Senior IP Litigation & Trial Paralegal (Hybrid)

Latham & Watkins LLP; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k

Paid holidays

PTO

Well-being programs

Professional development

Employee discounts

Affinity groups

Job summary

Latham & Watkins seeks an IP Litigation & Trial Senior Paralegal to provide comprehensive support to attorneys across all phases of IP litigation, leading operational case management and trial preparation. The role can be hybrid with in-office presence in SF/NY/DC.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree or ABA-approved paralegal certificate, and at least ten years of paralegal experience including seven years in IP litigation, with exposure to PTAB/ITC and life sciences IP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent is required.
• Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program is required or equivalent.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of paralegal experience in a law firm is required.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of IP litigation experience is required.
• Experience with PTAB, ITC, and/or Federal Circuit is preferred.
• Arbitration/trial experience is preferred.
• Appellate experience is preferred.
• Experience with Hatch-Waxman IP litigation and life sciences IP litigation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain case calendars, deadlines, and coordinate with case teams and support departments.
• Coordinate discovery, including document collection, review, and production using e-discovery platforms.
• Support invalidity and infringement contentions, claim construction briefing, Markman hearing preparation, and related productions.
• Prepare pleadings, motions, exhibits, discovery requests/responses, and court filings per rules.
• Conduct IP research using USPTO databases, Google Patents, and other sources.
• Prepare witnesses for depositions and assemble witness binders.
• Prepare, track, and organize materials for hearings and trials; coordinate logistics and provide on-site support.
• Protect confidential and privileged information.

Skills

Document management

Discovery coordination

Patent terminology

Bluebooking / cite-checking

IP litigation support

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Paralegal certificate (ABA-approved)

Tools

e-discovery platforms

USPTO Patent Center

Google Patents

Job description

Latham & Watkins seeks an IP Litigation & Trial Senior Paralegal to provide comprehensive support to attorneys across all phases of IP litigation, leading operational case management and trial preparation. The role can be hybrid with in-office presence in SF/NY/DC.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree or ABA-approved paralegal certificate, and at least ten years of paralegal experience including seven years in IP litigation, with exposure to PTAB/ITC and life sciences IP.