Senior Counsel, Marketplace IP

Position Summary...

Provide strategic advice and legal counsel related to trademark, trade dress, design patent, and copyright matters on Walmart’s online marketplace. Manage complex global disputes and work with legal and business stakeholders to find creative solutions for multifaceted issues, while maintaining an acceptable level of legal risk in a fast-paced environment. The Walmart Marketplace is a powerful, digital-first platform built to help brands and sellers of all sizes grow, scale, and reach millions of customers on Walmart.com. You will join an exciting time in the growth and evolution of Marketplace as Walmart seeks to connect millions of customers with sellers across a wide variety of categories, utilizing the appropriate tools, insights, and support to grow with confidence. Your expertise and insight into online marketplaces will serve to ensure Walmart consumers are offered the widest assortment of authentic, quality items, while saving them money so they can live better.

The position will be located in Bentonville, AR to support Bentonville business clients. Relocation assistance is available.

About Team: Intellectual Property Center of Expertise
Join the Intellectual Property Center of Expertise as a Senior Counsel, Marketplace IP. In this role, you will provide advice and counsel to teams working on the Walmart Marketplace.

What you'll do...

· Advising business partners, including the Marketplace and Trust & Safety teams, on trademark, copyright, design patent and fair use issues
· Serving as a subject matter expert on the DMCA in specific and copyright law in general
· Developing anti-counterfeiting best practices and partnering with cross-functional teams to reduce IP infringement
· Supporting and developing content moderation and brand protection workflows across the Walmart Marketplace
· Leveraging industry best practices to build enforcement strategies and efficiencies across multiple teams
· Evaluating tools and features to provide practical and business focused advice that assess global IP risk
· Advising on issues of direct and secondary liability arising from assorted IP issues
· Bringing a strong background in brand protection work, preferably from both a brand owner and online marketplace perspective
· Providing clear and actionable legal counsel on risk analysis and mitigation strategies for trademarks, trade dress, product designs and copyrights
· Working with and supervising outside counsel
· Training clients on IP principles and corporate policies and procedures
· Building and maintaining strong client relationships
· Working collaboratively within Legal and with business partners to identify and execute creative and practical legal and business solutions
· Advising IP stakeholders on trends and developments in IP law
· Working with and supervising the work of paralegals 

What you’ll bring… 
· You have prior law firm or USPTO experience; additional in-house brand protection experience, particularly with online marketplaces, is a plus
· You have strong business acumen and ability to exercise sound commercial as well as legal judgment
· You have the ability to prioritize workload and manage multiple competing deadlines; strong organizational skills
· You are a strategic thinker who can step back and think big picture
· You are a demonstrated team player At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00 - $260,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Law degree from an accredited law school and 5 years’ experience in law.
License to practice law in at least one state.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Leading cross-functional teams

Primary Location...

702 Sw 8Th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.