Senior Counsel - Intellectual Property

Location:

Anywhere in Country

At EY, you will have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

As Senior Counsel – Intellectual Property (IP), you will provide a broad range of IP related guidance and legal support to the firm’s business teams in connection with protecting firm assets, developing new products and services, and negotiating contracts (particularly license agreements) with clients, suppliers, and other third parties. This position requires both technical expertise in various IP disciplines and a strategic mindset that fosters collaboration on complex legal and business topics.

You will work extensively with internal stakeholders across the firm and furnish IP‑related legal analysis and guidance. You will also have the opportunity to collaborate with lawyers around the world who are members of the Global GCO network.

• Provide comprehensive legal advice on all IP matters, including advising on IP infringement matters
• Advising EY business stakeholders about their IP rights, potential risks and best practices across all forms of IP (including patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, etc.)
• Work with business leadership and other GCO attorneys to refine patent and general IP strategies to support the evolving business and market in which the firm operates
• Draft, review and negotiate complex license and technology transfer agreements and work to resolve issues pertaining to high‑value IP while maintaining a reasonable risk profile
• Work with other members of the GCO and business stakeholders to support legal and governance frameworks from an IP perspective
• Collaborate with product teams and GCO colleagues to develop new products, services and platforms, while protecting the firm’s IP rights
• Support due diligence for IP transactions and M&A activities
• Support data use rights governance and open‑source software compliance
• Develop and implement customized IP protection strategies for business stakeholders
• Conduct patentability assessments and infringement risk analyses
• Respond to ad‑hoc inquiries relating to copyright and trademark issues
• Team with other GCO attorneys to develop and lead training on IP and related best practices for business teams

• 7+ years of experience as a practicing attorney, ideally with a mix of law firm and in‑house experience
• Bachelor’s degree (preferably in an engineering or science field) from an accredited four‑year college/university, top of class preferred
• Juris Doctor from a top national law school
• Good standing with a State Bar, including being current on individual state CLE requirements
• Recent and relevant experience in providing business‑practical legal advice on complex IP matters, including patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret issues
• Knowledge of legal considerations relevant to complex technology and emerging technologies (including Generative AI)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; should be able to discuss complex topics in an articulate and thoughtful manner
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills
• Outgoing personality with excellent interpersonal skills; ability to have frequent, effective interactions with a wide array of firm personnel
• Willingness to take initiative; be highly motivated and ambitious
• Strong critical thinking skills and analytical ability; possess an inquisitive nature
• Ability to adjust strategies and advice based on evolving business needs and market conditions
• Ability to think strategically about IP issues and how they relate to business goals
• Comfortable making decisions without perfect information
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex license agreements and technology transfer agreements
• Familiarity with open‑source software compliance and related issues

We’re interested in agile individuals who have critical thinking skills along with a strong business acumen and deep knowledge of the law.