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.
• Were a team that embraces AI and innovation as part of how we work. Were 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.

Reporting to Senior Trademark & Copyright Practice Support Manager the ideal candidate will have minimum of 5 years of experience in trademark prosecution operations with at least 2 years in a leadership capacity. Bachelors Degree required.

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:

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.