting