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• Overview

  Costco is hiring a General Counsel in Fairfield, CA.

• Role description

  A General Counsel opportunity has opened at Costco, and we'd love to find someone who's genuinely excited about it. You'll bring 6 years of Organization, and in return get $105,000 - $152,000, a supportive team, and the freedom to drive your own results.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Make the outcome-focused call when the data points two different directions
  • Own the follow-through after the general meeting ends
  • Read the room and adjust how you pitch Statutory Interpretation to each audience
  • Keep the CA engine running while you rebuild parts of it
  • Communicate progress, blockers, and results to stakeholders and leadership
  • Follow safety protocols and best practices at all times
  • Pressure-test assumptions before they harden into expensive mistakes
  • Keep Costco's Fairfield, CA site running while improvements ship underneath

  What You'll Bring

  • Comfort owning general decisions in a CA market
  • A CA sensibility, or genuine curiosity about this market
  • The kind of empathy that makes hard feedback land softly
  • Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information
  • Comfort with a Costco pace that rarely sits still
  • The kind of reliability that earns you the hard assignments
  • Willingness to commute to Fairfield, CA or work flexibly as needed

  Founded by engineers who believe small teams ship great software, Costco now serves customers across the country from its Fairfield, CA office. At Costco the org chart is flat enough that good ideas don't need a passport to travel.

  This internship role pays $105,000 - $152,000 and includes flexible scheduling plus a structured plan to grow your Brief Writing expertise.

  We are growing the Costco team in CA and adding this position immediately.

  Your Brief Writing story isn't finished, and the next chapter might be a General Counsel role here.

• Required skills

  • Notary Public
  • Statutory Interpretation
  • Brief Writing
  • Legal Memoranda
  • Contract Review
  • Multitasking
  • Organization

• Benefits & perks

  • Family planning support
  • HSA investment options
  • Paid volunteer days
  • Hearing aid coverage
  • Disability Insurance
  • Spot Bonuses
  • Personal Shopping
  • Community Service
  • Sleep and recovery programs

• Apply before 2026-08-22

  Submit your application for this Internship general position.