Junior Legal Counsel (Sydney) - Google World’s Number One Employer

* Work for the World’s #1 employer
* Fast paced and dynamic environment
* Unmatched benefits

This position is based in Sydney, Australia.

Google Legal is a close-knit team of lawyers and legal professionals who operate on a truly global stage. We take pride in working for a company with a clear mission (”to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful”) and a real soul (”don’t be evil”). Google’s innovative services raise challenging legal questions that demand creative and practical answers. We work at the crossroads of new technologies and existing laws to provide those answers, helping Google build innovative and important products for our users around the world. If this sounds like your kind of place, it probably is.

This job calls for an experienced junior lawyer who can support Google’s operations and legal structure in SE Asia.

Reporting to the Head of Legal for South East Asia Pacific, you’ll play a vital role in our growing team by serving as a first point of contact in Australia for all legal matters in SE Asia. You are an Australian qualified lawyer who comes with professional experience in either in-house or private practice environments. Specifically, you should have experience which covers a range of commercial areas, with a focus on IP, Internet and media law.

Among your primary responsibilities will be to assist in the negotiation and drafting of content licensing, syndication and sales agreements, and to assist in the provision of legal advice on business issues, ranging from sales operations, online product launches and intellectual property issues. You’ll also help to manage and resolve disputes and handle legal complaints that have been escalated from user support. Your strong experience should mean you are able to simultaneously juggle various different issues, priorities and business teams, and be able to handle both big projects as well as numerous small matters.

Responsibilities:

* Draft, review and negotiate, with customers and strategic partners, a wide range of commercial agreements that facilitate Google’s business.
* Conduct legal reviews and provide legal support for the launch of online products in Asia Pacific.
* Advise and recommend courses of action to Asia Pacific management, Sales, Business Development and other company departments on legal issues, commercial transaction structures, risks and company policies and procedures.
* Provide education and guidance to internal teams and facilitate the design and implementation of legal support processes and procedures that will increase efficiency, conform with Google’s global operations and ensure legal compliance within Asia Pacific.

Requirements:

* Law degree with excellent academic credentials from a leading law school.
* Minimum of 1 years post admission experience in IP, Internet and media law.
* Demonstrated experience in general commercial law and intellectual property matters.
* Exceptional interpersonal skills and a commitment to professionalism and collegiality.
* Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad range of legal matters.
* Australian qualified lawyer.

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Director of Intellectual Property (Washington) - SonoSite Inc

Director of Intellectual Property

Major, Lindsey & Africa has been exclusively engaged by SonoSite, Inc. to conduct this search for its newly created position of Director of Intellectual Property.

The Director of IP will be responsible for directing and executing the intellectual property strategy for the company. Duties include managing patent litigation matters (including the management of outside counsel), counseling the business on IP matters related to product development, and overseeing licensing activities and patent prosecution. Success in this role will require thoughtful leadership and the drive to execute strategy in an interactive and open environment. The ability to interact effectively with internal and external audiences and capture the big picture vision is critical.

Required expertise and characteristics:

J. D. degree from an A.B.A. accredited law school.
Minimum of 10 years related experience required, experience at the 15+-year range is ideal.
Experience managing patent litigation and providing IP counsel to product development efforts, including collaborating with R&D staff on patent strategy.
Demonstrated understanding of technology in the electrical arts is required. Undergraduate degree in electrical or mechanical engineering (EE or ME) preferred.
Medical device industry experience is preferred.
A combination of experience gained both in a law firm and the in-house environment is required.
Ability to communication effectively with engineers and business and legal professionals, internal and external to the company, including senior management. Ability to distill complexity with clarity and precision and act decisively.
Ability to develop effective working relationships in a collegial environment. Ability to be a team player and work collaboratively to obtain results.
Self-starter and assertive.
Excellent verbal and written skills.

City Bothell (about 20 minutes from Seattle)
State Washington
Country USA
Web Address www.sonosite.com
MLA Job ID: 358417
Position Type: InHouse
Min Experience (yrs): 10
Practice: Patent with Bar, Intellectual Property, IP Prosecution-Reg
Listing Office: Seattle
Contact Name: Karen Andersen or Alisa Tazioli
Email Address: sonosite@mlaglobal.com
Contact Phone: 206-218-1010
Location: Bothell (about 20 minutes from Seattle), Washington

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Patent Counsel - Intertrust Technologies 2-5 Years Patent Prosecution

Intertrust develops and licenses intellectual property for Digital Rights Management (DRM) and trusted computing. The Company holds over 100 patents and has more than 200 patent applications pending worldwide. Our patent portfolio covers software and hardware techniques that can be implemented in a broad range of products that use DRM and trusted computing technologies, including computer operating systems, digital media platforms, web services, and enterprise infrastructure. We have research, engineering, and IP groups focusing on developing and monetizing next-generation technologies and inventions.

Requirements:
• 2-5 years of patent prosecution experience with a law firm and/or major corporation
• Must have an EE and/or CS degree + knowledge of software / multimedia technology
• Law degree from a top-tier, accredited law school required
• Must be admitted to the USPTO
• Top academic credentials and membership with a state Bar required.
• Local candidates are preferred, but relocations would be considered for exceptional candidates.

Responsibilities:
• Preparing and prosecuting US and foreign patent applications.
• Perform patent infringement and validity analyses.
• Provide legal advice regarding patent viability, filing patent applications, domestic and foreign patent strategies.
• Supervising outside counsel; infringement and clearance analysis.
• Advising inventors and management on a variety of intellectual property matters.
• Reviewing prior art search reports.
• Supporting litigation teams.
• General client counseling on patent, trademark, and copyright matters.

Why this is a great opportunity:
• Extraordinary (famous) patent portfolio.
• Core patent portfolio has good shelf life.
• Exceptional management team.
• Profitable, stable private company.
• Talented engineering team.
• Interesting technology focus.
• Autonomy and substantive responsibility.

City Sunnyvale
State CA
Country USA
Web Address www.intertrust.com

MLA Job ID: 358435
Position Type: InHouse
Min Experience (yrs): 3
Practice: Patent, Intellectual Property
Listing Office: San Francisco
Email Address: intertrustpatent@mlaglobal.com
Location: Sunnyvale, CA

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