mid Legal Counsel ic 5+ yrs Bachelor's · Posted Dec 1, 2025

About this role

Amazon is hiring a mid-level Legal Counsel based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The role typically asks for 5+ years of relevant experience. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Role: Legal Counsel
Function: legal
Level: mid
Track: Individual contributor
Employment: Full-time
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Experience: 5+ years
Education: Bachelor's degree
Department: Legal
Posted: Dec 1, 2025

AI Summary

Mid-level attorney supporting Amazon Brazil's Payment businesses and Privacy matters. Provides commercial and regulatory counsel, structures and negotiates transactions, and advises on strategic deals. Requires 5+ years legal experience, Payments and Privacy background, and Brazilian bar membership.

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Job description

from Amazon careers

Are you looking for a new challenge in a fast-paced, innovative company? Come make history with Amazon Brazil legal department.

We are looking for a talented attorney to support primarily our rapidly growing and evolving Payment businesses in Brazil. This professional will also be the point of contact for Privacy related matters in-country. You will serve as the primary attorney responsible for counseling the business on a broad range of commercial and regulatory matters, and structuring, drafting and negotiating commercial transactions.

You will work directly with the business, serving as lead counsel on strategic deals, providing day-to-day advice, resolving issues that arise in existing commercial relationships.

A successful candidate will have a strong transactional background and be hard-working, proactive, entrepreneurial and able to apply sound, pragmatic judgment in ambiguous situations. Some travel, domestic and international, may be required.

Basic Qualifications

- 5+ years of legal experience
- Experience in Payments segment
- Experience in Privacy
- J.D. and membership in good standing in a Brazilian state bar
- Fluency in Portuguese and English with strong written and oral communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience managing multiple projects and priorities across teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Ability to work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams
- Strong analytical skills
- In-house experience is a plus

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