Senior Legal Coordinator

Callaway Golf•Carlsbad, CA

6d•$29 - $44

About The Position

Callaway Golf Company is a premium golf equipment, gear and apparel company with a portfolio of global brands, including Callaway Golf, Odyssey, TravisMathew, and OGIO. Through an unwavering commitment to innovation and premium craftsmanship, Callaway designs, manufactures, and sells high-performance golf clubs, golf balls, apparel, bags, and other accessories—setting the standard for performance in the game of golf. Our company is a blend of experience and diverse backgrounds, and together we look to leave the past behind while moving the game forward. For more information, please visit https://www.callawaygolf.com Provide support to Callaway’s Legal Department, including maintaining the department’s patent database, providing support for intellectual property matters, and other general administrative support as required.

Requirements

Must have strong interpersonal skills, including excellent oral and written communication skills.
Able to effectively work as part of a team and comfortable interacting with all levels of management.
Able to maintain highest levels of confidentiality.
Demonstrate ability to use discretion and make sound decisions.
Capable of working independently or with minimal supervision.
Must be proactive, highly organized, detail oriented, and able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Able to prepare detailed documents and create/generate reports with precise attention to detail.
Should be resourceful and perform in a professional manner.
Very motivated self-starter with excellent skill in MS Word.
Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year College or university
Minimum 3 years related experience.
Strong familiarity with patent docketing practices, both in U.S. and foreign jurisdictions.

Nice To Haves

Paralegal certificate and related experience helpful but not required.
Familiar with Microsoft Excel PowerPoint and Access a plus
Extensive knowledge of the Anaqua docketing database a plus.
Experience in corporate law environment preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain the Legal Department’s Anaqua patent docketing databases in support of all Company patents worldwide. This includes entering information such as new filings, renewal and office action dates, allowances, abandonments, or other details requiring tracking and notifications, and generating reports.
Correspond with foreign counsel, receive, and review incoming foreign correspondence, and docket accordingly.
Communicate with foreign associates to file new applications in foreign jurisdictions.
Work with foreign associates and send instructions, powers of attorney, and all necessary documents for prosecution of foreign trademark and patent applications.
Prepare patent application documents for filing.
Request and report patent searches.
Prepare and distribute reports for upcoming intellectual property filing deadlines.
Request and receive patent signature documents from inventors.
Create, revise, proofread, compare, and finalize documents.
Prepare form agreements from templates, as necessary.
Prepare presentations.
Upload documents to SharePoint site.
Assist with subpoenas and other legal processes.
Perform on-line legal research as requested.
Provide administrative support as needed, including processing of invoices, reconciling monthly USPTO deposit account, preparing power of attorney forms, coordinating weekly download and distribution of US issued and published patents, document preparation, mail routing, and general filings.
Organize and maintain Legal Department filing systems, file correspondence and other documents (soft and hard copies).
Maintain archive database and send archived files to storage.