Switzerland Global Enterprise

Senior Paralegal – Intellectual Property

Switzerland Global Enterprise

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $87,200 - $130,800 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Manage core IP operations for GE Vernova’s Advanced Research Center (ARC), including annuities, docketing, invention intake, and portfolio reporting
  • Provide advanced trademark paralegal support to the Executive Counsel managing GE Vernova’s trademark matters
  • Provide regular IP operational reporting, including new disclosure reports, attorney due reports, and portfolio operations dashboards
  • Manage Anaqua docketing operations, including outside counsel assignment setup, docket updates, inter-business transfers, divestiture/third-party collaboration docketing, and due report oversight
  • Support invention intake by reviewing disclosures for completeness, coordinating inventor follow-up, and ensuring accurate Anaqua updates
  • Administer annuity payments and manage legal billing workflows, including initiating purchase orders, reviewing invoices, and preparing periodic financial reports for finance and leadership
  • Oversee monetary IP awards programs for patent filings and trade secrets
  • Manage non-monetary IP recognition programs, including tracking patent filing milestones
  • Coordinate preliminary copyright transfer form screening for ARC submitted publications
  • Manage global trademark portfolios through searching, prosecution, registration, renewals, and maintenance
  • Conduct and review U.S. trademark searches
  • Prepare and file electronically with the USPTO, including trademark applications, statements of use, responses to office actions, assignments/recordations, and renewals
  • Monitor and manage adversarial trademark matters in multiple jurisdictions
  • Support integration of acquired trademark portfolios
  • Maintain and curate trademark records and data within docketing and portfolio systems
  • Support trademark licensing matters, including administration and maintenance of internal trademark sublicense programs across subsidiaries and joint ventures
  • Communicate clearly and professionally with business clients, attorneys, and international counsel on status, risk, and recommendations

Requirements

  • 4-5+ years of domestic and international IP paralegal experience, with demonstrated ownership of global portfolios and adversarial matters.
  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • Proficiency with Corsearch (or comparable search platforms) and the USPTO’s TEAS filing system.
  • Hands-on experience with IP docketing systems such as WebTMS or Anaqua; strong Excel skills and proficiency with MS Word and PowerPoint.
  • Experience managing IP operations workflows, including annuities, billing, awards programs, and portfolio reporting.
  • Outstanding communicator with excellent writing and presentation skills; able to synthesize complex IP information for business audiences.
  • Meticulous attention to detail, with consistent on-time delivery across high-volume, deadline-driven dockets.
  • Demonstrated capability to manage multiple priorities and drive matters forward with minimal attorney input.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative, service-oriented approach to business partners and outside counsel.
  • Commitment to operational excellence, data integrity, and continuous process improvement.
Benefits
  • medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
  • access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
  • GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
  • access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
  • tuition assistance
  • adoption assistance
  • paid parental leave
  • disability benefits
  • life insurance
  • 12 paid holidays
  • permissive time off

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
IP paralegal experienceglobal portfolio managementadversarial trademark matterstrademark applicationsUSPTO filingsdocketing operationsfinancial reportingtrademark licensingdata integrityprocess improvement
Soft skills
communicationwritingpresentationattention to detailtime managementinterpersonal skillscollaborationservice-oriented approachsynthesis of complex informationoperational excellence