What’s the job?
The Intellectual Property (IP) Law Department is seeking an IP Paralegal to join this exciting team in support of Saint-Gobain North America. The individual will be responsible for assisting Division IP Counsel across multiple company businesses in a variety of IP-related responsibilities, including IP workflow, contract review and organization, IP due diligence, and trademark clearance and usage. The role will be hybrid and Malvern-based in order to support on-site IP and administrative functions.
What will you do?
Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- IP Workflow: Work with Division IP Counsel and external law firms to develop and maintain best in class workflow for worldwide patent prep and pros
- Contract-related responsibilities: Work with Division Counsel across numerous business units to:
- Assist with reviewing and negotiating changes to our standard contract forms
- Assist with the review, redline and negotiation of various vendor, partner, and other strategic agreements, including development agreements, confidentiality agreements, license agreements and other IP-related agreements
- Establish and maintain system for standardizing and cross-referencing various IP-related agreements.
- IP/Trademark-related responsibilities:
- Work with Division Counsel to assist with IP due diligence and trademark clearance searches
- Assist with trademark clearance projects, including U.S. screening and full searches and international screening and external counsel searches
- Advise internal teams on trademark usage guidelines
- Administrative-related responsibilities:
- Proofread and edit IP-related documents to ensure accuracy and consistency
- Prepare reports on IP portfolio status and contribute to strategic planning for IP management
- Other on-site administrative support or team project work for IP counsel as required
What do you bring?
- Bachelors degree is preferred
- Paralegal certificate is preferred
- 5+ years paralegal experience supporting patent prep and pros and contract preparation
- Experience supporting trademark clearance and usage is strongly preferred; experience can be at a law firm or in-house
- Familiarity with Anaqua platform is strongly preferred
- Intermediate usage of Office360 (Word, Excel)
What are our perks?
We provide unique options to fit your unique lives! Our Total Rewards Program is customizable to accommodate your needs. Our menu of flexible options includes, but is not limited to:
- Excellent healthcare options: Medical, vision, prescription & dental
- Family Focus & Balance: Parental leave, paid time-off and Employee Assistance Program
- Financial Security: Competitive 401(k), Company-funded Retirement Accumulation Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program (PEG)
- Tuition Reimbursement: Continuing education for every season of your career
- Pet Insurance options: Insurance plan & prescription discount program for your furry friends
- Employee Recognition Programs
- PerkSpot: Our exclusive one-stop online discount marketplace
- LiveWell: Rewarding you for living a healthy lifestyle
At Saint-Gobain, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while our products make the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home.
Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.
