Managing Counsel

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Managing Counsel
The candidate will work closely with product management, engineering, business strategy, and marketing teams, as well as colleagues in Legal, to provide counseling on a range of legal topics. Will report to the Associate General Counsel, and help advance clients' business objectives while managing legal and brand/reputational risk. Support and build positive relationships with the product development teams. Draft and negotiate all types of technology licensing agreements - both in-bound and out-bound licenses and partnership agreements. Collaborate with clients on the review of products, business strategies, and initiatives to assess legal compliance and provide practical advice. Coordinate with subject matter leads in the company's Legal Department, including privacy, antitrust, and intellectual property attorneys. Develop and deliver materials and trainings to various internal groups, including engineering, program management, and sales legal. Lead a team of one or more paralegals or junior lawyers. Provide mentoring, leadership, and be a resource for the team.

Qualification and Experience

The candidate must have 8+ years of relevant legal experience, with software and online services industry experience. Should be proficient at negotiating and drafting various intellectual property agreements including in-bound and out-bound technology licenses, development agreements, online services agreements, and terms of use for online services and software. Expertise in privacy and data security issues and compliance is required. Experience with privacy by design is strongly preferred. Prior experience with user-generated content services and mobile app development strongly preferred. Technical background or a geek-level interest in software products and development also preferred.

Company info

Hiring Coordinator
Adobe Systems Incorporated
3640 Holdrege Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90016