2026 TMAE Salary Survey Please answer the following questions about your regularly assigned tasks so we can categorize your responsibilities and compare your compensation with others in similar roles. Title and Responsibilities Question Title * 1. What is your current job title? Question Title * 2. Which of the following Administrative Tasks are you responsible for? Check all that apply. Answering the phone or calling clients to connect with the attorney Responding to new client requests Scheduling client and/or legal team meetings Sending out client intake forms Taking notes during client meetings Organizing documents pertaining to litigation None of these Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. Which of the following Docketing Tasks are you responsible for? Check all that apply. Typing or entering data into the docket Calculating deadlines Annotating records with notes from meetings Using the docket to identify and meet deadlines Running docket reports Sending reports and updates to clients or the business team None of these Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. Which of the following Clearance Tasks are you responsible for? Check all that apply. Ordering search reports from an outside vendor Conducting basic knockout searches Conducting global preliminary searches Analyzing search reports Drafting search opinion letters for clients or the business team None of these Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. Which of the following Prosecution Tasks are you responsible for? Check all that apply. Collecting information for new IP filings Maintaining client files Drafting trademark applications Drafting statements of use, extension requests, renewals, and other documents to prosecute and maintain filings Drafting nontraditional trademark applications Assigning international class IDs to filings Drafting goods and services descriptions Determining filing strategies for a portfolio None of these Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. Which of the following Enforcement Tasks are you responsible for? Check all that apply. Reading monitoring reports and flagging potential infringement Researching and/or investigating potential infringement Communicating and instructing vendors to conduct investigations or other enforcement activities Providing recommendations to counsel for addressing potential infringement Communicating directly with outside or international counsel about potential infringement Drafting cease and desist letters or other enforcement actions None of these Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. Which of the following Business Tasks are you responsible for? Check all that apply. Communicating directly with clients/business about filing statuses and actions Requesting or directly collecting information for statements of use or other filings Communicating with the marketing team Training the business/client on TM/IP related issues and best practices Reviewing advertising and marketing materials for trademark/IP related issues None of these Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. Which of the following Operations Tasks are you responsible for? Check all that apply. Billing clients and/or paying outside counsel Managing other accounts receivable and/or accounts payable Determining the trademark department's tech stack Setting budgeting and fund allocation priorities Developing team playbooks/manuals None of these Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. Which of the following People Management Tasks are you responsible for? Check all that apply. Hiring and/or firing non-legal staff Hiring and/or firing paralegals, legal assistants, or other TMA roles Conducting performance reviews Weighing in on attorney hires Training associates or other attorneys Managing multiple teams/divisions None of these Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. What other tasks are you responsible for that we haven't included? Question Title * 11. Are you integrating AI into your daily work? Yes No Other (please specify) Question Title * 12. To what extent do you believe AI poses a risk to your job security? Very likely Likely Neither likely nor unlikely Unlikely Very unlikely Other (please specify) Question Title * 13. To what extent has AI impacted your hours? I work substantially fewer hours I work fewer hours It has not impacted my working hours I work more hours I work substantially more hours 6% of survey complete. Next
