Microsoft Senior Paralegal 

United States, Washington 

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. Open datasets,open sourceAI models,open sourcesoftware, and standards collaborations are fueling the current AI revolution. Our Open Source, Standards, Open ML & Data (OSSOM – pronounced “Awesome”) team has an immediate need forto help scaleprocesses and programs.This role presents a unique opportunity to help Microsoft meet the AI moment while continuing its firm commitment to open ecosystems.

, deeply curious legal professionals who enjoy learning from each other, like working collaboratively, and have a commitment to legal innovation. As a Senior Pyou willhelp Microsoft navigate and succeed in this open environment and play a vital role in building tools and designing processes that shape the future of legal practice in these areas.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree AND 4+ years experience in paralegal, legal administration, or relevant area
  • OR 7+ years experience in paralegal, legal administration, or relevant area.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with patents, copyright, software licensing,ortechnology transactions.
• Interest in open source, standards,open sourceAI, and data(experience a plus).
• Ability to collaborate effectively across diverse groups and communities as part of a geographically distributed team.
• Self-driven with an ability to work independently while also being a collaborator.
• Excellent communication and drafting skills.
• A bias for action and driving client-focused results.
• Ability to learnnewsystems quickly and escalate issues appropriately.
• Detail-oriented and able toidentifyand recommend improved solutions.
• A bias for being curious, asking questions, and proposing improvements to scale rather than simply following an established process (let’s

Paralegal IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $72,800 - $144,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $95,100 - $157,900 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until April 18, 2024.

• Collaborateclosely with the attorneys on our team to develop subject matterexpertiseand provide legal reviewin the areas of open source,open data,open sourceAI, and standards.
• Partnerwith engineeringand other teams across Microsoftto drivelegalcomplianceand efficiencies inMicrosoft’s systems, processes,anddocumentationtoenable Microsoft to engage inopen source, standards, open ML, andresponsible data use forAItraining at scale.
• Work with our team to understand, analyze, evaluate, and improveour systems and processes to catch edge cases, findopportunitiesto scale,and increase client understanding and compliance.
• Collaboratewithexpertsacross the company on issues such as patents, copyright, privacy, antitrust, trade, and corporate law to help build and improve our guidance, policies, andprograms.

• Embody our