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We embrace the challenge of working at the intersection of rapid innovation and regularly evolving laws. The Legal team currently consists of over sixty-five professionals located around the world.\nPartner with the best\nYou will work closely with our Legal and Sales teams and become a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders across the business. The nature of this role requires U.S. citizenship.\nAs a Counsel, you will be responsible for:\nSupporting commercial team work on a global basis by drafting, reviewing and negotiating sales contracts/other commercial documents with Akamai's customers/partners\nSupporting public sector sales teams with (as necessary) review of teaming agreements, NDAs, subcontractor agreements, and proposal responses\nNegotiating public sector sales contracts with federal, state, local, and education customers (directly and through resellers), including government-specific terms\nCollaborating with/advising global cross-functional and Legal Department partners on commercial and public sector sales contract matters\nApplying Akamai's legal and business policies consistently\nParticipating in efforts to enhance the Legal Department's overall performance\nDo what you love\nTo be successful in this role you will:\nHave 4+ years of experience practicing law in private practice/ in-house, working with technology/telecommunications clients or equivalent\nHave a JD from an ABA-accredited law school, be admitted/licensed to practice in a relevant jurisdiction, be an attorney in good standing\nHave U.S. citizenship, as this role supports U.S. government contracts with access restrictions\nDemonstrate public sector contracting experience (required), including commercial software, SaaS, or cloud services to government customers\nHave experience with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and agency supplements (particularly DFARS), including clause applicability/flow-downs to commercial item/commercial service contracts\nDemonstrate written/oral communication skills in English, including a clear/concise contract drafting style, and ready to conduct legal negotiations\nHave experience with commercial law, intellectual property rights, and privacy/data protection, as well as providing practical/pragmatic legal support to Sales personnel\nHave an active security clearance (or eligibility therefor) is a plus\nAbout us\nAt Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.\nWhether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.\nOur focus is simple:\nCloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.\nSecurity: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.\nContent Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.\nAI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.\nAt Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.\nBenefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.\nFlexBase adapts to your job's needs\nAkamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.\nWe trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.\nConnect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like! \nCompensation\nAkamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $121,400 - $218,600/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. 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