Paralegal, Intellectual Property

Description

Are you mission-driven and passionate about helping others succeed?

Do you strive to lead, follow, and act with integrity?

Are you the one who honors your commitments?

Is building trusting relationships an integral part of why you do what you do?

Do you push limits and challenge the status quo?

If you answered YES, keep reading to discover how you can significantly contribute to Team USA's success!

Here's a Summary Of Responsibilities

Reporting to the Sr. Associate General Counsel of Marketing & Intellectual Property, Paralegal, IP supports efforts to protect Olympic, Paralympic, and other USOPC intellectual property (IP) rights.

Here’s How You’ll Have An Impact

• Investigate trademark infringement matters and draft letters and other correspondence to trademark infringers. Track efforts through database management.
• Look for specimens for trademark filings.
• Draft responses to requests to use USOPC marks.
• Study and conduct research of history and existing agreements for provisions related to IP inquiries or disputes.
• Assist in managing U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) filings and maintaining internal files.
• Organize and maintain all IP matter files and ensure compliance with the USOPC’s document retention policy.
• Support anti-ambush efforts during the Olympic & Paralympic Games.
• Conduct IP research projects as needed.
• Assist marketing & IP attorneys in reviewing, research, revising, and finalizing IP agreements. Attend negotiation meetings, take detailed notes and prepare contract drafts at counsel’s direction in compliance with USOPC standards.
• Assist with matters relating to IP litigation, including legal research, document production, writing memoranda, and maintaining a status log of ongoing cases.
• Perform other duties in the areas of marketing & IP as assigned.
  
  

Here are the skills and experience you'll need to be effective:

• High school diploma
• Associate’s Degree preferred
• Paralegal certification
• 3+years oflegalexperiencein intellectual property law with a focus on trademark practice, including supporting a significant trademark portfolio,preferably in a large firm and/or corporate environment
• Experience withamateur or professional sports organizations beneficial but not required
• Robust knowledge oftrademarkandcopyright lawsand licensing issues.
• Appreciation and sensitivity toward public relations issues
• Working knowledge of social media and internet platforms
• Excellentwritten and verbalcommunication and organization skills
• Strong customer service mindset
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Creative and collaborative problem-solving ability
• Ability to work with direction from multiple sources
• Ability to be flexible in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to maintain absolute confidentiality, to perform duties with utmost discretion,and to act with complete integrity
• Attention to detail
• Ability to interact with professionalmaturity with all constituents
• ExcellentWord, PowerPoint, and Excelprocessing and database management
  
  

Here Are The Tools, Equipment, & Conditions

• Office environment in multi-story building
• Some domestic and international travel
• Standard office equipment
• Non-traditional work hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Regular attendance at work is an essential job function
  
  

Here's Where You'll Work

Colorado Springs Downtown Headquarters / Hybrid

Here's Some More Information You Need To Know

• Hiring pay range $30.35- $35.66 per hour
• This Full-Time, Non-Exempt position is intended to work 40 hours per week.
• Bonus: This position will be eligible for the Annual Incentive Award Program, which has a 5% target. The USOPC may change or eliminate this program at any time at its sole discretion.
• Benefits: This position will be eligible for USOPC benefits. You can view a summaryhere.