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The Role:
The Legal Department is seeking a highly motivated attorney to join the team supporting AMD’s Artificial Intelligence Group (AIG). The attorney will work primarily with the engineering organizations within AIG as counsel in support of its artificial intelligence related products (including client and datacenter SoCs, related AI software, and AI tools). Additionally, the attorney will work with sales, marketing, and business development organizations across AMD to support engagements with customers and other business partners.
The Person:
· Ability to work with clients at all levels to achieve a common goal while taking into consideration both legal and business issues.
· Self-starter who can work independently and as a team.
· Understands when it is appropriate to escalate issues.
· Makes sound judgments and recommendations.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills and comfortable using “plain English” to explain complex legal concepts.
· Ability to multitask and prioritize workload and competing priorities.
· Efficient, effective, well organized, and able to prioritize and manage multiple projects.
· Intellectual curiosity and a desire to support complex software and hardware products—enjoys learning about cutting-edge technology.
· Creative problem-solver with a practical, collaborative, solution-oriented mindset.
Key Responsibilities:
· Review, draft, and negotiate inbound and outbound software and technology license agreements.
· Counsel engineering clients regarding the use of open source software in compliance with policies and procedures.
· Counsel clients regarding contract terms, compliance, and dispute resolution.
· Coordinate deal negotiation with internal stakeholders.
· Develop and provide internal training on legal and compliance topics.
Preferred Experience:
· Experience as a practicing attorney, with both law firm and in-house experience preferred.
· Experience in open-source licensing and counseling, commercial transactions, and intellectual property law.
· Experience in the computing or semiconductor industry is a plus.
Academic Credentials:
JD degree and admission to practice law in a U.S. state.
Location:
Austin, TX
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At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package. Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail here.
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