Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property

1012 LEGO Systems, Inc.; Boxford (MA); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Life and disability insurance

Headspace wellbeing program

Colleague discount

Bonus scheme

Hybrid Working – Best of Both

Campus/office flexibility

Job summary

LEGO Group is seeking a Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property Americas to protect the LEGO brand across the Americas. You will advise on trademark, copyright, patent, and publicity rights while aligning with regional and global IP strategies.

You'll work with internal teams, customs authorities, and external counsel, balancing legal risk with business needs and leading enforcement initiatives across multiple jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Delivered legal advice across trademark, copyright, patent, and publicity rights matters.
• Managed IP enforcement and brand protection initiatives with measurable outcomes.
• Led IP disputes, enforcement actions, or litigation matters through resolution.
• Built partnerships with business stakeholders and senior leaders with practical recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Support and advance IP enforcement initiatives across the Americas.
• Collaborate with customs authorities, enforcement partners, and external counsel.
• Translate complex IP issues into business-focused guidance for stakeholders.
• Contribute to regional and global IP strategy initiatives.

Skills

IP law advice

Enforcement & brand protection

Cross-functional collaboration

Legal risk guidance

Education

J.D./LL.M. or equivalent law degree

Massachusetts bar in good standing or in-house counsel registration

Job description

About the role

Just imagine protecting the ideas, creativity, and innovation behind one of the world's most recognized brands across the Americas. Then make it real. About the role As our Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property Americas, you'll help protect and strengthen the LEGO® brand's intellectual property portfolio across the Americas. You'll provide legal advice on trademark, copyright, patent, publicity rights, brand protection, and enforcement matters while supporting regional and global intellectual property strategies. Working closely with legal colleagues, business stakeholders, customs authorities, and external counsel, you'll help safeguard the LEGO Group's intellectual property and support practical business decisions.

Required Qualifications

• Delivered legal advice across trademark, copyright, patent, and publicity rights matters
• Managed intellectual property enforcement and brand protection initiatives with measurable outcomes
• Led intellectual property disputes, enforcement actions, or litigation matters through resolution
• Built effective partnerships with business stakeholders and senior leaders while providing practical legal recommendations
• Juris Doctor (J.D.), LL.M., or equivalent law degree
• Licensed and in good standing to practice law in the state of Massachusetts or become registered in-house counsel

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced customs enforcement or anti-counterfeiting program experience
• Developed intellectual property portfolio strategy, licensing, or prosecution approaches

What you'll build

Support and advance key intellectual property enforcement initiatives across the Americas. Strengthen relationships with customs authorities, enforcement partners, and external counsel. Improve awareness of intellectual property risks and best practices through training programs. Contribute to regional and global intellectual property strategy initiatives. Help manage emerging infringement risks, counterfeit activity, and complex dispute-resolution matters. Partner with stakeholders to balance legal risk management with practical business needs. If you've worked in a role where you advised on complex intellectual property matters, managed enforcement actions, and translated legal issues into business-focused recommendations, you'll feel at home here. What matters most is your ability to deliver sound legal guidance, influence decisions, and build trust with a wide range of stakeholders.

Life on the team

You’ll join the Legal, Compliance & Responsibility Americas team within the CFO organization, reporting to the VP & General Counsel, Americas. We're a connected team working across Boston, Mexico City, Monterrey, Richmond, Billund, London, and Shanghai. Our hybrid rhythm helps us stay close to one another while partnering across legal disciplines and business functions. Success comes from thoughtful problem solving, strong communication, adaptability, learning agility, and the ability to collaborate effectively across cultures and geographies.

What success looks like

You’ll become a trusted advisor who helps protect the LEGO® brand while navigating complex intellectual property challenges across diverse jurisdictions. Over time, you'll help strengthen enforcement programs, support closer alignment between regional and global strategies, and expand stakeholder education efforts. You'll work closely with the Americas Legal Team, the Global Intellectual Property Legal Team, business leadership, customs authorities, enforcement agencies, and external counsel to help shape meaningful brand protection outcomes.

Compensation

The salary for this position has a range of $107,885.00 - $161,827.00 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalisation of the employment offer. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date.

What’s in it for you?

• Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
• Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
• Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based.
• Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
• Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
• Your workplace: Your workplace will be the office, store or factory specified in this advert.
• Hybrid Working: Our hybrid work model, Best of Both offers you the option of flexibility to work from home up to two days per week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of the model, including how this option applies to your role and team.
• Learn more about our benefits, culture and workplace experience here

Eligibility & Equal Opportunity

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong. The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team. We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.” The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer. Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights. We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees. Online Application Accessibility Statement; which is intended for people with disabilities - LEGO systems endeavors to make www.LEGO.com/jobs accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our web site or need assistance completing the application process, please contact the HR Service Desk at 1.860-763-7777, option #3. Please note, these communication channels should be used for those having difficulty accessing our on-line channels, not to inquire about job opportunities.

General Information

Just imagine building your dream career. Then make it real. Join the LEGO® team today. We are aware of reports of fraudulent emails and social media messages from individuals falsely claiming to represent the LEGO Group recruitment teams. Please check that recruitment communications are from an official LEGO® email address before responding Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. Our founder Ole Kirk Kristiansen made his first wooden toy in 1932. He persevered against the odds until his business was a success. Constantly innovating, never compromising. Building, rebuilding, and striving for the best. It is this resilience and permanent sense of renewal that drives us forward. We are never still. We will always be creating, inventing, andhaving fun. Build your career brick by brick and play your part in continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow”.