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Legal Counsel

Wikimedia
8 hours ago
Full-time
Remote
Worldwide
Remote Legal

JOB TITLE

Summary

Wikimedia envisions a world where the sum total of human knowledge is available to everyone.Β  The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit home of Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and other free educational projects, serves as the hub of a global movement of hundreds of thousands of contributors collaborating to collect and share the sum of all human knowledge with the world. Protecting the privacy of Wikimedia readers, contributors, and donors is a key element of our work as an organization.

Our Legal team counsels the Foundation as they create tools and features for Wikipedia, secure the websites, and collaborate with volunteer developers to design and build the future of the projects. We are looking for a junior to mid-career attorney with interest and experience in matters relating to product and privacy counseling to join our in-house legal department as Legal Counsel, reporting to the Associate General Counsel.

You are responsible for:

  • Advising product, engi