Legal
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RIM's global legal team represents some of the best and brightest minds dedicated to propelling our business into the future. This is an exceptional opportunity to work with great clients and great co-workers in a synergetic environment and advance your legal career.
The global Legal team is responsible for providing support to our global organization such as:
- developing and maintaining patent applications, trade secrets, trademarks and copyrights
- creating licensing and research agreements
- reviewing the legal aspects of publications and the intellectual property aspects of contracts and agreements
- handling complex business matters pertaining to the organization
This team is comprised of three areas: Corporate Legal, Intellectual Property and Business Affairs.
Here are some of the roles you might find of interest in this area:
Registered Patent Agent or Patent Attorney
Registered Patent Agents are responsible for obtaining patents, managing inventions from inception until patent issuance, as well as driving invention mining and brainstorming sessions. At RIM, these professionals play a key role in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications and regularly interact with research and development personnel.
Legal Assistant
Legal assistants are responsible for providing secretarial and administrative support to lawyers. They prepare general correspondence and legal documents; proofread and edit contracts reviewed by lawyers; and open legal files and following through to completion. They must communicate with co-workers on the status of files and verify completion of tasks. Legal Assistants respond to incoming legal requests on a basic level, and also provide general filing and other administrative assistance as required.
