Legal Counsel
About this role
JOB DESCRIPTION
Nokia's intellectual property is central to the competitiveness of its products and services and to the revenue generated through Technology Standards' patent licensing activities. Because commercial decisions in one part of the business can affect IP value elsewhere, IP Legal provides specialist advice across all Nokia businesses, ensuring that customer contracts, R&D collaborations, and open-source usage do not erode the value of Nokia's patent portfolio or the businesses' own IP. IP Legal also includes a trademarks team, which manages Nokia's trademark, domain name, and design portfolios worldwide. Our team's key responsibilities include providing specialist IP advice to all Nokia businesses and corporate functions, covering customer sales and procurement, R&D collaboration, IP regulatory matters, open-source software, and tax optimization, as well as training the wider Nokia legal community on IP matters and running effective IP compliance processes
Responsibilities
- Be the go-to legal support contact in open-source software legal matters, taking ownership of and growing your expertise as you help develop and lead Nokia's internal open-source compliance program;
- Build your global perspective by advising on open-source software and other IP and technology-related legal questions relating to customer sales, procurement, M&A, and other transactions across the Nokia Group;
- Sharpen your advisory skills by working closely with Nokia's licensing business, supporting it on open-source and IP-related legal questions arising from its technology licensing activities; and
- Broaden your commercial acumen by working closely with the team on business development, offering legal support in the development and R&D related aspects of the business.
Requirements
- Master's degree in law and at least 4 to 5 years of relevant post-qualification experience, e.g., in a law firm or in-house positions, and qualifications to practice in at least one key jurisdiction