Corporate Counsel, IP Litigation

Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property Litigation

San Mateo, CA (hybrid)- will require coming into office 2x a week

Join our collaborative and passionate Global Legal Team at PlayStation! As Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property Litigation at Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE), you will be a key player on the team defending and advancing SIE's innovative intellectual property. This role offers an exciting opportunity to litigate high-stakes intellectual property cases involving PlayStation video games and products. Come join us as we work on cutting-edge legal issues involving SIE's patents, trademarks, and copyrights in a rapidly evolving legal landscape!

What You'll be Doing

• Manage cutting-edge IP litigation, including working with outside counsel and managing litigation budgets.
• Respond to third party subpoenas and other requests for information, documents, and/or witness testimony.
• Strategize with leadership and business partners regarding IP litigation risks, pre-litigation disputes, and ongoing IP litigation matters.
• Assist with developing policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Partner with colleagues in other regions, including the UK, Europe, and Asia.
• Work closely with paralegals and support staff.

What We're Looking For

• At least 5 years of experience as either in-house litigation counsel and/or outside counsel litigating intellectual property cases in federal and state courts, with a minimum of 3 years of experience at a law firm.
• Current member admitted to and in good standing with a U.S. state bar.
  
  
  
  • California state bar membership preferred.
  • At a minimum, the candidate must be qualified for and quickly able to obtain Registered In-House Counsel status in California and be willing to maintain that status during employment.
  
  
  
  
• Law degree from an accredited U.S. law school.
• Experience litigating intellectual property cases, including complex patent litigation matters.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to contribute collaboratively as a team player.
• Excellent oral and written communication and negotiation skills, impeccable integrity, good judgment, strong analytical skills, and a great attitude.

*PlayStation offers a global hybrid office/remote working model - Flex Modes - which aims to combine the flexibility of remote working with the magic of in-person collaboration. The model is built upon the principle of working together in-person as work requires, with the freedom to work remotely otherwise.

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