Corporate Counsel 4

Lam Research • Tualatin, OR

7h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Legal Group protects Lam against risks and provides the framework for our ethical and compliant global business practices, enabling Lam to effectively navigate the landscape of the semiconductor industry.
This role, a member of the US Legal General Counsel team, is responsible for indirect procurement agreements, supporting the purchase of indirect goods and services, drafting and negotiation, and ensuring compliance with laws and Lam’s corporate polices. Responsibilities for the positon we are seeking to fill include:
Negotiate, prepare, and draft complex indirect materials and services purchasing agreements
Advise business units to achieve business objectives while protecting Lam’s confidential information and intellectual property rights
Provide strategic and transaction support and partnership to management and operations in support of company vision and other objectives
Contribute to and assist in developing and delivering training, communications, playbooks, contract templates, and processes and procedures for providing effective and efficient legal support
Provide timely and effective legal advice on a wide variety of corporate and commercial legal issues, including but not limited to commercial law, intellectual property, data security, data privacy, antitrust law, ethics and compliance, environmental, health and safety, and product safety
Provide timely general legal support as assigned
Monitor and communicate legal developments and follow up or escalate as applicable to ensure business has process to comply
Interpret and communicate requirements to business units under identified company policies
Domestic and international travel may be required

Requirements

• Demonstrated expert knowledge and command of commercial law, with a minimum of four years practice in a US state preferably in either a law firm or in a responsible in-house position
• Demonstrated experience and strength with contract drafting and negotiation across a wide spectrum of indirect procurement, including in the areas of consulting, software, contingent workforce, and data protection
• Experience as a highly effective team player who can implement a shared vision, energize others, challenge the status quo and drive change within the organizations
• Strong process experience & orientation organized and results-oriented
• Excellent English oral and written communication skills, and the ability to discuss and explain complex technical and legal matters with legal and non-legal business partners/stakeholders
• Strong acumen to create high quality documents--similar skills in Chinese, Korean or Japanese language would be a plus
• Ability to work successfully across time zones and cultures to support significant international operations and coordinate with remote resources
• Experience in partnering successfully with other business groups to achieve corporate objectives
• Successfully worked in a highly matrixed environment
• Significant experience in balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Worked independently with limited supervision
• Demonstrated to be creative, innovative, accessible and approachable
• Considerable ability to work hard and be nice while exercising influence and authority when appropriate; must play well with others. A good sense of humor will certainly help.

Nice To Haves

• The successful candidate will model our Core Values: Achievement, Honesty and Integrity, Innovation and Continuous Improvement, Mutual Trust and Respect, Open Communication, Ownership and Accountability, Teamwork, and Think: Customer, Company, Individual. In addition, he or she will have the following qualifications:
• J.D. or equivalent from a top law school
• Bar membership; Oregon or California bar membership preferred
• 4+ years of experience, including experience providing legal support for a multinational company
• Strong contracts, process experience, and ethics and compliance knowledge
• Background or experience in the semiconductor equipment and/or semiconductor industry is a plus
• Technical or engineering background is a plus
• Ability to work in a digitized environment (such as contract authoring tools, contract lifecycle management system, and etc. )
• Candidates of diverse backgrounds encouraged

Responsibilities

• Negotiate, prepare, and draft complex indirect materials and services purchasing agreements
• Advise business units to achieve business objectives while protecting Lam’s confidential information and intellectual property rights
• Provide strategic and transaction support and partnership to management and operations in support of company vision and other objectives
• Contribute to and assist in developing and delivering training, communications, playbooks, contract templates, and processes and procedures for providing effective and efficient legal support
• Provide timely and effective legal advice on a wide variety of corporate and commercial legal issues, including but not limited to commercial law, intellectual property, data security, data privacy, antitrust law, ethics and compliance, environmental, health and safety, and product safety
• Provide timely general legal support as assigned
• Monitor and communicate legal developments and follow up or escalate as applicable to ensure business has process to comply
• Interpret and communicate requirements to business units under identified company policies
• Domestic and international travel may be required

Benefits

• At Lam, our people make amazing things possible. That’s why we invest in you throughout the phases of your life with a comprehensive set of outstanding benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree