General Information Req # WD00082390 Career area: Legal Country/Region: United States of America State: Illinois City: Chicago Date: Friday, May 16, 2025 Working time: Full-time Additional Locations:  * United States of America - Illinois - Chicago * United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville Why Work at Lenovo We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers. 
Lenovo is a US$57 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #248 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY). 
This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub. Description and Requirements

Lenovo is seeking a talented and dynamic Sr. Associate Legal Counsel for Lenovo and Motorola’s growing Mobile Business Group (MBG).   The position will report to the MBG Legal Director and engage directly with global MBG executives and their teams. 

Responsibilities: 

Providing strategic legal advice and counsel to global business teams in exciting areas such as transactions, strategic alliances and partnerships, product development, supply chain, customer relations, competition, corporate structure, regulatory compliance, and litigation. Further, the Business Unit (BU) Attorney will act as an interface and liaison to MBG for other corporate legal functions such as litigation, IP, ethics and compliance, privacy, marketing, contracting center of excellence, government relations, as well as regional legal teams.The candidate should be knowledgeable in the mechanics and economics of the electronics manufacturing business and be proactive in offering advice and opinions on business and legal issues in order to assist in driving business owners to achieve desired results. Candidate is expected to grow into a role where they are seen as a trusted business advisor and team member pursuing key global business initiatives.

Required Qualifications: 

Juris Doctor or international law degree5+ years of law firm or in-house experiencePreferred Qualifications: Business, or technical product background (hardware and software) a plusPossess knowledge on a variety of legal topics relevant to a technology business, including IP, software, licensing, regulatory, complex transactions, and alliances.Ability to balance risk allocation and develop mitigation strategiesStrong and confident communication skills, with the ability to advocate legal positions, and simplify complex legal issues into coherent, actionable business requirementsExperience engaging with senior executives of a large multi-national corporationExcellent collaboration, project facilitation, and negotiation skillsWillingness to learn and get involved with a variety of legal issuesAble to handle a large number of matters and switch priorities as neededExperience engaging with colleagues and clients globally is preferred Combination of in-house and outside counsel experience preferred

Preferred Location:  Chicago, IL, USA, but we will consider candidates in other locations

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