Senior Trademark Paralegal

Job Description Summary

This position will be a member of the Trademark Team in GE Aerospace Legal and will report to the Senior Trademark Counsel. This position encompasses strategic thinking coupled with tactical execution by leading the creation of processes and practices to manage a critical support area for GE Aerospace Legal & Compliance team as well as improve the day-to-day efficiency and effectiveness of the L&C team.

The role will identify the critical processes, systems and tools used by the L&C team and develop and implement improvements. This position will also work with the FLIGHT DECK Division Leader & Legal Ops team to infuse Lean tools and continuous improvement efforts into projects & operational rhythms

Role and Responsibilities

• Lead and assist the team in organizing long-term strategic projects and Lean goals/objectives.
• Focus on managing international trademark prosecution and enforcement matters for both the GE and GE Aerospace trademark portfolios.
• Manage and instruct outside counsel on international trademark matters.
• Correspond with business clients regarding trademark issues.
• Assist with preliminary trademark searches in the U.S. and report results to business clients.
• Prepare and file trademark applications.
• Help prepare responses to Office Actions.
• Docket and upload documents to support prosecution and enforcements efforts
• Manage Trademark Team billing, budget, and financial plans.
• Support the Brand Governance team in meetings and events.
• Participate in and help organize in-house training seminars and sessions.
• Identify data sources and provide departmental metric insights via dashboards; review and advise on new technology considerations.
• Impacts the team's ability to achieve service, quality and timeliness of objectives. Work is subject to functional policy objectives. Regularly advises management in the function and/or in the business. Has a supportive role in decision making about important subjects. High levels of evaluative judgment are required.
• Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems that impact the function. Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders. Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and can construct and provide recommendations. Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.

Position Qualifications

• 5+ years of trademark or comparable paralegal experience working in the legal operation of a large, global company, or related experience.
• Experience with electronic filing.
• Experience with working with outside counsel.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree from an accredited school, or its equivalent required.
• Strong project management
• Previous experience with transformation efforts.

Desired Qualifications

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills
• PMP or other project management certifications a plus
• Familiarity with some of the key processes used by the Trademark Team
• Exceptional organizational, written and oral communication and project management skills
• Strong execution mindset
• Comfortable and effective working and influencing across the matrix
• Have a can-do attitude & a mind-set of continuous improvement
• Ability to handle a diverse set of job responsibilities
• Self-motivation and ability to work both independently and as a team player
• Creativity, vision, and sound judgment in developing and implementing risk management solutions
• Ability to handle multiple inquiries and assignments in a time-pressured environment
• Strong cross functional collaboration and influencing skills across all levels of the organization
• Actively embraces new ways of thinking and practices that increase efficiency and effectiveness
• Proactively identifies and removes project obstacles or barriers on behalf of the team

Key Competencies

• Trademark Expertise
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  Understanding of U.S. and international trademark procedures.
• Project Management
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  Ability to lead strategic projects and align with Lean goals.
• Communication Skills
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  Strong ability to correspond…