Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. 

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The Opportunity

• Adobe is looking for an attorney to fill a position as Legal Counsel on the North America Digital Experience Licensing Team.
• This position will be based out of Adobe's Lehi, Utah office.

What you'll Do

This attorney will be handling complex commercial contracts, including enterprise software & SaaS licensing agreements. This attorney must be prepared to negotiate and drive strategic transactions, and handle a significant volume of sales/revenue agreements. This attorney will provide counsel to Sales and Sales Management (and possibly other groups, such as the Business Units, Information Security, and Consulting Services teams) on a variety of licensing topics including intellectual property, commercial terms, anti-trust and privacy law. This attorney will be part of a close team that loves to have fun together!

What you need to succeed

• A Juris Doctor degree and membership in any state bar.
• A minimum of 2-5 years of experience drafting and negotiating complex contracts (preferably technology or licensing agreements). Attorneys with 2-4 years of relevant experience may be considered for this role and hired at the Associate Legal Counsel level). Candidates with experience supporting enterprise licensing and sales teams for on-demand services/cloud-based offerings are preferred. Candidates with other relevant technology law experience are also encouraged to apply.
• To be able to work well as part of a diverse team and have a positive, problem solving, and business focused demeanor with the ability to prioritize workload appropriately in a fast-paced environment.
• To be able to jump into the work with limited guidance and work independently. This position will allow candidate to work remotely 2-3 days per week, if desired, so the ability to self motivate and manage schedules and workloads is crucial.
• The ability to understand, draft, review and negotiate a variety of license, professional services and other commercial agreements and documents, including non-disclosure agreements, pre-release agreements, services agreements as well as statements of work, resale, distribution, sales and licensing agreements.
• The ability to provide general commercial legal support to the various business units, including preparing and delivering training in-house, when appropriate, on key legal areas of interest.
• The ability and willingness to train new attorneys or outside counsel.
• Good technical writing skills, as well as a keen interest in and some experience with the software/IT industry.
• Strong social skills, along with the ability to coordinate projects.
• Self-confidence and the ability to provide solutions that balance legal and business concerns.
• To be customer-friendly and an excellent teammate.
• The ability to travel within the United States on a limited basis, as required.