Description:

Our legal team works cross-functionally to help achieve A Computer Software Company's mission of enabling all teams to work together effortlessly. We're a global, collaborative team responsible for supporting all groups throughout the organization to ensure they have the resources they need to be successful and also support A Computer Software Company's core values and interests. We run ideas past each other, we problem-solve together, we partner with other groups to navigate through challenging issues, and we're looking for a new member to join our team.

You'll be stepping into a role that covers intellectual property, compliance, product, marketing, and partnerships. We're looking for a mid-level attorney with experience in some of those areas and interest in learning others. This is a great opportunity to dive into a variety of issues and work closely with cross-functional teams across a mission-driven company. This role offers exposure to a range of issues such as intellectual property prosecution, strategy, and enforcement; product feature development and rollout; marketing and sales content review; trade compliance programs and strategy; engineering and open source - all with a vision towards enhancing A Computer Software Company's mission and business. We are looking for a collaborative team player willing to dive in and bring a business-oriented, thoughtful, practical mindset to solving problems and scaling programs.

This role is based in our San Francisco office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Most A Computer Software Company have the option to work from home on Wednesdays. Working from home on Fridays depends on the type of work you do and the teams with which you partner. If you're interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the in-office requirements.

What you'll achieve

Assist our Lead IP counsels on all matters relating to intellectual property - from trademark and copyright filings, IP enforcement, managing patent harvesting to prosecution
Enhance A Computer Software Company's trade and export compliance program, including staying abreast of trade related global issues, updating relevant policies, screening, and maturing our training program
Work with A Computer Software Company's marketing organization to review and advise on sales and marketing materials and practices to ensure compliance with applicable regulations, third-party rights, and company policies
Work with A Computer Software Company R&D teams on product and feature development and programs, including advising on general compliance issues and go-to-market plans
Partner with privacy, commercial, marketing, and corporate legal stakeholders to surface, communicate, and drive resolution around concerns relating to A Computer Software Company products
Work to optimize and scale processes and enablement materials for the areas and teams we counsel

About You:

JD from an accredited and U.S-qualified law school (California bar membership or California registered in-house counsel preferred)
4+ years combined experience working as in-house counsel at a SaaS company in product counseling, intellectual property, compliance, or marketing and/or at a law firm counseling SaaS companies on product and/or intellectual property. Enterprise level experience preferred.
Strong collaboration skills and ability to work cross-functionally with lawyers and non-lawyers across the company. Ability to breakdown legal concepts and explain them in plain language to non-lawyers with contextual clarity
Creative problem solver comfortable with assessing risks and making decisions
Experience in IP, marketing, payments, international compliance, or product counseling
Business and customer oriented with experience bringing diverse stakeholders to agreement
Familiarity with issue-spotting regulatory issues and supporting driving compliant solutions
Excellent legal and business judgment with the ability to assess and clearly communicate risks and tradeoffs to business partners

At A Computer Software Company, we're committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as this is critical to helping us achieve our mission. If you're interested in this role and don't meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply.