Burford Capital · 2 days ago
Vice President, Patent Case Management
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
7+ years expBurford Capital is the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law. They are seeking a Vice President for their Patent team to manage and maximize the value of their multi-billion dollar portfolio of patent investments.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Monitor and manage active patent investments during the legal lifecycle, including working with the counterparty, litigation counsel, and internal Burford teams to optimize the outcome
Analyze the merits of litigation claims, legal risks, financial implications, and strategy
Evaluate and price legal risk of evolving legal claims, addressing the impact of budget issues and litigation developments
Collaborate with the entire Patent team, as well as Burford’s business development and marketing teams, to assist in identifying new investment opportunities
Represent Burford externally in client and law firm meetings, at industry conferences, and through thought-leadership initiatives
Qualification
Required
A minimum of 4 years of high-value patent litigation experience from a first-rate US law firm, and at least 3 years of in-house experience at a top company
Law firm experience should include substantial briefing, deposition and expert discovery, and oral argument/trial work
Relevant in-house experience would include managing a significant docket of matters, preparing case strategy and budgets, overseeing outside counsel's execution of strategy and adherence to budgets, and reporting to internal business and legal team on strategy and developments
Licensed to practice law in any U.S. jurisdiction
A thoughtful litigator with an intuitive sense of the merit, value and risks of litigation
Numerate and deal-savvy, with the ability to assess risk and explain (both internally and externally) the value of a deal
Ability to assess complicated legal and/or financial issues, describe them simply, and propose commercially reasonable solutions to managers
A multi-tasker, capable of actively managing a large and complex portfolio of high-value litigation
A team player who can work collegially with team members at multiple levels and business functions to assist with legal and financial analysis
A good communicator and out-going, capable of participating in panels, conferences, and other client-facing business development opportunities on behalf of Burford
Ambitious and ready to work in a fast-paced environment where both your legal skills and financial acumen will be fully utilized
Preferred
An undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering or science are preferred but not required
Benefits
Competitive health care benefits
401k matching program
Company
Burford Capital
Burford Capital operates as a finance and professional services company.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (2)
2022 (4)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.71B2026-01-12Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2025-07-08Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2024-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $275M
Leadership Team
Christopher Bogart
Chief Executive Officer
Leeor Cohen
Senior Vice President
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