F50 In-House Counsel

Anyone work at Gilead as counsel? How is it?

Just got laid off. I’m a privacy attorney with 7 YOE. Market looks bleak. Anyone have any leads?

Feeling nervous. Anyone else at Meta have a sense of where the next round of legal cuts will be?

I don’t have the support I need in my role, but I love my GC! I’ve been with the company a little less than a year and we are not going to receive approval for more heads. How long should I stay? I wa… more

Anyone at Google willing chat and possibly give a referral to a legal-adjacent position (if you’re so inclined after chatting)? Would sincerely appreciate it. Signed — product counsel at Amazon wanti… more

How is everyone doing post layoffs?

Who is currently on a hiring freeze?

Anyone at meta switch teams? I like my work but my boss isn’t the best manager so I’d be interested in staying but moving around if possible

Any folks here in-house at Google? A really interesting job posting just went up and I’m wondering about culture, WLB, perks, etc. Would love to chat and possibly get a referral (if you feel so inclin… more

Started at meta relativity recently and my hours have been crazy. I can’t tell if this is typical or just my team

Anyone have insight into TC for Senior Corporate Counsel @Microsoft? Also would they uplevel the position for someone with 16 YOE?

Put in my notice partially due to feeling undervalued by the org not my boss who is great. Turns out I was going to be promoted at the end of the month they just hadn’t announced it yet. New job pays … more

Can anyone share total comp for associate product counsel for Google in a LCOL location. I would be remote. 5 YOE.

I’ve been negotiating for over 2 weeks now and the whole thing is starting to turn me off. Should I chalk it up to HR bureaucracy or larger company issues?

What are the levels like for legal at Meta? At 10 YOE, what level should I be minimally expecting and what is the comp package?

I just got offered equity for the first time and I definitely don’t fully understand how it works. Anyone care to dumb it down for me?

Anyone have any luck negotiating at meta? I’m missing my bonus and the signing bonus they offered was not close

Can anyone share the new compensation band for corporate counsel and senior corporate counsel at Amazon? Thanks!

I had a google referral from privacy counsel for a privacy counsel role that I met all the qualifications for and I didn’t even get a screener. Feeling a bit confused. I just got an offer from another… more

Meeting with the hiring manager again. I already got the offer but trying to get a better feel for role and team. Any questions you wish you asked before accepting the job?

Anyone else feel extra anxiety knowing our companies are under constant, intense, international regulatory scrutiny? I’m working on a Saturday (which never happens) stressing out over a minor product … more

Recommendations for negotiating an offer. Things to negotiate for outside of base, bonus, and equity?

What’s the promotion timeline like at meta? Is it YOE based on work based? I’d be coming in a lead counsel

I’m pretty sure I’m about to get an offer and I’d like to stall a few weeks to get my bonus. Any recommendations on how to do that?

Best product legal teams at Google in your opinion (e.g. Ads, Google Play, Chrome, Cloud, etc.)? While I’m assuming it’s all team-dependent, any general, across-the-board ranking based on WLB, culture… more

Anyone willing to share the timeline and process for their Google interviews? (E.g., how many weeks between submitting the application and getting a screener, spacing of the subsequent interviews after the … more

Anyone worked at multiple FAANG companies? I’m trying to choose between 2 and can’t decide.

Full Loop at Meta is scheduled. I’m interested but I don’t feel like I know enough about the role. What questions did you ask or do you wish you would have asked your interviewers?

Does FANGG allow for fully remote positions? What kind of roles can I get with a background in IP litigation?

How did you find your job? LinkedIn? Employee referral?

5th year looking for gauge likely meta comp. Recruiter told me 175k-200k base + bonus and equity. Just wondering what would push me towards the higher base

Anyone for rough numbers for Counsel at Google in Chicago? Any downsides to being located in Chicago?

Anyone else in ATL? We had the highest inflation increase of any city in the nation last year and COL is way up. My rent is now more than it was in DC. Anyone seeing COL adjustments? F20 not FAANG.

It seems like we’ve had many people join from firms today. In the in-house bowl we had a lot of people speaking about F50 who don’t actually work there and the info/advice was often not accurate. If y… more

What are some non compensation reasons you picked your company?

Meta video interview with the hiring manager next week. What should I wear?

Any tips for how to stand out when submitting resumes online to an F50? I have started sending my resume to in-house jobs and it’s hard to even get a response from most listings. I have tried being … more

I do not have a single recognizable company or law firm or school on my resume. I’m from a boutique IP firm and now starting in house at an unknown 3,000 employee company. My dream is to end up as pr… more