Trademark/IP Paralegal Hybrid

OVERVIEW

Our esteemed client is seeking a candidate to support a newly established in-house legal department. Candidates will be expected to work in the companies’ headquarters in Beverly Hills.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assisting with clearance, prosecution, and enforcement for global trademark portfolio
• Filing, organizing and maintaining domestic and international trademark applications and registrations and domain name registrations,
• Work closely with responsible in-house attorneys to support robust brand protection team, including managing IP monitoring programs and supporting the efforts of in-house counsel to plan and implement global IP strategies.
• Preliminary trademark searching and research regarding trademark enforcement
• Support review of marketing, social media, and online content to ensure compliance with guidelines.
• Filing pleadings and other case documents in federal and state court IP litigation matters (litigation will be handled by in-house counsel in many cases)
• Maintaining the team’s case calendar including tracking deadlines, court orders, district court judges’ local rules, and creating outlook calendar alerts for the attorney team
• Preparing and/or drafting letters, pleadings, discovery requests and responses, TOAs and TOCs for memoranda and briefs, and other litigation documents

QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of professional experience
• Have in-house experience at a large company and/or experience at a law firm
• Demonstrate resourcefulness, initiative, and a desire to deliver excellent work product while maintaining a key role within a growing team
• Possess a positive attitude, be proactive, be flexible, and be a team player
• Skills required include advanced knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word and Excel)
• Must be detail oriented, able to prioritize needs based on urgency, multi-task, and work in a fast-paced team-orientated environment
• Ability to work overtime, when needed
• Experience with Internet matters, domain names and social media is requested, but not required

Employment Type: ["FULL_TIME"]