Regions Bank · 6 hours ago
Assistant General Counsel - Intellectual Property
Birmingham, AL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$181K/yr - $240K/yr
10+ years expRegions Bank is committed to providing a supportive work environment for its associates. The Assistant General Counsel - Intellectual Property will offer legal advice on intellectual property matters, develop strategies to protect inventions, and manage patent portfolios while collaborating with various business units.
BankingInsurance
Responsibilities
Partners with business units and executive leadership to provide practical legal advice on issues related to complex business and banking matters
Provides strategic, pragmatic, and expert legal advice to business units
Advises senior management as to the interpretation of laws and regulations and on new and recent changes in laws and regulations that affect the Bank
Monitors and remains up to date on emerging legislative developments that may affect the Bank
Participates in line of business-initiated projects such as drafting policies and procedures on new regulations and amendments or new interpretations of existing regulations
Provides expert assessment of legal risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the Bank’s reputation as well as our clients and assets
Works with and manages outside counsel on legal issues impacting the Bank and related matter budgets
May lead and manage other Assistant General Counsel, specialists or paralegal staff
Provides assistance with training bankers, associates, operational staff and customer support staff on legal issues
Provides expert legal counsel on a wide range of legal issues and works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors
Proactively and consistently develops relationships based on trust across the organization; grows internal and external networks
Ability to work in a collaborative environment with multiple stakeholders to include senior and executive management
Has distinct, independent ownership of a legal function or specialization
Provides mentoring opportunities for legal staff and serves as a resource for legal staff
Develop the strategic framework, processes, and program to identify strategic ways to identify and protect new inventions
Execute patent harvesting and invention sessions with inventors with eye toward the strategic value of our patent portfolio
Assist with patent prosecution, including processing invention disclosures, determining an appropriate IP protection strategy, working with outside counsel to draft and prosecute patent applications that accurately protect inventions
Strategically manage existing patent portfolio to maximize value and minimize costs
Partner with the business and other legal experts to structure and negotiate IP terms with vendors, partners, and other third parties
Conduct due diligence reviews of all IP-related documents in acquisition and investment transactions in coordination with outside counsel to identify and understand IP risks in proposed transactions
Assist with IP litigation and copyright issues
Partners with business units, functions, and executive leadership to provide practical legal advice on issues related to intellectual property
Provides strategic, pragmatic, and expert legal advice to business units and functions
Participates in line of business-initiated projects to identify and understand IP risks Works with and manages outside counsel on intellectual property issues
Provides assistance with training bankers, associates, operational staff and customer support staff on intellectual property issues
Qualification
Required
Law Degree
Licensed in good standing to practice law in at least one jurisdiction
Ten (10) years of legal experience at a regulatory agency, in the financial services industry, or at a law firm with strong knowledge of bank regulations or other relevant practical legal experience
Preferred
Ten (10) years of relevant intellectual property experience in a law firm or corporate law department
A USTPO registration number preferred
In-house experience in the financial services industry or technology industry
Experience handling patent prosecution and managing a patent portfolio
Experience in drafting and negotiating IP provisions in various technology agreements, including IP licenses, software licenses, SaaS agreements, technology transfer agreements, consulting, professional, and other complex technology agreements
Experience in handling IP-related due diligence and negotiating IP provisions in M&A/Strategic Investment transaction documents
Benefits
Paid Vacation/Sick Time
401K with Company Match
Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
Disability Benefits
Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Account
Life Insurance
Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Program
Associate Volunteer Program
Company
Regions Bank
Regions Financial Corporation is a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth management, and mortgage products and services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2018-04-06Acquired
Leadership Team
Brian Happel
Executive Vice President and Fort Worth Market CEO
Daniel Hobbs
Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Finance and Business Lines CFO
Recent News
2024-04-30
Business Journals
2024-04-28
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