Senior Legal Specialist (San Francisco)

Our CompanyChanging the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences. We’re passionate about empowering people to craft beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to building exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!The OpportunityAdobe is seeking a hardworking and upbeat Legal Specialist to provide legal support for Adobe Legal’s Antitrust team. This full-time position is based in San Jose, CA or San Francisco, CA. As a Legal Specialist, you are a driving force behind the success of our team. Get ready to build and improve processes, handle our matter management tools, and coordinate projects both within our team and across the organization.What you'll DoUnder the supervision of our team members, you will:· Manage end-to-end support for complex antitrust matters, including regulatory and internal investigations, litigation and M&A, coordinating across Adobe legal, business, and technical teams and assisting in responding to antitrust third-party subpoenas and RFIs, merger regulatory filings, and regulatory investigation filings.· Develop and maintain matter management plans, timelines, budgets, repositories, and status dashboards for active matters.· Coordinate and serve as the primary liaison between outside counsel/economic consultants and Adobe internal participants, ensuring consistent communication, deliverable tracking, and cost management.· Coordinate scheduling of interviews, meetings, depositions, and other matter events and assist in preparing for those events.· Conduct structured investigative research and fact, including interviewing individuals, locating relevant information, reviewing documents and data, and analyzing and synthesizing this collected information.· Lead and manage e-discovery, including working with e-discovery platforms, the Adobe Litigation group and outside counsel on document collection, processing, search and review protocols and production.· Identify areas for improvements in various Antitrust Group processes and develop, implement, and streamline methodologies.· Develop and improve collaborative connections with cross-functional teams within Adobe Legal (including the Employment, Privacy, Litigation, and Product Legal teams).· Develop and improve collaborative connections with cross-functional teams throughout Adobe (including Finance, Corporate Dev, Corp Strategy).What you need to succeed· Undergraduate degree required.· 6-8 years of relevant experience as a legal professional, preferably working at a law firm or with an in-house legal team. Familiarity with antitrust law is a plus.· Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.· Ability to ensure accuracy and completeness of all project deliverables while managing competing priorities.· Be independently resourceful and with a strong problem-solving initiative while also enjoying working on a team.· A positive, can-do attitude.· Desire to learn and tackle new things.· Familiarity with document review tools such as Relativity.About AdobeAdobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours. Let’s Adobe togetherAt Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Learn more.Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email View email address on apply.placed-app.com or call View phone number on apply.placed-app.com. AI Use Guidelines for Interviews:Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.Expected Pay Range:Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several  U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $94,600 -- $181,400 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

In California, the pay range for this position is $125,300 - $181,400
At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.State-Specific Notices:California:Fair Chance OrdinancesAdobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.Colorado:Application Window NoticeIf this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.Massachusetts:Massachusetts Legal NoticeIt is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.SummaryLocation: San Jose; San FranciscoType: Full time