State Licensed Senior Counsel

Job Summary

To support a growing legal team, the full-time Senior Counsel in Risk & Enforcement will serve as a strategic advisor on intellectual property disputes, software enforcement, and trade secret protection, while collaborating with various departments to mitigate risk and prepare for potential litigation.

Key responsibilities

• Lead strategies for intellectual property and technology-related disputes, ensuring effective legal approaches to trade secret, patent, and software licensing claims
• Develop and implement litigation prevention frameworks, including processes for early risk identification and evidence collection
• Advise on customer license compliance and manage disputes with vendors and third parties involving technology and confidentiality issues

Required qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and in good standing with at least one State Bar
• Minimum of 10 years of legal experience, including at least 5 years in litigation and significant in-house experience
• Experience managing intellectual property or technology-related disputes, particularly in software and trade secret matters
• Preferred degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field
• Demonstrated capability in developing litigation readiness and dispute prevention programs