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The TI law department seeks to add a mid-level litigation attorney to its current team.

In this role your responsibilities will include:

• Driving all aspects of litigation discovery efforts from developing discovery plans to identification of relevant data sources, to collection, review, and production of materials
• Evaluating and responding to subpoenas
• Accurately evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of all aspects of adverse claims and litigation matters
• Ascertaining which matters require outside counsel and actively participating in selection, retention, management and evaluation of such outside counsel
• Handling matters internally that do not require outside resources
• Providing on-going case updates to Law Department and company management
• Preparing and maintaining budgets for litigation matters
• Drafting and reviewing litigation documents, including discovery requests and responses, pleadings, motions, pre-trial and trial materials
• Preparing witnesses for testimony at deposition, hearings, and trial
• Representing TI in various mediation and other dispute resolution proceedings
• Monitoring significant changes to laws, precedents, policies, rules, and procedures in regions and jurisdictions where TI operates or litigates and understanding how those changes may impact TI’s interests
• Monitoring and reporting on other impactful developments in the litigation landscape

The litigation attorney role at TI is not simply tasked with management of outside counsel.  The successful candidate will be an active participant in and contributor to each litigation from strategic planning to daily litigation tasks (such as developing discovery plans) to coordination of TI’s internal human and IT resources (document collection as well as development of facts and evidence to support TI’s claims and defenses).  The successful candidate may even appear as an attorney of record in appropriate litigation matters to handle depositions, etc.

Applicant must possess exceptional base legal skills, in terms of logical analysis and persuasive writing. In addition, Applicant must possess excellent interpersonal skills, communication skills, and judgment to advise effectively at all levels of the organization, including advice to peers, engineering staff, and senior managers.  Applicant must be a team player willing to provide cross-functional support and cover for other team members.  Applicant must be a self-starter, able to exercise initiative and judgment to work effectively with minimal supervision. Applicant must possess strong project management skills, able to manage multiple matters in parallel, to formulate and execute clear, step-by-step plans, and to choreograph a constellation of moving parts to achieve a unified result.  Most importantly, Applicant must be a problem solver, understanding the purpose and objective of any delegated activity to formulate solutions or alternatives to obstacles encountered along the way.   

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of litigation experience, with exposure to patent or other intellectual property disputes.  Varied experience in state, federal, and administrative courts is also desirable. Candidates must be admitted to a state legal bar (preferably Texas).  The position requires the majority of your time to be in the Dallas office.

Minimum Requirements:

• Law degree
• License to practice law in the state of Texas
• 3+ years of relevant experience

Why TI?

• Engineer your future. We empower our employees to truly own their career and development. Come collaborate with some of the smartest people in the world to shape the future of electronics.
• We’re different by design. Diverse backgrounds and perspectives are what push innovation forward and what make TI stronger. We value each and every voice, and look forward to hearing yours.  Meet the people of TI
• Benefits that benefit you. We offer competitive pay and benefits designed to help you and your family live your best life. Your well-being is important to us.

About Texas Instruments

As a global semiconductor company, we design, manufacture, test and sell analog and embedded processing chips to nearly 100,000 customers. Our products enable electronics everywhere and in things you experience every day – from health care, smart homes and connected cars to drones, smart phones and more. Our passion to create a better and more sustainable world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors drives us to make our technology smaller, more efficient, more reliable and more affordable.

Texas Instruments is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse, inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, disability, genetic information, national origin, gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

If you are interested in this position, please apply to this requisition.