Staff Counsel - Intellectual Property

Responsibilities

• Support the management and development of Vanda’s patent portfolio
• Support Vanda’s patent litigation efforts
• Provide general legal support to Vanda, including:
• Conduct legal research and analysis
• Assist with researching, drafting, and managing corporate policies
• Ensure company compliance with legal policies, state and federal laws, and regulations
• Draft and review contracts
• Gather, organize, and store information relevant to ongoing projects
• Work with industry-leading outside counsel
• Identify potential legal risks to the company
• Maintain the company's legal files including a library of pre-approved form documents, templates, and historical documents; add or revise material as needed
• Provide support for litigation and regulatory-related matters
• Learn something new every day; become conversant in dozens of highly technical topics; develop proficiencies
• Perform other related duties as requested or as responsibilities dictate