Sr. Paralegal, Marketing

Bring your strengths and expertise to KFC!

What You’ll Be Serving Up :

Provide strategic legal support to the KFC Marketing, Public Relations and Communications teams with legal review and clearance of advertisements, promotions, licensing, brand partnerships and system communications. The Senior Paralegal will assist in the areas of trademark and copyright protection, advertising, sweepstakes and contests, menu and packaging compliance, and will review and draft waivers, releases, and trademark authorization letters.

Here’s How You’ll Spice Things Up :

Marketing / PR Support (70%) : Provide front line legal support for KFC US Marketing / PR team and assist with marketing-related issues and projects.

• Marketing : Assist with review of all national advertising materials for legal compliance as directed by supervisor. Review POP, menu assets, and packaging for legal compliance. Review and approve local advertising submitted by franchisees and local advertising agencies. Advise on process and use of KFC materials and compliance with brand standards. Research potential and emerging marketing and advertising legal issues, provide accurate, helpful risk assessments, and work proactively and cooperatively to develop solutions.
• Digital and CRM : Review all digital and CRM advertising materials for legal compliance, including :
• e-commerce banners, digital menus, and CRM creative assets (email, SMS, push, etc.), and social media assets.
• Public Affairs : Review press and publicity materials. Assist with legal guidance on PR events.
• Media team : Review various joint promotions and added value events submitted by the media team and agencies, e.g., sponsorships, integration into TV or other media, presence on sports pregame shows, etc.
• Contests / Sweepstakes / Giveaways : Assist with all sweepstakes, contests, giveaways, etc., to ensure brand protection and proper participant interaction appropriately escalating high risk issues to supervisor.
• Licensing / Partnerships : Draft / review waivers and releases for events, activations, store openings, and other promotions, including publicity, trademark and copyright releases, and trademark authorization letters. Review and approve content created pursuant to KFC’s licensing program.
• Intellectual Property : Coordinate trademark clearance searches as needed with Global Trademark Group. Identify and communicate trademark concerns to the business, coordinate response to any trademark or patent infringement claims, assist with patent application questions, assist Yum Global Trademark Dept with trademark registration / renewal matters.

Communications Team (20%) : Primary legal review for internal communications to ensure adherence to legal and contractual obligations.

Other Responsibilities (10%) :

What You Bring to the Table :

Education / Certifications :

Experience :

KFC Corporation, based in Plano, Texas, is one of the few brands in America that can boast about having a rich, 60-year history of success and innovation. In fact, KFC is the world's most popular chicken restaurant chain and a division of Yum! Brands, the world’s largest restaurant company.

Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, has over 45,000 restaurants in more than 135 countries and territories and is one of the Aon Hewitt Top Companies for Leaders in North America. In 2018, Yum! Brands was recognized as part of the inaugural Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index. The company’s restaurant brands – KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell – are global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories.

More important than our size is our commitment to breakthrough innovation and the success of our employees. We're proud of the unique culture we've built, one where everyone can be their best self, make a difference and have fun! We believe in our people, trust in their positive intentions, encourage ideas from everyone, and have actively developed a workforce that is diverse in style and background.