LEGO Systems, Inc. Jobs

Corporate Counsel - Intellectual Property

• Location Prague, Czechia

• Job ID 0000017243

• Category Legal, Compliance & Audit

Job Description

We are looking for a Corporate Counsel to join our LCR team. The Legal, Compliance and Risk Management (LCR) team supports operational legal needs within the CEEMEA region

Bring your legal experience and potential to help craft the future of the LEGO Group!

Core Responsibilities

• Drive and proactively manage IPR Enforcement matters within designated Area of responsibility – CZ/SK as primary focus with possible involvement within other geographies within CEEMEA region with close collaboration with IP Enforcement Global Team and with report to CEEMEA General Counsel

• Deal with customs seizures and records

• Take initiative, recognise and act on legal issues related to brand protection

• Managing external counsels in IP related legal matters

• Ensuring a high level of compliance in all matters related to IPR, Compliance, GDPR, etc

• Support knowledge sharing and process optimization within CEEMEA team and contribute to CEEMEA LCR Team

• Be first contact and deliver IPR Agenda for appropriate business stakeholders

• Be an integral part of the CEEMEA LCR and become a fully leaned in team member, providing collaboration and knowledge sharing

Play your part in our team succeeding!

LCR CEEMEA (Central Eastern Europe Middle East and Africa) is a regional team located in Billund, Prague, Kladno, Nyiregyhaza and Istanbul consisting of a variety of legal positions, aimed at providing legal commercial counselling, operations factory, legal counselling and IP Enforcement Strategies

Do you have what it takes?

• Global background from inhouse and/or private practice, with relevant IP enforcement expertise

• Proven track record in brand protection field

• Proven track-record in negotiations, advisory, matter management and stakeholder management

• An appetite and ability to learn new skills as well as the willingness to learn and following through on tasks

• Highly collaborative and curious mentality with a “can do” approach

• Ability to work in a team of world-class professionals, and perform as unalienable part of the team

• MIRO, Anaqua, iManage user experience knowledge will be a plus

• Advanced English language skills are required in both writing and speech

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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. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

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 our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

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.

Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. 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 and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

Research shows that women and people from different minority backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.

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.

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