Clean Nutraceuticals · 1 month ago
Head of Legal Operations & IP
Las Vegas
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
6+ years expClean Nutra is one of the fastest-growing health and wellness brands in the world, aiming to build a lean, tech-enabled legal function. The Head of Legal Operations & IP will lead the in-house legal efforts, focusing on trademarks, contracts, and outside counsel management while ensuring efficient legal operations to support the company's growth.
Retail
Responsibilities
Own the intake, triage, and management of all legal matters across the organization
Determine which matters can be handled directly, delegated to offshore paralegals, or escalated to outside counsel
Build and maintain a matter and spend tracker across litigation, IP, corporate, and enforcement work
Use GPT and other tools to summarize legal bills, categorize time entries, and identify inefficiencies or overbilling
Develop and maintain billing guidelines, engagement terms, and preferred rate structures with law firms
Provide clear, practical summaries and recommendations to leadership on key legal issues and tradeoffs
Prepare and file U.S. trademark applications, responses to Office Actions, renewals, assignments, and maintenance filings
Coordinate with foreign counsel on international trademark strategy, Madrid filings, oppositions, and cancellations
Manage trademark watch services and assess the risk of new conflicts, escalating only when necessary
Maintain a clear global IP portfolio by brand, class, and jurisdiction aligned with product and channel strategy
Partner with product and marketing teams to clear and protect new brand and product names before launch
Own templates and playbooks for supplier and vendor agreements, quality and manufacturing agreements, and employee/contractor documents
Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, including supply, manufacturing, quality, NDAs, influencer/affiliate, and collaboration agreements
Work with HR on offer letters, confidentiality agreements, IP assignment agreements, and other employee-related documentation
Build and maintain a contracts library and database with key terms, obligations, and renewal dates
Ensure that contracts reflect real-world operational practices and regulatory expectations in the supplement and e-commerce environment
Lead IP enforcement and brand protection efforts across Amazon, Walmart, TikTok, Shopify, and other platforms
Draft and submit takedown notices, IP complaints, and cease & desist letters for counterfeiters, hijacked listings, and infringing content
Coordinate with outside counsel for escalations involving platform disputes, high-risk matters, or litigation
Maintain a centralized enforcement log tracking infringers, actions taken, timelines, and outcomes
Work closely with internal e-commerce teams to ensure fast, consistent enforcement on high-value listings
Coordinate with corporate, tax, and regulatory counsel on entity structure, IP holding arrangements, and corporate maintenance
Support regulatory and labeling initiatives by translating external legal guidance into clear internal requirements and processes
Use GPT and internal templates to convert complex legal opinions into concise, actionable plans for operations, marketing, and finance
Design AI-first workflows for drafting, reviewing, and organizing legal documents and correspondence
Use GPT to generate first drafts of NDAs, contract language, memos, and routine responses for your review and refinement
Recruit, train, and manage offshore paralegals (e.g., in the Philippines) to handle repeatable tasks efficiently
Create SOPs, checklists, and templates so that recurring legal work is standardized, auditable, and scalable
Continuously refine processes and team structure to keep total core legal spend (internal + external) within targeted ranges while improving coverage and speed
Qualification
Required
J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school
Active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (in good standing), with eligibility to serve as in-house counsel
6+ years of post-J.D. experience in a legal role (in-house, law firm, or hybrid) with significant exposure to IP/trademarks and commercial contracts
Hands-on experience managing U.S. trademark filings and portfolios
Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills across supplier, manufacturing, quality, and employment/contractor agreements
Familiarity with e-commerce platforms (Amazon, Walmart, Shopify, TikTok, etc.) and their IP/brand enforcement mechanisms
Demonstrated experience managing outside counsel and legal budgets, with a focus on efficiency and value
Comfort working in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment with high volume and shifting priorities
High level of comfort using AI tools (e.g., GPT) and working with offshore teams to amplify your output
Exceptional communication skills — able to translate legal risk into clear, practical guidance for non-lawyers
Preferred
Experience coordinating with foreign counsel is strongly preferred
Company
Clean Nutraceuticals
At Clean Nutra, we make wellness simple, transparent, and science-backed.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase