Walmart

Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property

Walmart • $130K — $260K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Extensive experience counseling clients on patentable subject matter and open-source software governance.
  • Experience providing legal advice on complex business matters.
  • Proven ability to align legal strategies with organizational goals.
  • Strong expertise in regulatory compliance and risk mitigation.
  • Demonstrated skill in managing legal support for projects/transactions.
  • Proficient in legal research and analysis of legislative developments.
  • Registered USPTO patent attorney.

Responsibilities

  • Support the development and maintenance of patent law and open source software policies.
  • Connect with business segments to understand product roadmaps and develop IP strategies.
  • Review open source software requests and ensure compliance efforts.
  • Manage relationships with internal clients and external counsel to address legal issues.
  • Promote a culture of compliance and integrity across teams.
  • Lead initiatives to integrate legal insights into business decision-making.

Benefits

  • Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • Financial benefits like 401(k), stock purchase plan, and company-paid life insurance.
  • Comprehensive paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and parental leave.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • Company discounts and Military Leave Pay.
  • Education benefits, with Walmart covering tuition for various educational programs.
Full Job Description
  • Support developing, maintaining and counseling the company on pertinent patent law, open source software issues, and related policies, ensuring alignment with company standards.
  • Connect with Walmart's business segments to understand product roadmaps and priorities, develop appropriate patent and IP strategies, and ensure coverage for key initiatives.
  • Work closely with technologists, engineers, and other functions to review open source software requests as well as help shepherd compliance efforts.
  • Manage relationships with internal clients and external counsel to address legal issues and mitigate risks effectively.
  • Promote ethical standards and compliance, fostering a culture of integrity and accountability across teams.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives by integrating legal insights into business decision-making and operational excellence.


What you'll bring:
  • Extensive experience counseling clients on patentable subject matter, invention, and open source software governance.
  • Experience providing legal advice and counsel on complex business matters.
  • Proven ability to develop and implement legal strategies aligned with organizational goals.
  • Strong expertise in regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, and policy analysis.
  • Demonstrated skill in managing legal support for business transactions and projects.
  • Proficiency in legal research, analysis, and evaluation of legislative and regulatory developments.
  • Registered USPTO patent attorney.


At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00 - $260,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

- Stock

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Size
2,300 employees
Market Cap
$387 billion
Industry
Net Income
$13.5 billion
Founded
1962
5 Year Trend
+3.3%
Revenue
$559.1 billion
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