Apple

Senior Standards Counsel

Apple$150K — $200K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in legal advice related to intellectual property or antitrust, either in-house or at a major law firm.
  • Deep knowledge of standards bodies' intellectual property policies and experience in policy development or revisions.
  • JD or equivalent with admission to a state bar; USPTO registration is preferred but not mandatory.
  • Ability to effectively advise diverse business, legal, and engineering clients with high client interaction.
  • Excellent communication, analytical, organizational, advocacy, and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead legal matters related to participation in technical standards organizations and consortia.
  • Partner with business units to achieve standardization objectives and contribute to policy development.
  • Educate internal teams on standards-related legal issues and compliance obligations.
  • Draft and manage legal agreements and policies related to standards body participation.
  • Participate in external governance and policy committees for standards organizations.

Benefits

  • Innovative and dynamic work environment with significant challenges.
  • Opportunity to work on legal aspects of emerging technologies and global business.
  • Collaboration with diverse teams including legal, business, and engineering professionals.
  • A role that encourages proactive problem-solving and strategic thinking.
Full Job Description
Do you love taking on big challenges without precedent? Do you possess a deep knowledge of the legal field and a passion for innovation? As a part of our Legal group, you'll help uphold Apple's high ethical and corporate standards, as well as defend our intellectual property. You will help provide legal support for all our products and businesses across the globe. Working for a company that invents entire categories and industries means you'll be able to creatively apply your deep legal expertise to rare and often unexplored aspects of the law.

We are seeking a Senior Standards Counsel with great judgement and communication skills, and who is a quick learning self-starter. In this role, you will lead a variety of legal matters pertaining to participation in technical standards organizations, consortia, and special interest groups. You will partner with the business to achieve objectives and work closely with internal legal and business partners to develop and implement strategies, participate in external governance and policy committees and develop governance and IPR policies.

Description

As a Senior Standards Counsel in Apple's in-house legal team, you will manage legal policy, processes and matters related to participation in technical standards organizations, consortia, and special interest groups. You will work closely with internal legal and business stakeholders, partner with clients to achieve standardization objectives; implement policy and processes related to contribution to and participation in standards bodies; educate business organizations on standards-related legal issues; participate in standards bodies' governance and policy committees; draft agreements and policies; and manage compliance with legal obligations associated with participation in standards bodies.

Minimum Qualifications

7+ years experience (either at a major law firm and/or in-house) providing legal advice related to intellectual property (patent development, transactions, or litigation) or antitrust.

Insight and knowledge in the operation and intellectual property policies of standards bodies, as well as direct experience in the development and/or revision of standards' bodies' intellectual property policies or agreements

JD or equivalent and admission to at least one US state bar; USPTO Registration or degree in engineering, computer science is a plus

Preferred Qualifications

Ability to advise all types and levels of business, legal and engineering clients effectively. A proven ability to handle a high level of client interaction including managing expectations and keeping clients informed on status is highly desirable.

Excellent communication, analytical, organizational, advocacy and negotiation skills.

Highly motivated and independent self-starter; comfortable learning new legal areas and skills.

Excel in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Excellent work ethic and collaborative skills.

Sound judgement, strong interpersonal & organizational skills, and the ability to handle multiple projects at a time are required. An ability to manage projects with deadlines that are dependent on lateral influence is essential. Demonstrated project management skills are desirable.

Proactive and able to prioritize multiple responsibilities and deliver timely and thoughtful solutions.

Experience with antitrust, international legal and regulatory compliance, privacy, and/or open source issues.

Computer Science, Engineering or other technical degree a plus.

USPTO registration and experience analyzing patents is a plus.

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

Apple Careers

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154,000 employees
Market Cap
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Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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