Counsel, Law​/Legal

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Full Time Orlando, FL, US

9 days ago Requisition

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Threat Locker® is a leader in endpoint protection technologies, providing enterprise-level cybersecurity tools to improve the security of servers and endpoints. The Threat Locker ® platform with Application Allow listing, Ringfencing™, Storage Control, Elevation Control, Endpoint Network Control, Configuration Management, and Operational Alert solutions are leading the cybersecurity market toward a more secure approach of blocking the exploits of application vulnerabilities.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Threat Locker is seeking a Corporate Attorney – Intellectual Property & Employment Law to join our growing Legal team in Orlando, Florida. This role will have a balanced focus across intellectual property and employment matters and will work closely with leadership, internal counsel, Human Resources, Product, Engineering, Marketing, and other teams throughout the organization.

This is not a narrowly focused legal role.

We’relooking for an attorney who enjoys solving practical business problems, can move quickly in a fast-paced technology environment, and is comfortable taking ownership of matters frominitialanalysis through resolution.

JOB SCOPE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

• Advise the company on intellectual property matters involving trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, software, and other proprietary technology.
• Draft and prosecute U.S. and international patent applications, particularly in software as a service.
• Prepare and respond to Office Actionsandconduct examiner interviews to advance prosecution strategy.
• Perform prior art searches, patentability analyses, and freedom-to-operate (FTO) assessments.
• Draft claim charts and support invalidity and non-infringement analyses.
• Collaborate directly with engineers,marketing,and internal counsel toprotect products.
• Stay current on developments in software, AI, and emerging technologiesimpactingIP strategy.
• Assist with developing,maintaining,and protecting
  
  Threat
  
  Locker’sglobal intellectual property portfolio.
• Manage trademark clearance, applications, registrations, renewals, enforcement, and related matters in coordination with outside counsel where appropriate.
• Work closely with Product, Engineering, and leadership toidentifypotentially protectable inventions, technology, and other intellectual property.
• Review intellectual property provisions in commercial agreements, technology agreements, licenses, confidentiality agreements, and other contracts.
• Advise internal teamsregardingownership, licensing, use, and protection of software, content, data, branding, and other intellectual property.
• Assist with open-source software, third-party licensing, and related intellectual property compliance issues.
• Monitor and address potential infringement or unauthorized use ofThreat
  
  Locker intellectual property.
• Manage intellectual property disputes and coordinate with outside counsel when necessary.
• Help develop andmaintaininternal policies and procedures designed to protect confidential information, trade secrets, and other intellectual property.

EMPLOYMENT LAW

• Advise Human Resources and company leadership on federal, state, and local employment law matters.
• Provide practical legal guidanceregardinghiring, employee relations, performance management, discipline, accommodations, leave, wage and hour issues, and terminations.
• Review and develop employment agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, confidentiality and intellectual property assignment agreements, policies, handbooks, and other employment-related documents.
• Assist with internal investigations involving…