Overview
Tesla is seeking a Managing Counsel, IP Litigation for our Palo Alto location. As a member of Tesla’s IP Litigation team, you will be directly engaged in developing and driving litigation strategy with a trial-focused approach and partnering with the business to identify potential litigation risks and solutions. You will be supporting Tesla in a wide range of significant litigation matters worldwide, but primarily focused on intellectual property litigations and Patent Office proceedings. You will be joining a fun, fast-paced and growing legal team working collaboratively together on novel legal issues.
Responsibilities
- Develop and drive Tesla’s strategy for IP litigations
- Manage and help run all aspects of litigation matters, in the U.S. and worldwide, including e-discovery, fact-finding and analysis, witness preparation, depositions, case management conferences, motion practice, and arbitration or trial preparation and presentation
- Supervise and partner with outside counsel to ensure that all aspects of Tesla’s legal representation are of the highest quality, including the day-to-day running of matters, overall strategy, written work, and oral advocacy
- Litigate select matters directly in-house as part of Tesla’s growing in-house IP litigation team
- Identify potential litigation risk and counsel the business to minimize exposure
Qualifications
- 12+ years’ litigation experience, preferably including experience at a top tier law firm or in the government as a regulator or federal prosecutor, and preferably with significant experience handling trials, hearings, depositions, arbitrations, and mediations
- Experience in multiple categories of IP litigation and Patent Office proceedings, particularly focused on patent litigation
- Juris Doctor with excellent academic credentials
- Excellent analytical and writing skills
- Business-savvy, creative approach to problem solving
- Evidence of exceptional ability
Compensation
Expected Compensation: $188,000 - $318,000 per year, plus cash and stock awards and benefits. Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
Benefits
- Aetna PPO and HSA plans — 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
- Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both with options with a $0 paycheck contribution
- Company Paid Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
- Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time, and Paid Holidays
- Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
- Voluntary benefits (critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance)
- Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
- Tesla Babies program
- Commuter benefits
- Employee discounts and perks program
Job details
- Senior level: Mid-Senior level
- Employment type: Full-time
- Job function: Legal
- Industries: Motor Vehicle Manufacturing; Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing; Utilities
- Location: Palo Alto, CA