Description:
What we're looking for:We're seeking a Corporate Counsel III to join a collaborative legal team supporting a global business. In this role, you'll primarily focus on trademark law, while expanding your expertise into product regulatory and advertising law.
What You'll Do:
- Lead trademark clearance, registration, and portfolio management
- Partner closely with Marketing and R&D to guide brand usage and claims
- Evaluate product claims and help ensure compliance with applicable regulations
- Identify legal risks and provide practical, business-oriented solutions
- Build knowledge in product regulatory law through hands-on learning and mentorship
A typical day might include:
- Reviewing a new product name for trademark clearance
- Advising marketing teams on compliant messaging and claims
- Collaborating with R&D on product labeling considerations
- Researching regulatory developments impacting product claims
- Partnering with colleagues to proactively solve legal challenges
Travel: Minimal if any
Required Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active bar membership (or ability to obtain Michigan licensure)
- 10+ years of experience as an attorney within a law firm and/or corporate legal environment
- Experience in trademark law, including clearance and registration
- Experience advising business partners on legal risk
- Ability to work cross-functionally with non-legal stakeholders
- Strong analytical and issue-spotting capabilities
- Curiosity and willingness to learn new areas of law
- Effective communication with both legal and business audiences
- Pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset
- High level of integrity and sound judgment
- Ability to balance risk with business objectives
- A diverse legal team spanning trademark, patent, and regulatory expertise
- Opportunity to work on a wide range of legal challenges not commonly found in regional markets
- Collaborative environment where team members are trusted to own their work
- Leadership that emphasizes autonomy, trust, and results over micromanagement
- Direct exposure to global legal issues within a multinational organization