Job Description

• J.D. degree (or equivalent) and bar membership in good standing in at least one jurisdiction
• 3+ full years of legal experience as a transactional attorney (with 2+ full years at a law firm)
• Experience drafting and negotiating a variety of complex real estate or commercial transactional documents (e.g., leases, lease amendments, purchase and sale agreements, easements, operating agreements, license agreements, etc.)

Amazon\'s Legal Department is looking for a talented commercial or real estate lawyer to fill the position of Associate Corporate Counsel \xe2\x80\x93 Data Center Leasing and Colocation supporting Amazon Web Services (AWS), a dynamic and rapidly growing business within Amazon.com. AWS is at the forefront of the cloud computing and service industry, providing IT infrastructure services such as on-demand compute capacity, storage, content delivery, database, machine learning, and more.

As part of the AWS colocation legal team, you will be responsible for supporting AWS\'s worldwide data center expansion through colocation services agreements. You will have transactional drafting and negotiating responsibilities on deals, and will provide legal counsel and contract interpretation to business team members on a daily basis. Transactions range from standard contracts to complex, bespoke, high-value agreements. You will structure, draft and negotiate agreements, help support AWS\xe2\x80\x99s existing data center portfolio, manage outside counsel, and advise internal business clients. In addition, you will help develop, implement, and manage process improvements across the team, resolve legal issues that arise in existing commercial relationships, and handle pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.

Members of our team are enthusiastic, curious, enjoy working hard and being challenged, and demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations. Amazon offers its attorneys the opportunity to develop their experience and career with one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s most recognized and dynamic brands. Competitive salary based on experience and includes equity compensation.

This position is located in Singapore.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Singapore, SGP

• Efficient organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through, and meet deadlines using pragmatic judgment
• Ability to work independently and proactively, while also collaborating effectively with other legal team members and global business teams
• Creative analytical skills
• Effective written and oral communication skills, and an ability to clearly and simply summarize complex ideas