Legal Assistant - Product & Marketing

Airbnb’s Legal Department is a global team that will require working with diverse international colleagues around the world. The successful candidate will be someone who is adaptable, collaborative and embodies Airbnb’s Core Values. Candidates will be required to approach complex legal issues with a balance for local and global perspectives, while being adaptable to cultural differences and nuances. A genuine and demonstrated interest in Airbnb and a commitment to ethics, integrity and fostering a workplace that emphasizes diversity and belonging is a must.

The Community You Will Join: 

We are looking for a Legal Assistant to join our Product & Marketing Legal Team. You will be responsible for creating and improving processes, maintaining records, conducting legal research, creating presentation decks, and communicating across the team. You will build internal legal knowledge management and operational processes, supporting the legal team in driving operational excellence. You will also support special projects and commercial contracts. You are resourceful, a fast learner, able to handle ambiguity, willing to jump in and help with a variety of initiatives, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. 

The Difference You Will Make:

This role will report to the Associate General Counsel for Product / Airbnb.org, but will have responsibility for supporting various members across the Product & Marketing Legal Team, which counsels product, marketing, communications, community, Airbnb.org and other social impact, engineering, data science, operations, trust & safety, customer service, insurance and other internal client teams across the company.

A Typical Day: 

• Develop and improve processes to help drive operational efficiency, including processes for legal intake and review

• Improve and scale knowledge management systems, including maintenance of records, forms, and templates 

• Support internal legal operations workflows and team collaboration for various legal areas

• Develop expertise in a range of Airbnb functional areas and processes, and build relationships with both business stakeholders and the broader Legal team

• Provide general project support to the team as needed, such as conducting legal research, managing standard regulatory filings, drafting simple commercial agreements and templates, helping manage budgets, developing presentation decks, etc.

Your Expertise:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

• Candidates with a strong interest in the law (and possibly going to law school), and gaining exposure to in-house legal work, are most likely to find this role fulfilling. Prior experience working at a law firm, in-house legal department or tech company is helpful but not required.

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and adapt to rapidly shifting priorities 

• Find new challenges exciting, and happy learning in situations where every day is different 

• “No job is too big or too small” approach to work

• Proactive, resourceful self-starter with the ability to identify where support is needed, and work independently while exercising good judgment on when to seek guidance from managing attorneys and legal professionals 

• Strong organizational skills and ability to efficiently prioritize and manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure, while maintaining excellent results and attention to detail

• Familiarity with Google Suite and/or ability to quickly learn and use new software tools

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written)

• Highly collaborative, team-oriented spirit 

• High level of integrity, professionalism, curiosity and desire to grow

• Sense of humor, humility, and willingness to Embrace the Adventure!

Your Location:

This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list  If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process. 

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.