Brand Protection and Legal Assistant -Date:28-Apr-2018 Location:New York, New York (US-NY), USA Req ID:111420 (P) INTRODUCTION (P) Founded in 1856, Burberry today remains quintessentially British, with outerwear at its core. Digital luxury positioning and intensive focus on design innovation, quality and heritage icons ensure continued brand purity and relevance globally across genders and generations. Burberry believes that in order to be a great brand it must also be a great company and constantly leverages the energy of its compassionate and creative thinking culture to continually innovate and drive the brand forward. Headquartered in London, Burberry is a design, marketing and retail led business with a global reputation for innovative product design, digital marketing initiatives and dynamic retail strategies. (P) (P) (P) JOB PURPOSE (P) (P) The Corporate functions at Burberry encompass Legal, HR and Finance as well as specialist teams such as Brand Protection (intellectual property and anti-counterfeiting). These teams are wholly focussed on supporting and enabling the achievement of both creative and commercial objectives. It is the purpose of the Brand Protection and Legal Assistant to perform diverse administrative tasks and legal assistant support. (P) (P) (P) RESPONSIBILITIES (P) (P) -General administrative tasks, such as answering phones, receiving and directing visitors, coordinating conference rooms, IT issues, etc. -File management, departmental organization, processing incoming and outgoing correspondence, including drafting cover letters and other correspondence; -Manage all fiscal-related aspects of the Department, including intake and processing invoices for approval, preparing accrual reports, and monitoring incoming compensation -Ensure all external vendors are properly set up in SAP -Ensure investigators annually satisfy license, insurance, and training requirements -Create and submit expense reports and all required supporting materials -Support maintenance and handling of all civil, criminal, and investigative matters, including preparing open matter forms, entering information into matter spreadsheet and database, creating physical files, and creating electronic files. -Preparation of Power Point presentations and quarterly reports; -Coordinate schedules, meetings, travel and business trips; -Assist in monitoring of matters relating to Customs and trademark maintenance, and conduct auction-site enforcement (P) (P) (P) PERSONAL PROFILE (P) (P) -The ideal candidate will demonstrate ability in file management and tracking of tasks from assignment to completion, and will have strong organizational skills and attention to detail. -Candidates must be able to create, maintain, and organize matter files and electronic databases, process incoming and outgoing correspondence, process invoices, prepare and edit Word documents, Powerpoint presentations and Excel charts, update, organize and index materials. -Qualified candidates should be highly motivated to succeed, have strong written and verbal communication skills, be trust worthy and act with complete integrity (as candidates may be exposed to confidential legal matters), -Be proficient with Microsoft Office software, including Microsoft WORD, EXCEL and POWERPOINT, as well as other office -A Minimum of 2-3 years experience in administrative assistant role -A bachelors or associates degree -SAP and Purchase Order experience is preferred Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience. (P) (P) (P) FOOTER (P) Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience. (P) Posting Notes: USA || New York (US-NY) || New York || Corporate Affairs || Brand Protection || n/a || (P) (P) Nearest Major Market:Manhattan Nearest Secondary Market:New York City Job Segment:Branding, Brand Manager, ERP, Drafting, SAP, Marketing, Technology, Engineering