Although not completely immune to the downturn, intellectual property has weathered the recession better than many other practice areas. Today's Job of the Week, brought to you by Lateral Link, is for an IP position in California. Lateral Link recently placed an attorney at this company, and they are now looking to expand their legal department with another IP attorney.
Position: Senior Corporate Counsel / Director of IP
Location: San Jose, CA
Description: The attorney will be the third attorney in the legal department and will have significant and wide-ranging responsibilities and opportunities for career advancement. The individual will primarily be responsible for intellectual property litigation management, intellectual property portfolio management, complex technology licensing and related commercial contracts.
Primary responsibilities will include managing the company's ongoing intellectual property litigation matters, aggressively pursuing indemnification claims against suppliers and effectively defending against such claims from vendors, advising the company on IP issues, cost-effectively supervising outside counsel, developing and coordinating IP portfolio strategy for the company, negotiating complex technology licensing agreements and consulting on open-source matters. Opportunity exists to gain experience in other functional areas as well, such as corporate governance, SEC reporting, mergers and acquisitions, etc. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established company and be part of an exciting group.
Membership in Lateral Link is free and you can apply at www.laterallink.com.
P.S. A reminder: if your firm is offering a paid deferral, please contact your Lateral Link search consultant, since Lateral Link has dozens of in-house positions for deferred attorneys.
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