Faegre Drinker

Paralegal

• Manage US and Foreign Prosecution Filings
• Conduct and review trademark searches and draft opinion letters for attorney review
• Prepare trademark status summary reports
• Prepare extension requests, statements of use, declarations of use and incontestability, and renewal applications
• Prepare and record assignment documentation
• Prepare foreign filing cost estimates
• Compile documentation required for foreign filings
• Correspond with foreign associates on filing and prosecuting applications and renewing registrations
• Prepare and/or obtain documents for legalization
• Assist with recording trademarks with Customs and Border Protection
• Assist with registration, maintenance and transfer of domain names
• Assist with copyright filings
• Work alongside lawyers and legal professionals on trademark, copyright, advertising and media matters
• Manage projects, workflow, competing priorities, and tight deadlines
• Bill 1550 hours annually

Trademark Paralegal

General

• Schedule, support, and facilitate Practice Group meetings; draft agendas, maintain minutes, and facilitate communication
• Communicate firm policies and directives to the Practice Group Leader, lawyers, and staff
• Identify, develop, and implement software and legal support systems with Information Services to enhance productivity
• Execute Practice Group objectives with the Practice Group Leader, Practice Group Director, and office and administrative leaders
• Serve as a go-to resource for the Practice Group
• Coordinate lawyer and consultant arrivals, orientations, moves, integrations, and offboarding
• Coordinate status-change communications and assist with the Advisor program
• Provide administrative support for performance evaluations, promotions, compensation, and bonus conversations
• Assist with staffing-level and hiring-needs recommendations
• Schedule lawyer training, including internal and external CLE programs
• Assess Practice Group lawyer, paralegal, and client relationship productivity and profitability
• Prepare weekly and monthly financial, staffing, and talent-management reports
• Complete special projects and other assigned duties

Practice Management Coordinator

Operations

• In partnership with the Senior Director, the Director develops (and then independently executes) a multi-year Technology infrastructure strategy aligned with the firm's business objectives, growth plans, and client service standards
• Oversee the design, deployment, and management of the firm's hybrid IT environment, including hosted data centers, cloud platforms (Azure preferred), networking, storage, virtualization, and telecommunications systems
• Ensures 24/7/365 availability, optimal performance, and reliability of all production systems, including servers, networks, VoIP, video conferencing, and end-user computing environments
• Leads capacity planning, infrastructure lifecycle management, and technology refresh initiatives to maintain a modern, supportable environment
• Manage the firm's enterprise collaboration platforms (e.g., Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint) and ensure seamless integration across all office locations
• Oversees vulnerability management, patch management, and security hardening of all infrastructure components
• Leads the planning, execution, and delivery of complex, cross-functional IT infrastructure projects, including data center migrations, cloud transitions, network upgrades, and system implementations
• Assists the Senior Director in development and management and be accountable for the annual IT infrastructure and operations budget, including both capital expenditures (CapEx) and operating expenditures (OpEx)
• Special projects and other duties as assigned

Trademark Paralegal

Practice Management Coordinator

Director of Technology Infrastructure – Operations