Legal Counsel, Legal Department

Description

Legal Counsel, Legal Department

Great ideas do not discriminate — anyone can have them. With the right protection and support, a great idea can become a trusted brand, transformative technology, innovative design, or even a song or story that inspires.

Housing Singapore’s largest community of intellectual property (IP) experts, IPOS leverages its technical, legal and business expertise to help innovative enterprises grow through their intangible assets, including IP.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director, Legal Department, you will:

• Provide timely, practical and commercially sound legal advice to IPOS business units to support their projects, operations and policy objectives.
• Advise IP registries on IP legislation and practices, support law reform in IP and emerging technologies, and translate policies into legislation.
• Represent Singapore in international IP agreements, negotiations and diplomatic conferences, including formulating policy positions and providing legal advice.
• Provide IP legal support to IPOS and government agencies on international disputes, bilateral engagements and international commitments.
• Advise government agencies on IP policies and practices.

Requirements

• Recognised law degree and admission to the Singapore Bar.
• 2–4 years of relevant working experience.
• Experience in government or a public agency is preferred.
• Familiarity with legislation, policies and practices in at least one key IP area, such as Patents, Designs or Copyright.
• Analytical, independent and self-motivated, with strong communication, teamwork and interpersonal skills.

How to Apply

Apply via Careers@Gov: Legal Counsel, Legal Department | Careers@Gov