Intellectual Property Litigation Counsel

AbbVie is looking for an accomplished intellectual property litigator with great judgment and communication skills and with a demonstrated ability to strategically manage an active docket of global patent and other intellectual property litigation cases. The ideal candidate will be a selfstarter who can quickly learn AbbVies products and IP assets and get up and running with his or her own set of cases. This attorney will report directly or indirectly to the head of AbbVies IP Litigation Group part of AbbVies Intellectual Property Transactions and Innovation legal team and be based at the companys headquarters in North Chicago Illinois with a hybrid work model (on site 3 days/week).

Overview

As a member of AbbVies intellectual property litigation team you will not just monitor outside counsel. Instead you will be directly engaged in developing and driving strategy for all of your matters.  You will provide counsel to internal clients on patent litigation matters and other issues such as trade secret and licensing disputes.  You are required to have a high degree of selfsufficiency and independent judgment but you will operate as part of a collaborative team of attorneys paralegals and support staff all working closely to protect AbbVies interests.  

Key Responsibilities

• Managing AbbVies U.S. and international patent litigation matters trade secret matters and other IPrelated disputes driving strategy with outside counsel and partnering with key internal clients;  
• Participating in key litigation proceedings including depositions hearings mediations arbitrations settlement conferences and trials. 
• Providing expert counsel on all IP litigation and related issues; 
• Advising senior management on a broad range of key global IP litigation issues; 
• Negotiating and drafting settlement agreements.

Qualifications :

• JD degree from an accredited law school state bar admission enabling inhouse practice (specific state not required)
• 4 years of major law firm and/or inhouse patent litigation experience 
• Excellent communication analytical organization and negotiation skills including the ability to convey and discuss intellectual property issues in understandable terms. 
• Creative thinking and problemsolving skills. 
• Strong interest and aptitude in science. 
• Preference will be given to candidates who have significant molecular biology biotechnology biochemistry biology chemistry chemical engineering or biomedical engineering experience.

Additional Information :

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: 

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation holidays sick) medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

• This job is eligible to participate in our shortterm incentive programs. 

• This job is eligible to participate in our longterm incentive programs

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission incentive benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion consistent with applicable law. 

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity driving innovation transforming lives serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion.  It is AbbVies policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color religion national origin age sex (including pregnancy) physical or mental disability medical condition genetic information gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital status status as a protected veteran or any other legally protected group status.

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