Legal Coordinator I Operations & Divisional Support

This position is onsite at the Corporate Headquarters located in Kenosha WI.

The Legal Coordinator I IP Operations & Divisional Support provides administrative coordination and operational support to the Legal Department with primary responsibility for supporting trademark clearance workflows and coordinating patent-related administrative activities. This role supports a designated business division and serves as a central point of coordination among business stakeholders in-house counsel internal partners and outside counsel. The Legal Coordinator I does not provide legal advice or perform legal analysis but is responsible for ensuring that intellectual property (IP) and related legal processes are executed efficiently accurately and in accordance with established procedures.

• Provide day-to-day legal administrative support for an assigned business division
• Serve as a point of contact for legal intake requests related to branding marketing and IP matters
• Track legal matters and maintain accurate records trackers and documentation
  
• Coordinate contract and approval workflows including intake routing execution tracking and recordkeeping
• Prepare routine legal reports and status updates for internal stakeholders
• Schedule meetings and coordinate communications between Legal and business teams
• Maintain organized electronic and physical legal files in accordance with department standards
  
• Coordinate trademark review requests between business stakeholders in-house counsel and outside trademark counsel
• Maintain trademark databases and trackers including status updates and key milestones
• Coordinate with internal accounting and finance teams regarding patent-related fees invoicing budgeting and cost tracking
• Support patent-related audits documentation requests and internal reviews
• Follow established legal and IP procedures to ensure consistency accuracy and compliance

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in a legal IP marketing engineering or other business-related functions
• Experience working with databases trackers or workflow systems
• Exposure to manufacturing engineering R&D or product development environments
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a process-driven environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel Word Outlook)

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Professional judgment and confidentiality awareness
• Process discipline and willingness to learn
• Collaboration and service orientation
• Reliability integrity and accountability

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Strong ethics integrity and flexibility
• Capable of dealing with ambiguity
• Willingness to confront challenges and opportunities with speed endurance and decisiveness
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality and meeting established deadlines
• Ability to keep and maintain confidential information