Senior Counsel, IP Risk & Enforcement

Rocket Software; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Vacation Time

Health and Wellness coverage options

Life and disability coverage

401(k) and Roth Retirement Saving with

Monthly student debt benefit

Tuition Reimbursement and Certificate

Leadership and skills training

Job summary

Rocket Software is seeking a Senior Counsel, Risk & Enforcement to lead intellectual property disputes, trade secrets enforcement, and license compliance across Rocket-developed and third-party software.

The role partners with product and engineering teams to translate technical facts into legal strategy, builds readiness programs, and manages external counsel and investigations, while aligning with business objectives.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school is required.
• Must be in good standing with at least one State Bar.
• Minimum of 10 years total experience with at least 5 years in a law firm litigation position, including significant in-house experience.
• Minimum of 5 years experience managing intellectual property or technology-related disputes, including software, trade secret, copyright, patent, licensing, or open source matters.
• Engineering, computer science, or other relevant technical degree preferred, with experience in high-technology industries.
• Deep knowledge of litigation strategy, internal investigations, preservation, discovery, settlement analysis, and outside counsel management.
• Experience developing litigation readiness and dispute prevention programs before claims are filed.
• Strong ability to engage with engineers/product managers on technical matters and translate them into legal risk analysis.
• Experience with software license compliance and enforcement, customer or vendor disputes, and related commercial considerations.
• Senior leadership capability to influence at the executive level and lead cross-functional matters.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy for intellectual property and technology-related disputes, including trade secret, patent, copyright, open source, software licensing and related claims.
• Serve as the dedicated legal partner for significant software disputes, collaborating with product, engineering, security and business teams.
• Develop and maintain litigation readiness frameworks, including risk identification, preservation, evidence collection, and escalation processes.
• Lead internal investigations and pre-litigation assessments related to IP misuse, trade secrets, and licensing issues.
• Advise on customer license compliance and enforcement matters, including audits and negotiations.
• Manage disputes with vendors, partners, and competitors involving software and IP, ensuring practical risk mitigation and resolution structures.

Skills

Litigation leadership

IP litigation

Technical fluency

Outside counsel management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

State Bar in good standing

Job description

Rocket Software is seeking a Senior Counsel, Risk & Enforcement to lead intellectual property disputes, trade secrets enforcement, and license compliance across Rocket-developed and third-party software.

The role partners with product and engineering teams to translate technical facts into legal strategy, builds readiness programs, and manages external counsel and investigations, while aligning with business objectives.