Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Legal.io is a leading tech company seeking an IP / Legal Ops Paralegal to support their Trademark, Marketing, and Copyright team. The role involves managing copyright paralegal duties and legal operations work, primarily using Slack for communication and project management.
Responsibilities
- Provide full-time paralegal coverage maintaining continuity of existing workflows and stakeholder relationships
- Perform copyright paralegal tasks (~20 hours/week): manage DMCA escalation workflow (offshore team handles routine takedowns; expect ~1 hour/day of escalations), assist with registrations and documentation, support content review and clearance processes for marketing and TV ads
- Address legal ops and project-management backlog (~20 hours/week): triage stalled projects, update trackers, coordinate cross-functional stakeholders (creative, marketing, studios, offshore legal teams), help run status meetings, and drive projects to completion
- Operate primarily in Slack for intake, content review, approvals, and stakeholder communication; maintain timely, clear Slack-based status updates
- Document processes and handoffs clearly to enable smooth transition back to the returning paralegal; prepare concise status reports and escalation notes for leadership as needed
- Collaborate with offshore teams on routine tasks and escalate only higher-complexity matters
- Adhere to IP, privacy, and corporate policies while working with creative content and external partners
Skills
- Paralegal experience with proven ability to manage day-to-day paralegal tasks independently
- Demonstrated legal operations or project-management experience (tracking, triage, stakeholder coordination, running meetings to closure)
- Expertise using Slack for workflows and communications; comfortable building and managing Slack-based processes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong attention to detail
- Ability to start on short notice and commit to 40 hours/week for the coverage period; available remotely within the United States
- Copyright experience, including familiarity with DMCA takedown processes and content clearance for marketing/TV ads
- Prior experience supporting IP teams (trademark, copyright, marketing-focused legal work) or working with creative/studios teams
- Experience with common project-management and collaboration tools in addition to Slack
- Paralegal certification or relevant legal education is a plus
Company Overview
Legal.io is the enterprise marketplace for legal talent and tools. We help legal departments hire better legal talent faster. It was founded in 2011, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.legal.io/.