Associate Corporate Counsel

Job Description
Do you seek to make a great difference and build the right legal landscape for the LEGO Group?

Here's a fantastic job opportunity for you to bring your legal experience and potential to provide Intellectual Property Protection for the LEGO Group If interested, please submit a copy of your resume in English Language.

No relocation assistance is offered for this position.

Core Responsibilities
The main focus of this role is to

• Work on Intellectual Property (IP) related tasks in China, in the areas of copyright, trademark, patent and design rights matters, infringement of these areas and unfair competition law claims.
• Train with subject matter experts on IP enforcement and participate in activities
• Support an established team of IP lawyers on a program of enhanced IPR protection and enforcement globally.
• Help senior lawyers with all work related to IP enforcement, including but not limited to online takedowns, raids, preparation and due diligence for lawsuits, Administrative Actions, answering day to day IP questions and IP training.
• Aid in drafting and supporting the local IP protection and enforcement strategy for China.
• Receive training on how to conduct and help with conducting IP training to internal employees, external third-party agents, and government officials, and assist with marketing the work done in IP protection and enforcement in China.
• Document legal processes and work output in legal knowledge management tools.
• Assist with data collection on IP cases and analysis and reporting of that data.

Play your part in our team succeeding
The LCR China & APAC Team is the regional legal team covering all of Asia, with lawyers in Shanghai, Jiaxing, Vietnam and Singapore, in a variety of legal positions. It is our mission as lawyers to provide proactive and effective support (Golden Business Partnering) to the business in a way that adds impact and value to their daily work.

This position can be a "stepping-stone" for very junior lawyers or those seeking to grow into IP specialists, who are learning or are already capable of solving some IP legal tasks, and who want to develop further in the IP area or in general in the Legal Department at the LEGO Group.

Next development steps could be as a Corporate Counsel in one of the LCR Regions.

Do you have what it takes?

• A law degree or has passed the Bar Exam (in China or another country) from an accredited university
• Minimum 5 years of (postgraduate) work experience at a global company.
• Must have at least 1-2 years of experience providing at least paralegal level support on IP cases (preferably in China).
• Can be engaged in continuing course work in the IP legal field.
• Has an appetite for and ability to learn new skills, as well as the willingness to follow through on tasks.
• Someone who can demonstrate some critical thinking, who will see connections and part of the "big picture," and is comfortable contributing creative ideas.
• Previous experience working with other companies, government authorities in China or one or more countries within the APAC Region.
• Some travel must be expected, likely not to exceed 30 days per year.
• High proficiency in English and Mandarin Language (written and spoken)

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.

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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