Vice President, Intellectual Property Counsel (Trademarks, Copyrights)

About this role

Your team

Elevate your career by joining the world's largest asset manager! Thrive in an environment that fosters positive relationships and recognizes outstanding performance! We know you want to feel valued every single day and be recognized for your contribution. At BlackRock, we strive to empower our employees and effectively engage your involvement in our success. With over USD $11.6 trillion in AUM, we have an outstanding responsibility: our technology and services empower millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home, and improve their financial well-being. BlackRock is one of the largest, most sophisticated global investment management firms and a leading provider of financial technology solutions to clients worldwide, including its class-leading Aladdin® investment management platform for institutional investors, and Aladdin Wealth and Advisor Center analytics platforms for financial advisors. Our Digital Enterprise Legal team provides legal support to BlackRock’s revenue-generating technology business lines and financial advisor and institutional client engagement and education platforms; supports BlackRock’s data, technology, and markets infrastructure; and enables innovation by managing the company’s intellectual property strategy and assets.

Your role and impact

The IP Legal team within BlackRock’s Digital Enterprise Legal team is seeking an experienced, business-minded intellectual property attorney, with a focus on trademarks and copyrights, to join our team. You will partner closely with internal business and marketing teams globally in a fast-paced, cutting-edge environment to strategically protect BlackRock’s growing intellectual property assets globally. You will help advance BlackRock’s business objectives and guide fintech strategies through brand protection and providing IP legal support for trademark and copyright related transactions and issues.

Your responsibilities

• Leading trademark and copyright activities globally, working with BlackRock’s business teams and outside counsel to oversee trademark clearance, prosecution, and maintenance for our growing global trademark portfolio; client counseling; and educating internal partners on trademark and copyright issues.
• Driving our brand and domain enforcement strategies and efforts, including via cease-and-desist letters, trademark oppositions and cancellations, and other pre-litigation enforcement.
• Providing trademark and copyright support for IP-related transactions, including reviewing, drafting, and negotiating trademark and copyright licenses and other IP-related provisions in technology and other commercial agreements, including joint development agreements, joint venture agreements, and partnership agreements.
• Actively contributing to BlackRock’s overall IP strategy, including by refining and streamlining our trademark and copyright-related policies and procedures.
• Staying abreast of and communicating trademark and copyright legal developments that could impact BlackRock’s business.

You have…

• JD degree and membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.
• At least 7 to 10 years of relevant experience as a trademark and copyright attorney in a top-tier law firm and/or in-house legal department.
• Deep experience managing global trademark portfolios, including trademark clearance, prosecution, maintenance, enforcement, and licensing, for a large global company.
• Experience in the asset management industry or related financial industry is a plus, though not required.
• Experience leading IP due diligence and advising on IP risks and opportunities in M&A and other strategic partnership transactions, including demonstrated experience in general IP licensing and structuring technology-driven collaborations is a plus, though not required. Please emphasize any such experience in your cover letter.
• Initiative, attention to detail, and a collaborative working style.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to effectively and concisely communicate complex legal issues to a non-legal audience orally and in writing, and to be a dedicated business partner to internal stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills and an ability to manage multiple competing, and often evolving, priorities and deadlines.

For Atlanta, GA Only the salary range for this position is USD$125,000.00 - USD$215,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including heath care, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being.  Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

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BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.

BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email Disability.Assistance@blackrock.com. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.