Our Opportunity:
Chewy's Legal Department is seeking a proactive and diligent Paralegal to support our Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) and Intellectual Property (IP) legal teams in Plantation, Florida! The Manager-level Paralegal will play a critical role in providing legal support for product development, labeling compliance, and intellectual property matters, while ensuring alignment with regulatory standards and corporate policies. The ideal candidate is execution-focused, self-motivated, and eager to learn, with a strong commitment to improving efficiency across a wide range of legal activities. The Paralegal will take a proactive approach to identifying and implementing process optimizations to streamline routine legal requests and reviews.
What You'll Do:
Legal Research and Analysis
- Regulatory Research: Conduct in-depth research on federal and state regulations affecting pet food, treats, over-the-counter medications, and accessories. Focus on compliance with agencies such as the FDA, EPA, USDA, FTC, and other regulatory bodies.
- IP and Marketing Regulations: Analyze legal requirements related to intellectual property, marketing regulations, product labeling, and product safety.
- Legislative Monitoring: Stay current on evolving laws and regulations impacting product ingredients, labeling, and advertising requirements for pet products.
- Regulatory Filings: Support the preparation and submission of filings and registrations with relevant regulatory agencies, including the EPA.
Product Support
- Labeling and Safety Compliance: Assist with legal reviews of product development, ensuring compliance with labeling and safety protocols.
- Product Recalls: Support product safety processes, including the management of recalls and addressing consumer complaints in coordination with internal teams.
Marketing and Content Clearance
- Material Review: Evaluate marketing materials, including print, digital, and social media content, for compliance with corporate policies, FDA, and FTC regulations.
- Claim Substantiation: Verify product claims for compliance with legal and regulatory standards, identifying any IP or trademark issues that require further review.
- Guidance Delivery: Provide direction on marketing materials under the supervision of in-house counsel.
Trademark Clearance and Prosecution
- Trademark Searches: Conduct preliminary trademark screenings, analyze results, and draft summaries and recommendations for the IP legal team.
- Portfolio Management: Support domestic and international trademark registration processes, including filings, renewals, and enforcement actions.
Regulatory and Compliance Support
- Collaborate with marketing, sales, and product development teams to ensure all content meets legal standards, including compliance with FTC guidelines and IP law.
- Research and track regulations to support product development initiatives and state registrations.
- Draft comprehensive white papers, policies and develop processes to support compliance initiatives.
Process Improvements
- Lead initiatives to improve workflows, streamline routine legal requests, and improve efficiency in regulatory, IP, and marketing reviews.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with internal teams such as quality assurance, safety, customer service, marketing, and merchandising to support product launches, marketing campaigns, and IP protection strategies.
Documentation and Record Keeping
- Draft, review, and maintain legal documentation related to product development, safety, recalls, intellectual property, and marketing compliance.
What You'll Need:
- Paralegal certificate from an ABA-accredited program preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in paralegal role related to regulatory compliance, intellectual property, marketing, and/or consumer product safety.
- Familiarity with intellectual property law, including trademarks and copyright.
- Experience with managing 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:
- Experience in the CPG or e-commerce industry.
- 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, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Slack, NetDocuments, Legal Tracker, Smartsheet, Confluence, and other similar programs.
- Eagerness to learn new areas of law!
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