Intellectual Property & Contracts Paralegal

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💵 $81.5k - $139.5k / year

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💼 Paralegal

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Curriculum Associates

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1976

📚 Education

🤝 B2B

Education • B2B

Curriculum Associates is a company that partners with educators to make classrooms better places for teachers and students. They focus on providing evidence-based instructional materials and assessments, such as the i-Ready platform, which supports personalized learning and helps teachers differentiate instruction. Their offerings include diagnostics, mathematics, reading, and writing programs, aimed at improving student outcomes from kindergarten to 8th grade. Curriculum Associates also conducts research to understand and enhance the state of student learning. The company has recently expanded by acquiring SoapBox Labs, a leader in voice AI technology, emphasizing their commitment to equity-driven learning experiences.

📋 Description

• Assist in-house counsel with special and non-standard contracting matters, escalated contracting projects, and complex Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) • Manage and safeguard the Company’s proprietary technology and brand portfolio • Coordinate trademark, copyright, and domain-name registrations and renewals • Support preliminary clearance searches and misuse and infringement investigations, including intellectual-property takedown requests • Run the intellectual-property docket/calendar and monitor statutory deadlines for patents and trademarks • Coordinate with outside counsel on IP filings and strategy • Maintain copyright registrations and licensing records for Company content and third-party licensed content • Support product lifecycle reviews, feature reviews, product requirement document reviews, marketing reviews, and legacy-product matters • Draft, review, and maintain Terms of Use, End User License Agreements (EULAs), Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs), and in-product disclosures • Develop and deliver product, content, and IP-related trainings and create resources • Support legal-based accessibility work by tracking regulations and risks and compiling contract-data reports • Review and update contract templates to reflect current law, company policy, and attorney guidance • Assist with complex MOUs, Special Use MOUs, escalated contracting questions, and related process documentation • Provide project-based support for SaaS, MSA, vendor, NDA, licensing/permissions, and evaluation-agreement matters • Review special contracting matters and product agreements for FERPA, COPPA, GDPR, and other applicable compliance • Draft, review, and manage research agreements with universities and academic institutions • Support user research and efficacy research documentation and assist with releases, including image releases • Maintain and improve the Ironclad Contract Lifecycle Management system and special contracting workflows • Support maintenance of the product/content/IP risk register • Support legal escalations related to i-Ready and other product apps and domains and review public records requests • Report to the General Counsel and collaborate with the Products Counsel, Commercial Counsel, Product, Marketing, Engineering, UXR, Research Recruitment, and outside counsel

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and/or an ABA-approved paralegal certificate • 3 to 6 years of paralegal experience • At least 2 years directly in-house at a technology or software company • Strong understanding of standard SaaS/commercial contract terms and clauses, including uptime SLAs, data processing agreements (DPAs), liability caps, and indemnification • Hands-on experience with Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) systems; Ironclad preferred • Experience with e-signature tools, Legal AI tools, and IP docketing applications • Working familiarity with trademark, copyright, and patent processes, including filings, renewals, and enforcement support • Working knowledge of data-privacy and ed-tech regulatory frameworks, including FERPA, COPPA, and GDPR • Ability to review, draft, and redline agreements accurately and with attention to detail • Ability to interact professionally with internal stakeholders and external parties, including outside counsel • Ability to manage a high volume of special matters independently, exercise sound judgment on when to escalate, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment • Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive and proprietary information with discretion • Proficient in MS Office applications and standard legal-operations tools • Experience generating reports from IP docketing and contract management systems

🏖️ Benefits

• Company bonus plan eligibility • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Basic life insurance • 401(k) plan with employer match • Flexible vacation and sick policy • Twelve paid holidays • Winter office closure between Christmas and New Year's • Additional perks and benefits • Remote work arrangement • Minimal travel; occasional travel to Company offices may be required