IP COUNSEL, PATENTS AND OPEN SOURCE

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.

The Role

Block is looking for an attorney with a passion for all things patents and open source to join our legal organization. You will have responsibility to counsel engineers and business leaders on a wide array of patent-related and other technology issues. You will also work with internal patent professionals and outside counsel to build and manage a sizable patent portfolio. This is a full remote role that is based anywhere in the US.

You will, under the direction of the Patents and Open Source lead:

You Have

• JD degree and membership in at least one state bar

• Admission to the USPTO Bar

• Undergraduate degree in a technical field, preferably in computer science, electrical engineering, software engineering, or related fields

• Minimum of ten years of relevant patent experience in the US. In-house experience and open source experience is a plus

• Experience providing intellectual property client counseling, and transactional counseling

• Fluency in communicating legal concepts and risks effectively

• Stay up to date with industry trends and ability to take on diverse tasks, both large and small, and to learn new and complex areas outside of your immediate expertise

• Sound, practical business judgment even in novel situations, and creativity in solving problems independently 

We’re working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, based solely on the core competencies required of the role at hand, and without regard to any legally protected class. We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we’re doing to build an inclusive workplace? Check out our Inclusion & Diversity page