Our Opportunity:
Chewy’s Legal Department is seeking a proactive and diligent Paralegal to support our Commercial Transactions, Intellectual Property (IP), Marketing, and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) legal team in Minneapolis, MN! The Paralegal hired at a Manager level, will perform a range of key legal support activities, including contract drafting, handling Chewy’s template and form agreements, legal research, legislative tracking, product development and labeling compliance, supporting product safety processes and consumer complaints, conducting trademark screenings, and reviewing marketing materials for legal compliance. The ideal candidate is execution-focused, self-motivated, and eager to learn, with a strong commitment to improving efficiency across all tasks. They will take a proactive approach to identifying and implementing process optimizations to streamline routine legal requests and reviews.
What You'll Do:
- Legal Research: Conduct legal research related to IP, marketing regulations, product labeling, and product safety, including keeping up to date with evolving laws and regulations, federally and in all states.
- Product Support: Assist with legal reviews related to product development, labeling compliance, and product safety initiatives, including recalls.
- Marketing and Content Clearance:
- Review print, digital, and social media marketing materials for compliance with corporate policies and advertising law principles, including reviewing claims to ensure FDA, and FTC compliance.
- Identify intellectual property and trademark clearance issues and flag materials requiring further review by in-house counsel.
- Provide direction on marketing materials under the supervision of in-house counsel.
- Trademark Clearance and Prosecution:
- Conduct preliminary trademark searches, analyze search results, and draft summaries and recommendations for the IP team.
- Lead domestic and international trademark registrations, including filings, renewals, and enforcement actions.
- Contract Review and Support: Draft, review, and negotiate various commercial contracts, including vendor, service, and non-disclosure agreements. Provide daily contracting support to legal and business teams, ensuring adherence to company policies and legal requirements.
- Regulatory Review: Collaborate with marketing and sales teams to ensure that all content meets applicable legal standards, including FTC guidelines and IP law compliance. Research regulations to support product development, file state registrations, and draft policies and develop processes to support regulatory compliance.
- Process Improvements: Lead initiatives to improve and streamline processes, making routine requests and reviews more efficient.
- Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with internal teams, including quality, safety, customer service, marketing, and merchandising, to support product development, launches, marketing campaigns, and IP protection strategies.
- Documentation: Assist with drafting, reviewing, and maintaining legal documentation related to product development, safety, recalls, IP, and marketing compliance.
What You'll Need:
- Paralegal certificate from an ABA-accredited program.
- 5+ years of experience supporting legal functions related to commercial transactions, intellectual property, marketing, and/or consumer product safety.
- Experience in the CPG or e-commerce industry.
- Familiarity with intellectual property law, including trademarks and copyright.
- Experience handling domestic and international trademark registrations.
- Experience with marketing regulations and content clearance processes.
- Strong research and analytical skills, particularly in trademark and IP searches.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills, with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with product labeling requirements and safety regulations.
- Familiarity with food and consumer product safety.
- Familiarity with patents.
- Experience supporting product recalls.
- Experience in process improvement and workflow management.
- Working knowledge of word, excel, power point, sharepoint, slack, net documents, legal tracker, smartsheets, confluence and other similar programs.
- Eagerness to learn new areas of law!
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What We Do
We view pets and pet parents as family and are obsessed with meeting their needs and exceeding customer expectations through every interaction. Behind the scenes, our talented teams are made up of innovators, delighters, big-thinkers and of course, passionate pet people—creating a place where you'll be empowered to build, grow and unleash your fullest potential.
We don’t just stand by our company mission—we’re obsessed with it. We seek to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents and partners, everywhere. And we’re constantly finding new ways to do just that.
At Chewy, we understand pet parenthood is full of joyful highs and anxious lows. That’s why we’re here, standing alongside pet parents, providing everything their pets need for a happy, healthy life. We’re a leading online source for pet products, supplies, and prescriptions. We offer a broad selection of high-quality products and services at competitive prices with an exceptional level of customer care and a personal touch.
Since launching in 2011, we’ve combined the personalized service of your neighborhood pet store with the convenience and speed of e-commerce. We pride ourselves on being the only brand available 24/7/365 to support pet parents throughout their journey.
We have a rich history of being recognized for our deep care and personalization while going above and beyond for our customers and their pets.
We view pets and their people as more than just customers and look forward to meeting their needs and exceeding expectations through every interaction. With Chewy, no one pet-parents alone.
Our culture is for those who thrive on delivering results and becoming your best—no matter your role or location. At Chewy, our Operating Principles serve as a common language, or framework, that connects two of Chewy's most valuable elements—our people and our culture. The Operating Principles guide our character, capabilities, imagination, and methods for execution in support of our company's mission.
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With growth comes the exciting opportunity to be a part of a world-class organization of engineering, product, and design team members, responsible for driving our latest innovations and designing "out-of-the Chewy box" experiences.
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