Manager, Counsel

Tapestry
New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 115,000 - 130,000 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 3-5 yearsEducation: professionalSkills: ["Independent management","Risk assessment communication","Cross-functional collaboration","Leadership","Training supervision"]

Serve as trusted legal counsel to protect Tapestry’s and its Coach and Kate Spade New York brands, combining hands-on execution with strategic trademark and brand protection guidance. Lead clearance reviews, manage global trademark prosecution and enforcement across North and South America, and handle routine contentious matters. Partner with design and cross-functional teams worldwide, oversee IP interns/externs, and support brand protection metrics and KPI reporting.

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Tapestry
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Manager, Counsel

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Job Summary

Serve as trusted legal counsel to protect Tapestry’s and its Coach and Kate Spade New York brands, combining hands-on execution with strategic trademark and brand protection guidance. Lead clearance reviews, manage global trademark prosecution and enforcement across North and South America, and handle routine contentious matters. Partner with design and cross-functional teams worldwide, oversee IP interns/externs, and support brand protection metrics and KPI reporting.
Location: New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Conduct trademark-related clearance reviews for names, designs, artwork, prints, packaging, and campaign assets, including risk assessments and go/no-go recommendations.
  • •Manage global trademark prosecution (office action responses, renewals, and portfolio maintenance) in collaboration with IP paralegal and foreign counsel.
  • •Handle routine contentious intellectual property matters such as watch notice reviews, cease-and-desist correspondence, oppositions and cancellations, and straightforward disputes.
  • •Oversee day-to-day brand protection and enforcement activities across North and South America, including takedowns, customs recordations, and coordination with investigators and enforcement vendors.
  • •Support training and supervision of IP interns/externs and contribute to portfolio reporting, brand protection metrics, and legal KPI reporting.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 115,000 - 130,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid LeaveDisability InsuranceTuition AssistanceCommuter Benefits

Key Requirements

  • •J.D. from an accredited law school with admission in good standing to the New York or New Jersey Bar.
  • •Three to five years of substantive trademark, copyright, design patent, and brand protection experience (law firm, in-house, or combination).
  • •Independently manage trademark clearance, prosecution, and enforcement, and communicate legal risk assessments to non-lawyers.
  • •Experience advising marketing, creative, or product teams in a high-volume, deadline-driven commercial environment.
  • •Experience managing and directing outside counsel on assigned matters.
Experience:3-5 yearsTrademarkBrand protectionIntellectual propertyConsumer productsRetailFashionLuxury
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:Independent managementRisk assessment communicationCross-functional collaborationLeadershipTraining supervision
Licenses:New York BarNew Jersey Bar

Company Brief

Tapestry
Global luxury fashion group that owns and operates brands including Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman. Designs, markets, and sells handbags, accessories, footwear, and apparel through retail and wholesale channels.
Industry: Luxury Goods
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 5M to 10M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York City, United States
Founded: 2017
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