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What To Expect
Tesla is seeking a Managing Counsel, IP Litigation for our Austin, Texas location. As a member of Tesla’s IP Litigation team, you will be directly engaged in developing and driving litigation strategy with a trial-focused approach and partnering with the business to identify potential litigation risks and solutions. You will be supporting Tesla in a wide range of significant litigation matters worldwide, but primarily focused on intellectual property litigations and Patent Office proceedings. You will be joining a fun, fast-paced and growing legal team working collaboratively together on novel legal issues.

What You'll Do

• Develop and drive Tesla’s strategy for IP litigations
• Manage and help run all aspects of litigation matters, in the U.S. and worldwide, including e-discovery, fact-finding and analysis, witness preparation, depositions, case management conferences, motion practice, and arbitration or trial preparation and presentation
• Both supervise and partner with outside counsel to ensure that all aspects of Tesla’s legal representation are of the highest quality, including the day-to-day running of matters, overall strategy, written work, and oral advocacy
• Litigate select matters directly in-house as part of Tesla’s growing in-house IP litigation team
• Identify potential litigation risk and counsel the business to minimize exposure

What You'll Bring

• 12+ years’ litigation experience, preferably including experience at a top tier law firm or in the government as a regulator or federal prosecutor, and preferably with significant experience handling trials, hearings, depositions, arbitrations, and mediations
• Experience in multiple categories of IP litigation and Patent Office proceedings, particularly focused on patent litigation
• J.D. with excellent academic credentials
• Excellent analytical and writing skills
• Business-savvy, creative approach to problem solving
• Evidence of exceptional ability

Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• LGBTQ+ care concierge services
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program

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