Trademark Operations Supervisor

Strategic Leadership & Planning

Provide direct oversight of Trademark Paralegals, including regular check-ins, workflow management, and day-to-day supervision.

Manage and monitor billable targets and productivity metrics for Trademark Paralegals.

Lead onboarding, training, and ongoing professional development for Trademark Paralegals.

Directly manage the Trademark Transfer Specialist, including oversight of all trademark transfer-in and transfer-out processes.

Directly manage the Trademark Practice Assistant and oversee all related administrative workflows.

Create, maintain, and update trademark paralegal procedural manuals and workflow documentation.

Foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture focused on accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.

Operational Excellence

Oversee and optimize trademark workflows to ensure timely, accurate, and consistent execution of trademark matters.

Monitor workload distribution and proactively reassign resources to meet business needs and deadlines.

Identify operational bottlenecks and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and service quality.

Leadership & Team Development

Serve as a key liaison between trademark attorneys, paralegals, practice leadership, and support teams.

Provide operational insights and recommendations to leadership to support staffing, capacity planning, and business growth.

Support change management initiatives and lead the implementation of new processes, tools, or organizational changes.

Model strong leadership behaviors, including clear communication, coaching, accountability, and professional integrity.

Desired Skills & Qualifications

Comprehensive expertise in U.S. and foreign trademark prosecution processes, docketing systems, and trademark operations infrastructure.

Demonstrate leadership, coaching, and team management experience.

Experience with trademark docketing and practice management systems preferred.

We're a team that embraces AI and innovation as part of how we work. We're looking for people who are curious about new tools, willing to experiment, and open to evolving how they do their best work.

Outstanding written, verbal, and organizational skills, with discretion and professionalism in handling confidential information.

Benefits And Compensation Details

At Fenwick, we believe that our partners and employees are our most important asset. Helping you and your families achieve and maintain good health - physical, emotional, and financial - is the reason we offer a comprehensive benefit program.

We provide benefits to eligible employees under plans such as Healthcare, Life Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Wellbeing.

Except as otherwise required by law, temporary employees are generally not entitled to these benefits.

The Anticipated Range For This Position Is $94,000 - $141,250 Depending on the role, the actual base salary offered may depend upon a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

A discretionary bonus for eligible employees may also be available based on performance.

Additional information about employee eligibility for benefits and discretionary bonus will be made available upon request.