Corporate Counsel III

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Job Description

The world of finance moves fast. At FIS, we're faster. Our teams are empowered to learn, grow, and make an impact-in their careers and communities. We deliver innovation that advances the way the world pays, banks and invests. If you want to grow personally and professionally, we'd like to know: Are you FIS?

About the role:
In an Intellectual Property Counsel role, you will manage legal business matters to protect the enterprise's rights in intellectual property, contract negotiations, settlements, litigation and business practices. Your focus will be on trademarks and related intellectual property matters.

About the team:

The FIS LegalDepartmentis comprised of approximately 200 attorneys and paraprofessionals worldwide who enjoy being an advisor to and partner with our businesses to help the company achieve its goals. We work collaboratively with each other and with our business colleagues to solve problems in an effective and pragmatic manner. We view our role asone ofsupportingour business leaders in a variety of legal matters, andwestrive to assistourbusinesses in meeting their objectives with sound, reasonable and well-considered legal counsel.

What you will be doing:

* Primary focus on trademarks, advertising and branding legal issues. Will also provide legal advice and counsel related to other intellectual property issues that arise for the business units.
* Performing legal research and analysis on IP issues and other information technology law issues.
* Advise colleagues on legal issues relating to intellectual property.

What you will need:

* Experience with intellectual property legal issues with an emphasis on trademark, advertising and branding issues.
* Ability to review and evaluate multi-faceted issues and counsel business colleagues on complex legal questions relating to various business matters.
* A college degree and a Juris Doctor from an accredited US law school
* Licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

Added bonus if you have:

• Litigation Experience or a Software or Technology background.

What we offer you:
At FIS, we hire the best. In return, you receive exceptional benefits including:
* Opportunities to innovate in fintech
* Tools for personal and professional growth
* Inclusive and diverse work environment
* Resources to invest in your community
* Competitive salary and benefits

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EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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