Description:
Candidates must be 2025 law school graduates (and planning to take a U.S. state bar exam in the summer of 2025). Please do not apply if you have already graduated from law school.What we do in Legal:
The legal department is involved in all aspects of the Tripadvisor business, including contract drafting and negotiation, intellectual property, litigation threat assessment and management, internet law, privacy law, consumer marketing law, international legal issues, mergers and acquisitions, employment law, regulatory matters and compliance.
What You'll Do:
- Drafting and negotiating agreements with partners and vendors, including non-disclosure, master services, content license, data processing, partnership and software licensing agreements for Tripadvisor and its affiliate companies (“Tripadvisor Group”). As they gain experience, Legal Fellows are expected to proactively take assignments from existing intake channels.
- Drafting and tracking intellectual property enforcement actions (such as cease-and-desist letters) worldwide.
- Assisting in-house and external intellectual property counsel with compiling metrics, evidence of use, and administrative paperwork for international trademark portfolio maintenance.
- Assisting with the management of Tripadvisor Group contract templates, including reviewing and updating to comply with changes in law or business practices.
- Making occasional updates to terms of use and privacy policies for the Tripadvisor Group.
- Conducting and communicating the findings from legal research projects on commercial, intellectual property, marketing and consumer protection matters.
- Managing the Tripadvisor Group's responses to copyright notice and takedown requests and tracking the statuses of a high volume of copyright complaints.
- Assistance with locating and organizing contracts.
- Assistance with litigation and regulatory filings, domestically and internationally.
- Support for multiple business units, including but not limited to: procurement, marketing, product and sales across all Tripadvisor brand verticals.
- Other assorted projects assigned by the legal counsel in the US, Europe and Asia.
Skills & Experience:
- Resume and transcript required; cover letter strongly recommended.
- Strong reading comprehension and writing skills required.
- Resourcefulness and creativity when faced with problems without obvious solutions.
- Candidates with a noted interest in commercial contracts, business law, online technology, privacy, litigation and/or intellectual property.
- Excellent grades and/or law journal experience preferred.
- Technology interest & experiences preferred, though technical skills are not required.