Senior Counsel, IP & Competition

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Why Mozilla?

Mozilla Corporation is the non-profit-backed technology company that has shaped the internet for the better over the last 25 years. We make pioneering brands like Firefox, the privacy-minded web browser. Now, with more than 225 million people around the world using our products each month, we’re shaping the next 25 years of technology and helping to reclaim an internet built for people, not companies. Our work focuses on diverse areas including AI, privacy, security and more. And we’re doing this while never losing our focus on our core mission – to make the internet better for people. 

The Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the non-profit 501(c) Mozilla Foundation. This means we aren’t beholden to any shareholders — only to our mission. Along with thousands of volunteer contributors and collaborators all over the world, Mozillians design, build and distribute open-source software that enables people to enjoy the internet on their terms. 

Mozilla is seeking a lawyer to join our Competition & Regulation team. This pivotal role involves managing a range of IP and competition matters, assisting with Mozilla’s work at global standards bodies, and managing litigation. You will join a small, multi-disciplinary team of highly skilled and experienced professionals whose scope spans Competition/Antitrust, IP, Regulation, and Litigation. Our aim is the fulfilment of Mozilla’s mission of an open and accessible internet for all through legal and regulatory advice/support to internal teams, and working with policymakers and regulators externally to advocate for greater choice and competition online. This role will report to the Director of Global Competition and Regulation. 

What you’ll do: 

• Manage IP matters and advice, including software licensing matters (with a particular focus on open source software), and manage a small patent portfolio  
• Manage and help to run litigation, particularly in IP, competition, and regulatory matters, as well as managing Mozilla’s amicus briefs 
• Advise on Mozilla’s participation in standards bodies and participate directly in certain capacities
• Advise on competition and competition regulation, working closely with the Public Policy team 
• Represent Mozilla in meetings with governments, legislators, enforcers, and regulators 
• Be a trusted advisor to Mozilla’s leadership, product, and technical teams 
• Collaborate closely with colleagues on the Legal & Policy teams on the intersection between IP, competition, privacy, and regulation 

What you’ll bring:

• J.D. degree and membership in a state bar with good standing
• 8+ years relevant experience, with in-house technology experience highly valued 
• Excellent IP knowledge and experience, with some competition experience and interest
• Experience managing and working on litigation in the US 
• Ability to effectively prioritize and balance multiple tasks and responsibilities
• Excellent collaboration skills and the ability to build internal alignment across subject matter experts to deliver multifaceted legal advice
• Curiosity, knowledge, and insight about the technology sector, especially topics relating to open source, competition, and the impact of new technologies and regulations
• Willingness to go deep with technical teams to give the best possible advice 
• Strong communication skills with the ability to advocate and persuade in writing and verbally

What you’ll get:

• Generous performance-based bonus plans to all eligible employees - we share in our success as one team
• Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting (regardless of whether you contribute)
• Quarterly all-company wellness days where everyone takes a pause together
• Country specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday
• One-time home office stipend
• Annual professional development budget
• Quarterly well-being stipend
• Considerable paid parental leave
• Employee referral bonus program
• Other benefits (life/AD&D, disability, EAP, etc. - varies by country)

About Mozilla 

Mozilla exists to build the Internet as a public resource accessible to all because we believe that open and free is better than closed and controlled. When you work at Mozilla, you give yourself a chance to make a difference in the lives of Web users everywhere. And you give us a chance to make a difference in your life every single day. Join us to work on the Web as the platform and help create more opportunity and innovation for everyone online.

Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

Mozilla understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are crucial to and enrich the company’s core mission.  We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but certainly not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions.

We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, as appropriate. Please contact us at hiringaccommodation@mozilla.com to request accommodation.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hairstyle and texture), religion (including religious grooming and dress practices), gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, domestic partner status, disability, sexual orientation, age, genetic predisposition, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable laws.  Mozilla will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior, conduct, or purpose.

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