Legal Assistant, Trademarks

Ref. no.: LA-RH-1

Tags: Legal online

Location(s): Dublin City Centre Dublin South Dublin West

Salary range (€): Negotiable

Additional benefits:

Minimum experience required: 1 - 2 Years

Employment type: Permanent Full-time

Minimum qualification: Third Level Degree

Contact person: Strategic Accounts

Contact e-mail: strategicaccounts@manpower.ie

Job description:

Legal Assistant, Trademarks (Multiple Languages Available)

This position is based in our client's EU Headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. Positions are available in the following languages: French, Italian, Spanish and German

The area: Legal

Our Client's Legal team is a close-knit team of lawyers and legal professionals who operate on a truly global stage. We take pride in working for a company with a clear mission ("to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful") and a real soul ("don't be evil"). The client's innovative services raise challenging legal questions that demand creative and practical answers. We work at the crossroads of new technologies and existing laws to provide those answers, helping our client build innovative and important products for our users around the world. If this sounds like your kind of place, it probably is.

The role: Legal Assistant, Trademarks

Legal assistants must have excellent problem-solving abilities, a can do attitude, and a strong interest in intellectual property. In this role, you'll have a variety of responsibilities that are strategically important to the company. These include processing trademark complaints, processing requests from advertisers to use certain trademarks, providing information to internal and external customers regarding our client's trademark processes and fielding incoming complaints that will be processed through internal tools. All the while, you'll be reviewing a high volume of ad content. Additionally, you'll work with the Legal team to minimize liability in potential trademark suits.

Responsibilites:

• Process trademark complaints according to our client's trademark complaint procedures.
• Communicate with trademark owners and advertisers regarding internal procedures.
• Collaborate with engineering team on bug reporting.
• Update online forms and documents for internal use as necessary. Utilize a variety of internal admin tools.
• Respond to internal and external customer inquiries by email.

Requirements:

• BA/BS degree or equivalent with a strong academic record.
• Legal qualifications or academic experience preferred.
• Native-level fluency in written and spoken English. Additional fluency in German, French, Italian or Spanish preferred.
• Related experience with an Internet company preferred.
• Excellent analytical skills, as well as exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines