We're a diverse team of professionals focused on a simply stated mission: To earn, day after day, the public's trust and build our company's enduring value. Delivering on our mission requires that we enact the following goals:

• Champion business integrity. In today’s climate of close scrutiny and elevated expectations, how you do business is just as important as what you do. Our legal team protects and strengthens Microsoft’s assets by demonstrating commitment to corporate compliance and ethical leadership.

• Build mutually constructive relationships both inside and outside Microsoft. We proactively look for ways that our technology and our resources can benefit not only customers but industry partners, government agencies, and local communities around the world.

• Pioneer innovative solutions. As an industry leader, we’re at the forefront of legal and policy issues that arise as new technology is developed. The continual emergence of new challenges demands that we apply our creativity, knowledge and experience to pioneer solutions.

• Protect and promote Innovation. Charged with the responsibility of protecting the company’s intellectual property rights, our team also seeks opportunities to forge licensing agreements with prospective industry partners.

In addition to paralegals and attorneys, the LCA team includes professionals in areas such as government affairs, community affairs, intellectual property and licensing, corporate governance and compliance, and global citizenship. Together we’re helping Microsoft to shape the future one relationship at a time.

If you’d like to join a bright, energetic and creative department that’s passionately committed to earning the public’s trust and enacting Microsoft’s value, discover the exciting opportunities with Legal and Corporate Affairs.