Corporate Attorney – Intellectual Property & Employment Law

COMPANY OVERVIEW 

ThreatLocker® is a leader in endpoint protection technologies, providing enterprise-level cybersecurity tools to improve the security of servers and endpoints. The ThreatLocker® platform with Application Allowlisting, Ringfencing™, Storage Control, Elevation Control, Endpoint Network Control, Configuration Management, and Operational Alert solutions are leading the cybersecurity market toward a more secure approach of blocking the exploits of application vulnerabilities. 

POSITION OVERVIEW 

ThreatLocker is seeking a Corporate Attorney – Intellectual Property & Employment Law to join our growing Legal team in Orlando, Florida. This role will have a balanced focus across intellectual property and employment matters and will work closely with leadership, internal counsel, Human Resources, Product, Engineering, Marketing, and other teams throughout the organization. 

This is not a narrowly focused legal role. We’re looking for an attorney who enjoys solving practical business problems, can move quickly in a fast-paced technology environment, and is comfortable taking ownership of matters from initial analysis through resolution. 

JOB SCOPE 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 

• Advise the company on intellectual property matters involving trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, software, and other proprietary technology. 

• Draft and prosecute U.S. and international patent applications, particularly in software as a service. 

• Prepare and respond to Office Actions and conduct examiner interviews to advance prosecution strategy. 

• Perform prior art searches, patentability analyses, and freedom-to-operate (FTO) assessments. 

• Draft claim charts and support invalidity and non-infringement analyses. 

• Collaborate directly with engineers, marketing, and internal counsel to protect products. 

• Stay current on developments in software, AI, and emerging technologies impacting IP strategy. 

• Assist with developing, maintaining, and protecting ThreatLocker’s global intellectual property portfolio. 

• Manage trademark clearance, applications, registrations, renewals, enforcement, and related matters in coordination with outside counsel where appropriate. 

• Work closely with Product, Engineering, and leadership to identify potentially protectable inventions, technology, and other intellectual property. 

• Review intellectual property provisions in commercial agreements, technology agreements, licenses, confidentiality agreements, and other contracts. 

• Advise internal teams regarding ownership, licensing, use, and protection of software, content, data, branding, and other intellectual property. 

• Assist with open-source software, third-party licensing, and related intellectual property compliance issues. 

• Monitor and address potential infringement or unauthorized use of ThreatLocker intellectual property. 

• Manage intellectual property disputes and coordinate with outside counsel when necessary. 

• Help develop and maintain internal policies and procedures designed to protect confidential information, trade secrets, and other intellectual property. 

EMPLOYMENT LAW 

• Advise Human Resources and company leadership on federal, state, and local employment law matters. 

• Provide practical legal guidance regarding hiring, employee relations, performance management, discipline, accommodations, leave, wage and hour issues, and terminations. 

• Review and develop employment agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, confidentiality and intellectual property assignment agreements, policies, handbooks, and other employment-related documents. 

• Assist with internal investigations involving employee complaints, workplace conduct, policy violations, and other sensitive matters.