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Legal Counsel, Intellectual Property (IP)

From commercial contracts to cyber security, IP to ethical practices – Legal teams at Dell Technologies always have new, interesting and complex challenges to tackle. Legal Operations provides all the administrative, reporting and program management support they need to succeed. Whether focused locally, regionally or globally, Legal Operations professionals develop plans, oversee programs and processes and maintain records. They review legal data, provide policy information and legal advice across the organization and manage a wide range of legal business matters.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as an IP Legal Counsel on our IP Legal team in Round Rock, Texas

What You’ll Achieve

As an IP Legal Counsel, you will be responsible for providing a full range of intellectual property legal support including support for intellectual property dispute and licensing matters, as well as support for issues arising from Dell’s development and engineering teams such as patent portfolio development, open source reviews, standards issues, freedom-to-operate analysis, managing outside counsel, drafting and negotiating agreements, and due diligence for business development and counselling.

You will:

• Provide support to development and engineering teams for patent mining of innovative ideas, working with patent committees, managing the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, and other patent portfolio development activities
• Regularly make presentations and interact with the business about intellectual property legal matters including patents, open source and standards
• Provide a full range of support functions related to open-source software, including vetting proposals to use open-source software and to contribute to and/or create open-source projects, and helping to develop and enforce open-source policies for the company
• Provide due diligence and technical support to Dell’s patent litigation team, including providing support for activities before the United States Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”)
• Conduct due diligence supporting Dell’s patent licensing matters and engage in active negotiation of patent licenses

Take the first step towards your dream career

Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here’s what we are looking for with this role:

Essential Requirements

• A Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and licensed to practice in at least one state are required. An undergraduate or advanced degree in Engineering or Computer Science is required
• A minimum of 1-3 years of law firm or corporate law department experience is required
• Experience in patent litigation support, including activities before the United States Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”), is preferred
• Background in computer and software technology, including experience drafting and prosecution of patent applications
• Ability to articulate and communicate with and positively engage their clients is essential. Must be able give well organized, thoughtful presentations to management

Desirable Requirements

• Admission to practice before the USPTO is strongly preferred
• Experience in patent litigation support, including activities before the United States Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”), along with technology license drafting and negotiations

Compensation

Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this position is $170,850. - $221,100.

Benefits And Perks Of Working At Dell Technologies

Your life. Your health. Supported by your benefits. You can explore the overall benefits experience that awaits you as a Dell Technologies team member — right now at MyWellatDell.com

Who We Are

We believe that each of us has the power to make an impact. That’s why we put our team members at the center of everything we do. If you’re looking for an opportunity to grow your career with some of the best minds and most advanced tech in the industry, we’re looking for you.

Dell Technologies is a unique family of businesses that helps individuals and organizations transform how they work, live and play. Join us to build a future that works for everyone because Progress Takes All of Us.

Dell Technologies is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Read the full Equal Employment Opportunity Policy here.

Job ID: R271948Job Function: Legal