Remote Paralegal: IP & Corporate Governance

Mitsubishi Chemical Group; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc. is seeking a Paralegal to support its intellectual property portfolio and corporate governance across the Americas. The role involves coordinating with business stakeholders, in-house attorneys, and outside counsel to keep deadlines, filings, and approvals on track.

This position offers exposure to both IP and governance work, with room to learn quickly, adapt to new responsibilities, and see matters through to completion. Remote work is supported.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree highly preferred.
• 5+ years of direct experience in patent and trademark docketing or corporate governance.
• Knowledge or experience in intellectual property administration or corporate governance, with the ability and interest to learn additional areas.

Responsibilities

• Manage domestic and international patent and trademark docketing, tracking application progress, prosecution events, response deadlines, and maintenance fees.
• Coordinate patent and trademark filings and prosecution matters with employees, in-house attorneys, and outside counsel.
• Maintain accurate IP portfolio records and help develop budgets for filing and maintaining patents and trademarks.
• Prepare and circulate board, shareholder, and committee resolutions, meeting minutes, and meeting materials using established templates and attorney guidance. Coordinate review, approvals, signatures, and filing.
• Maintain corporate records, organizational charts, officer and director lists, policies, and delegation‑of‑authority documentation across legal entities.
• Track annual report filings, business registrations, and other governance obligations through organized calendars and records.
• Administer entity management and registered agent platforms, and coordinate service‑of‑process notifications to the appropriate personnel.
• Support audits, corporate records requests, entity formations, dissolutions, mergers, and restructurings.
• Assist with contract lifecycle management, board onboarding and training, and other legal team projects.

Skills

Patent & trademark docketing

Corporate governance

IP portfolio management

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

IP docketing software

DocuSign

Entity management platforms

Job description

Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc. is seeking a Paralegal to support its intellectual property portfolio and corporate governance across the Americas. The role involves coordinating with business stakeholders, in-house attorneys, and outside counsel to keep deadlines, filings, and approvals on track.

This position offers exposure to both IP and governance work, with room to learn quickly, adapt to new responsibilities, and see matters through to completion. Remote work is supported.