DESCRIPTION
The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) is a not-for-profit, independent certification organization whose primary purposes are to establish and monitor a national certification system and to identify those counselors who have voluntarily sought and obtained board certification. The organizational mission is to advance counseling as the premier certification body of the profession with a vision of enhancing society worldwide through quality counseling. NBCC and Affiliates is comprised of three organizational affiliates: the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), the Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE), and the NBCC Foundation (NBCCF).
NBCC and Affiliates has operations and partnerships in approximately 40 countries providing professional certifications, occupational credentials, training programs, educational activities, and public mental health services through institutes and residencies. Over 66,000 board certified counselors serve the public and advance mental health efforts across the globe. With a portfolio of nine credentials related to professional counseling, mental health, addictions, human services, and career development, NBCC and Affiliates seeks to expand the professional capacity of counselors and human service professionals.
NBCC’s primary organizational functions relate to the development and operation of quality credentialing, certification, and quality assurance programs. CCE creates and administers other occupational programs, including education and training activities, and leverages credentials to best serve communities. Additionally, CCE provides management services for associations, boards, agencies, and other organizational clients. NBCCF administers programs focused on capacity building, the expansion of access to mental health services in underserved and never-served communities, and the development of highquality professional development resources for counselors.
LEGAL SUPPORT DEPARTMENT
The Legal Support Department is an important part of the NBCC Operations Division. The department works with all organizational affiliates and divisions as a shared service providing a range of legal support services related to contracts, government agency requirements, professional ethics, intellectual properties, and legal compliance issues.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The following duties and responsibilities are a summary of the essential functions of the job. Other duties might be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities could change periodically.
- Assists with matters relating to intellectual property as assigned, including performing trademark searches using electronic research tools, gathering information for trademark applications and renewals, and preparing reports and correspondence.
- Assists in monitoring and maintaining the NBCC and Affiliates trademark and copyright portfolio.
- Assists in the preparation of I.P. docket inventories and reports.
- Assists in preparing application documents for filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and U.S. Copyright Office.
- Drafts and/or revises correspondence or communications relating to matters supporting NBCC and Affiliates departments.
- Assists in reviewing and preparing various corporate contracts, including service agreements and vendor contracts.
- Conducts legal research as requested.
- Completes special projects and other assignments as requested.
- Assists in reviewing and preparing state charitable solicitation registration filings.
- Assists in reviewing and preparing state business entity registrations.
- Analyzes, reviews, and makes recommendations to organizational staff on proper trademark and copyright usage with regards to company correspondence and communications, organizational publications, and web pages.
- Assists in reviewing and preparing cease and desist letters.
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