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Law and Regulation Innovation Patent Attorney

Employer
Allstate Insurance Company
Location
Northbrook, Illinois
Salary
Not Specified
Closing date
Mar 17, 2019

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Category
Legal / Compliance
Job Type
Not Specified
Career Level
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Job Details

Where good people build rewarding careers.

Think that working in the insurance field cant be exciting, rewarding and challenging? Think again. Youll help us reinvent protection and retirement to improve customers lives. Well help you make an impact with our training and mentoring offerings. Here, youll have the opportunity to expand and apply your skills in ways you never thought possible. And youll have fun doing it. Join a company of individuals with hopes, plans and passions, all using and developing our talents for good, at work and in life.

Core competencies

  • Prepare and prosecute strategic, high quality patents.
  • Manage a patent portfolio with an eye towards strategic and competitive initiatives.
  • Assign patent preparation and prosecution matters to outside counsel and supervise their work product to assure it meets Allstates standards of quality, timeliness and cost.
  • Drive Allstates patent harvesting sessions with the emerging and service business to help ensure that appropriate inventions are identified and patented.
  • Real time and critical business-focused commercial legal advice for a broad range of businesses and issues.
  • Anticipate legal concerns and provide creative problem solving in a dynamic business environment.
  • Excellent executive presence and concise verbal and written communication a must.
  • Play a key role in strategy determination, action planning, and communication with business partners, business units, and other areas of Law & Regulation.
  • Complex research as to applicability of pertinent laws, statutes, regulations, rules, and other legal authority across the globe; ability to summarize concisely and collaborate with other areas of company to determine impact of new legal authority on business and enable action plans.
  • Comfort with executing on goals and objectives through ambiguity and in a changing business and legal landscape.
  • Execution abilities within a parent company and its family of companies.
  • Draft, review and negotiate complex matters and agreements (technology agreements including software and hardware preferred).
  • Prefer experience in the following areas: technology, international, intellectual property, strategy, commercial, data, and/or highly regulated sectors.
  • Leadership qualities (team building and collaboration a must).
  • Preference for business and work experience outside legal context.

A typical day for an Innovation Attorney might include:

  • Harvesting, drafting and prosecuting strategic, high quality patents.
  • Advising business partners on a new technology product rollout or a new corporate structure.
  • Coordinating, understanding, and synthesizing complex legal advice from other attorneys within Law and Regulation and outside experts to advise business partners in a simple, direct manner.
  • Researching and advising on international intellectual property issues.

We are fortunate to have a talented, engaged, and hard-working team and are looking for someone with those same qualities. You might be the right fit if:

You thrive on advising in areas of law that are unsettled and constantly changing. You understand how to build new, efficient processes. You volunteer ideas and creative solutions. You are comfortable working with both a legal and business mindset simultaneously.

Job Qualifications

  • Possesses a juris doctorate and a license to practice law in Illinois (and/or other states as required).
  • Admission to the USPTO.
  • Drafted at least 50 original patent applications and personally prepared over 200 substantive amendments.
  • Excellent written and spoken English.
  • Strong academic credentials.
  • Experience in a large corporate environment as an attorney is desirable.
  • Ability to work with clients in a team-oriented partnership to help them arrive at solutions to their problems.
  • Flexibility to accept new and different challenges in a fast paced, high tech environment.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
  • Location: Northbrook/Chicago, IL, Irving TX, or Charlotte, NC.
The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation, which includes a drug screen.

Good Work. Good Life. Good Hands.


As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide a competitive salary but thats just the beginning. Our Total Rewards package also offers benefits like tuition assistance, medical and dental insurance, as well as a robust pension and 401(k). Plus, youll have access to a wide variety of programs to help you balance your work and personal life -- including a generous paid time off policy.


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Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.

Effective July 1, 2014, under Indiana House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1242, it is against public policy of the State of Indiana and a discriminatory practice for an employer to discriminate against a prospective employee on the basis of status as a veteran by refusing to employ an applicant on the basis that they are a veteran of the armed forces of the United States, a member of the Indiana National Guard or a member of a reserve component.

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Company

COMPANY INFORMATION The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) protects people from life's uncertainties with more than 113 million proprietary policies. Allstate offers a broad array of protection products through multiple brands and diverse distribution channels, including auto, home, life and other insurance offered through its Allstate, Esurance, Encompass, SquareTrade and Answer Financial brands. Allstate is widely known from the slogan "You're in Good Hands with Allstate." The Allstate Corporation is the largest publicly held personal lines property and casualty insurer in America. Allstate was founded in 1931 and became a publicly traded company in 1993. In 2023, Allstate was number 84 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies in America. WHAT WE DO We’re more than insurance agents and claims representatives. We’re individuals with hopes, plans and passions. The biggest of which is helping people live smarter, safer lives. Doing so means continuing to re-imagine how we do what we do, the impact we can make on the world, ways we can each succeed in our own careers and actions we can take as a company that are good for all. To do that, we need all kinds of people – including lawyers, accountants, building engineers, project managers, marketing professionals, human resource specialists and so many more. WHO WE ARE – INCLUSIVE DIVERSITY    We hold each other accountable to encourage and embrace our collective differences. It’s our individual characteristics, values and beliefs, along with backgrounds and experiences that give us fresh perspective and purpose. We work harder, meet customer needs more effectively, share better, and identify more innovative ideas when we are accepted for who we are by the world around us. Our success comes from a chorus of many different voices. At Allstate, every voice counts.​ In our stand against racism, we’ve been making changes within Allstate. We’ve been listening, learning and engaging in change. We are focused on improving equity for all. Allstate is committed to long-term change not only in the way we conduct our business, but also for our employees. There’s a dynamic environment waiting for you here. You’ll find people with similar interests, as well as the many who’ll help expand your horizons. We believe in the power of connections. That’s why Allstate promotes diversity through a robust network of employee resource groups. It helps connect us all and supports our unique talents. Here are some of the available resource groups that actively support our employees: Abilities Beyond Limitations & Expectations African American Working Network Allstate Asian American Network Allstate Foster and Adoption Network Allstate PRIDE Allstate Veterans Engagement Team and Supporters Allstate Women’s Information Network Entrepreneurs at Allstate Families at Allstate Matter Native American Peoples at Allstate Professional Latino Allstate Network Young Professionals Organization WHY JOIN OUR COMPANY Allstate has been protecting people from life's uncertainties since 1931. We continuously develop and improve products and services so our customers can live well protected. For employees, we offer an environment that fosters innovative thinking and collaboration - where you'll be able to explore your ideas and feel proud of the work you do.  Our Benefits Allstate is dedicated to helping employees live happier and healthier lives. As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide a competitive salary and a benefits package that includes medical and dental insurance, tuition assistance, as well as a robust pension and 401(k). Plus, you'll have access to a wide variety of programs to help you balance your work and personal life - including a generous paid time off policy.  Growth and Development We support your desire to grow and provide opportunities to learn, explore new horizons, and follow your passion in a meaningful career. From access to hundreds of learning opportunities to in-house networking and rotational work experiences, Allstate is a place where you can forge your own path and expand your personal and professional potential. 
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