Associate Corporate Counsel - Legal Product, IP, and Marketing

Elastic

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Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Canada
Salary
$98,200–$148,200 / yr
Posted
31 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $123k
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This role pays less than 74% of similar roles. Most pay $119,050–$221,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $123k versus about $170k for comparable roles.

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About Elastic

Elastic is the company behind Elasticsearch and the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash). It sells search, observability, and security products built on that search engine, primarily through its Elastic Cloud managed service.

Elastic currently has 240 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Associate Corporate Counsel - Legal Product, IP, and Marketing

Associate Corporate Counsel - Legal Product, IP, and Marketing joins the legal team to support product development, intellectual property management, and marketing initiatives. The role involves managing patent prosecution, invention harvesting, and global trademark and copyright portfolios while providing counsel on AI governance, open-source licensing, and trade compliance. You will collaborate with engineering and product teams to navigate the intersection of law and emerging technology, specifically addressing issues like data collection risks, software dependencies, and contract drafting for AI features. The ideal candidate possesses a technical background in science or engineering and is admitted to the US or Canadian Patent Bar. Key competencies include translating complex technical concepts into legal analysis, managing brand protection enforcement, and conducting research for M&A diligence. This role focuses on the legal complexities of search, security, and observability technologies within an enterprise software environment.

What you'll do

  • Manage the company's global patent, copyright, and trademark portfolios including monitoring, clearance, and deadline tracking.
  • Execute invention harvesting by identifying innovative ideas and preparing patent disclosures in collaboration with internal teams.
  • Support patent prosecution by coordinating with outside counsel to prioritize filings and manage the IP portfolio strategy.
  • Oversee open-source software licensing programs and provide guidance on AI model weights and data usage risks.
  • Draft and review commercial contract clauses related to AI, intellectual property, and product dependencies.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure product launch readiness and compliance with internal guidelines.
  • Manage brand protection efforts including domain name disputes and social media takedowns.
  • Provide backup support for trade compliance by analyzing export laws as they relate to the software portfolio.

What we're looking for

  • 2–5+ years of experience in patent prosecution and/or litigation and intellectual property or product law.
  • A bachelor's or advanced degree in a science or engineering field.
  • Admission to the US or Canadian Patent Bar is required.
  • A JD from a US law school or LLB from a Canadian law school (preferred).
  • Experience in or academic background in software engineering (preferred).
  • Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, or managing patent applications and translating technical concepts into legal analysis.
  • Ability to manage open-source licensing, AI governance, and trade compliance frameworks.
  • Experience with SaaS, enterprise data platforms, or open-source products (preferred).

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