Trademark Paralegal/Trademark Administrative Specialist

Immediate need for a talented Trademark Paralegal / Trademark Administrative Specialist . This is a 12+ Months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Dearborn, MI(Hybrid) .

Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

Job ID : 24-42397

Pay Range : $33 - $35 / hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities :

• Schedule is hybrid with onsite presence 2 / 3 days a week. 40 hours per week. Generally, no OT.
• Responsible for TM Registration and Renewal Certificates including (a) the physical copies stored and (b) ensuring that physical certificates received are scanned and input into the system, (c) pulling certificates upon requests
• Special projects
• Reporting
• Weekly Trademark Docket Reports
• Annual Trademark Renewal and Maintenance Reports
• Quarterly TM Metrics Reports
• Ad-Hoc Anaqua Report Requests Such As : Matter-Specific Portfolio Reviews and Reporting
• Pulling Reports for Generating TM Schedules for Agreements
• Formalities-Maintains tracker of all documentation requests (signatures, POAs, affidavits, etc.) from Chief Trademark Counsel.
• Support Agreement execution (notarization, legalization, apostille as necessary) in DocuSign and / or paper copies.
• Support Power of attorney review and execution (notarization, legalization, apostille as necessary) in DocuSign and / or paper copies.
• TM Team Operations-Manage shared documents, folders, etc
• Maintain agendas for team meetings and minutes / notes for follow up actions
• Support engagement of new and existing outside counsel Engagement Letters, Budgets, Anaqua Codes, Supplier Set Up, etc.
• Support event planning for Outside Counsel Meetings at INTA (1-2x per year)
• Other ad-hoc administrative support to TM Team.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience :

• Skills-Trademark / Branding, Legal and Docketing.
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently.
• Strong organizational skills, including organizing and maintaining physical and electronic legal files.
• Ability to take ownership and responsibility for tasks, such as following up with status updates, timely completion of tasks, etc
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• 5 years of relevant experience in trademark docketing and legal formalities.
• Experience working outside of the US on documentation formalities such as legalization and apostille is preferred.
• Notary Public certification.
• Familiarity with DocuSign and FedEx systems.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint a plus.
• Familiarity with Anaqua a plus.
• Prefer a Bachelor’s degree in Legal Assistant or Paralegal studies from an ABA accredited university.

Our client is a leading IT Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.

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