Corporate Counsel (all genders)

The group you’ll be a part of

The Legal Group protects us 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. Their global government affairs team is responsible for advocating on behalf of Lam with public policymakers.

The impact you’ll make

Manages legal business matters pertaining to the organization. Provides a variety of general corporate and commercial legal services to a number of in-house clients. Acts as advisor on legal issues involving the organization’s government and regulatory compliance. 

What you’ll do

• Draft, review and negotiate contracts relating to various matters including equipment sales, joint developments, materials and services procurement, software licensing, subscriptions, confidentiality, data security and other common areas on a daily basis.
• Be a trusted business partner providing timely, thoughtful and helpful responses to requests from internal clients for a wide variety of corporate and commercial legal issues, including but not limited to commercial transactions; employment; intellectual property; data security; data privacy; antitrust; environmental, health and safety; and product safety.
• Monitor and communicate legal developments in Europe
• Partner with the wider, globally located Lam Legal team, and specialists in Intellectual Property, Governance, Foreign Trade, and Ethics & Compliance, as part of contract review and approval processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders from business units on implementation and training to ensure compliance with respect to regional laws and regulations, contract review and approval processes.
• Counsel internal clients regarding company policies, legal issues, mitigation and risk tolerance.
• Maintain and assist in developing standardized contract templates, clause libraries, playbooks, training and internal knowledge management resources.
• Support sales offices, manufacturing facilities and research and developments centers in various locations throughout Europe.
• Domestic and international travel is occasionally required.
• Duties as assigned

Who we’re looking for

• Requires a degree in law either a Master or a PhD 
• Some professional experience in general commercial and contracts law ideally gained in an internationally orientated law firm or company;

Additional Skills

• A positive, client-oriented and problem-solving attitude.
• A clear understanding of economic and technical interrelationships.
• Skill of drafting, reviewing, evaluating and assessing a variety of legal documents with an eye for detail.
• Able to work independently and autonomously with a “can-do” approach; adapt quickly to new circumstances and to set your priorities in a new, targeted way
• Excellent negotiations and communication skills, and you are a real team player with a sense of humor;
• Fluent in German and English, any other European language is a plus.

Our commitment

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.

Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on-site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories – On-site Flex and Virtual Flex. ‘On-site Flex’ you’ll work 3+ days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. ‘Virtual Flex’ you’ll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.