IP Legal Assistant; Paralegal & Admin

Position: IP Legal Assistant (Paralegal & Admin)
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Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Our diverse team of talented employees in 38 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is Making every drive better™ by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks #179 on the Fortune 500.

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As a member of Intellectual Property,  IP Legal Assistant (Paralegal & Admin)  will be responsible for handling IP paralegal activities and admin. support tasks.

About the role (Job description):
IP Legal Assistant (Paralegal & Admin) is expected to handle various tasks related to handling billing invoices including working on Tymetrics (or similar billing/invoice management tools) and working with multiple cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., purchase, finance, law firm vendors, etc.) to manage queries related to billing, invoice clearance, and recordkeeping of invoices (related to IP & Legal).
IP Legal Assistant (Paralegal & Admin) is expected to handle and manage processing of Patent annuities, including annuity reviews, compilation of reports, docketing & recordkeeping of records and related admin. work.
IP Legal Assistant (Paralegal & Admin) is expected to handle Patent filings, preparation of Patent formalities such as, Patent filing documents including IDS, ADS and related forms, filing of response to office actions & other PTO communications.
IP Legal Assistant (Paralegal & Admin) is expected to support data handling and reporting, documenting process notes and preparing business /IP data presentations, digitization & KPI metrics reporting, developing macros etc.), as required based on-demand/, under various IP workflows.
IP Legal Assistant (Paralegal & Admin) is expected to provide PMO support to IP function leaders on various day to day activities and driving key team activities (e.g., organizing IP events, team events, trainings, workshops, etc. for engagement and any required administrative support) by devising creative ideas and driving them into execution by figuring out the required support, resources, and plan.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Graduate (legal or management) with strong academic credentials.
3+ years of prior experience in legal/KPO or relevant business domain. Prior work experience in line with the role requirements is a must.
Personal leadership with ability and flexibility to switch amongst handling different business function requirements in demanding situations (must requirement for this role)
Clear & thoughtful communication with ability to drive effective and actionable conversations with functional leaders and execute required task within the timelines. (must requirement for this role)
Strong articulation & presentation skills | Expertise in working with MS-Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Word.

Advantages Of Working at Lear
Join the growing team Intellectual Property at one of  Fortune magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies 2021.
Be on the front end of multiple initiatives in India in building talents.
Enjoy an inclusive work environment that encourages innovation and creativity

Lear Corporation is an  Equal Opportunity Employer , committed to a diverse workplace. Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.