Senior Corporate Counsel ( {{city}})

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

Acting as an intellectual property subject matter expert to collaborate with Jabils Commercial Legal team and business units to structure new business transactions, draft and implement supporting contracts, and manage ongoing legal issues. Supporting new acquisitions as needed by conducting intellectual property due diligence and managing the integration of new businesses into the existing legal framework.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Executing the Companys global intellectual property strategy in furtherance of established business goals as a member of the Global Intellectual Property Team within the Commercial Law department.
• Drafting, revising (redlining), and negotiating complex intellectual property terms in global customer and supplier commercial contracts, including manufacturing, procurement and contracts for the provision of consulting and other services.
• Drafting, revising (redlining), and negotiating a variety of complex intellectual property -related agreements, including non-disclosure, joint development, and licensing agreements.
• Conducting IP due diligence for corporate transactions, and assessment of patentability and opinion work (freedom to operate and infringement).
• Supervising preparation and prosecution of the Companys patent and trademark applications (globally), preparation of copyright applications (globally), and management of the IP assets.
• Keeping the legal department abreast of significant IP decisions, legislation, and regulatory matters that may affect the Companys business or politics.
• Managing third party challenge matters, including oppositions, interference and litigation.
• Supervising outside IP counsel and providing strategic direction and guidance to outside counsel with respect to the Companys objectives in a timely, appropriate, and cost-effective manner.
• Advising business collaborators on legal and business issues.
• Independently resolve limited, specified business and legal issues during contract negotiations.
• Escalate issues in both legal and business organizations, as appropriate, for resolution.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

A registered United States Patent Attorney who is well-trained in intellectual property law, with a minimum of three (3) years of hands-on experience. A degree in engineering would be preferred. Prior in-house experience in a technology-driven company would be preferred.

In addition, the successful candidate will have:

• Experience in the technology and/or manufacturing industries.
• Experience in all phases of patent prosecution, licensing and litigation, and IP counseling, including conducting infringement risk assessment and evaluations, preparing infringement and validity opinions, and developing and coordinating pre-litigation plans and strategies.
• An ability to think like a businessperson -- considering both legal and business issues, so as to partner effectively with business leaders and understand what is important in business dealings, knowing the sensitivities or breakpoints surrounding an issue based on personal experience.
• Strong negotiation, counseling and listening skills, and a demonstrable ability to find creative solutions to complex IP issues.
• An ability to communicate in a clear, concise, understandable manner, both orally and in writing; and an ability to convey complex legal issues in a manner useful to non-lawyers, and excel at creative problem solving, managing internal and relationships, understanding strategic vision, executing on plans and communicating challenges as they arise in a professional manner.
• Good presence, with the ability to quickly gain the confidence of management and business partners