Senior Counsel - Intellectual Property Litigation

BioSpace; North Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 296,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Short-term incentive programs

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical company in North Chicago is seeking a Senior Counsel - Intellectual Property Litigation. This role requires management of global patent litigation and related disputes, providing expert counsel to clients, and participation in various litigation proceedings. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in intellectual property litigation along with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. This position is hybrid, requiring an onsite presence at least three days a week.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of major law firm and/or in-house patent or intellectual property litigation experience.
• Ability to convey intellectual property issues in understandable terms.
• Preference for candidates with significant scientific experience (molecular biology, biotechnology, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Manage U.S. and international patent litigation matters.
• Participate in key litigation proceedings like depositions and trials.
• Provide expert counsel on IP litigation issues.
• Advise senior management on key global IP litigation issues.
• Negotiate and draft settlement agreements.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Problem-solving skills

Interest in science

Education

Law degree from an ABA-accredited law school

Job description

Senior Counsel - Intellectual Property Litigation

Location: North Chicago, IL. Salary range: $156,000.00-$296,500.00. Application deadline: 1 week ago.

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Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com.

Job Description

AbbVie is looking for an accomplished intellectual property litigator with great judgment and communication skills and with a demonstrated ability to strategically manage an active docket of global patent and other intellectual property litigation cases. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who can quickly learn AbbVies products and IP assets and get up and running with his or her own set of cases. This attorney will report, directly or indirectly, to the head of AbbVies IP Litigation Group, part of AbbVies Intellectual Property, Transactions, and Innovation legal team, and be based at the company’s headquarters in North Chicago, Illinois with a hybrid work model (on site 3+ days/week).

Overview

As a member of AbbVies intellectual property litigation team you will not just monitor outside counsel. Instead, you will be directly engaged in developing and driving strategy for all of your matters. You will provide counsel to internal clients on patent litigation matters and other issues such as trade secret and licensing disputes. You are required to have a high degree of self-sufficiency and independent judgment, but you will operate as part of a collaborative team of attorneys, paralegals and support staff, all working closely to protect AbbVies interests.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing AbbVies U.S. and international patent litigation matters, trade secret matters, and other IP-related disputes, driving strategy with outside counsel and partnering with key internal clients;
• Participating in key litigation proceedings, including depositions, hearings, mediations, arbitrations, settlement conferences, and trials.
• Providing expert counsel on all IP litigation and related issues;
• Advising senior management on a broad range of key global IP litigation issues;
• Negotiating and drafting settlement agreements.

Qualifications

• Law degree from an ABA-accredited law school and in good standing with the state bar of the jurisdiction in which your office will be located (or ability to gain licensure in the state in which your office will be located);
• 5+ years of major law firm and/or in-house patent or intellectual property litigation experience;
• Excellent communication, analytical, organization, and negotiation skills, including the ability to convey and discuss intellectual property issues in understandable terms;
• Creative thinking and problem-solving skills;
• Strong interest and aptitude in science;
• Preference will be given to candidates who have significant molecular biology, biotechnology, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, chemical engineering, or biomedical engineering experience;
• This is a hybrid work opportunity requiring at minimum three (3) days onsite in our North Chicago, IL offices.

Additional Information

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Legal

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