Senior Corporate Counsel

Job Description

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The IPR Entertainment Licensing & Merlin (IPRELM) team is part of the global LEGO Group Legal Compliance & Risk Management team (LCR)!

We are looking to hire an experienced lawyer with strong skills to help us advice and guide Product Marketing Development (PMD) teams in the LEGO Group in regards to good IPR governance and development of new LEGO® products, materials and IP Partnerships!

Core Responsibilities

This lawyer will, in collaboration with other Senior Corporate Counsels, be responsible for:

• drafting/reviewing and negotiating contracts of relevance to product and marketing development within the LEGO Group.

• promoting the stewardship and compliance agenda as relevant to PMD organization.

• building strong and effective working relationships and networks with key internal partners as well as with externals, including IP partners.

Play your part in our team succeeding

This is a new role in the IPRELM team and will be specifically focused on providing IPR, contractual and other legal support to the PMD area.

Do you have what it takes?

Law school/university degree at Master level or equivalent education. Qualification as an Attorney-At-Law (bar exam) is not a requirement.

• Minimum 5-7 years of post-graduate international legal experience from inhouse or private practice within the general commercial legal work field.

• Specialization within, and proven experience working with all types of legal issues related to IPR and licensing of IPR.

• Extensive experience advising on, and drafting/reviewing complex commercial contracts relating to IPR matters and other commercial issues.

• Good commercial understanding, eye for business and a proven track record in negotiations.

What’s in it for you?

Here are some of what to expect:

• Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

• Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

• Wellness – We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes run by local teams where you are based.

• Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

• Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

• Your workplace – When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay regardless of e.g. race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer. 

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO® team today.