Senior IP Paralegal

Fawkes IDM; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious international law firm is actively seeking a full-time Intellectual Property Paralegal in Washington, D.C. The ideal candidate will possess extensive IP litigation experience and demonstrate proficiency in legal documentation and software. Key responsibilities include assisting with document preparation, managing case files, and supporting trial activities, all within a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of IP Litigation Paralegal experience required.
• Fundamental to Advanced knowledge of relevant jurisdictional/court/agency processes.
• Advanced proficiency in legal software applications.

Responsibilities

• Filing and retrieving documents at courthouses and government agencies.
• Assisting with drafting, reviewing, and preparing legal filings.
• Conducting computer searches and research on client databases.

Skills

Litigation lifecycle understanding

Document management

Research skills

Proofreading

Education

ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

MS Outlook

MS Word

MS Excel

Adobe Acrobat

Lexis Nexis

Westlaw

Relativity

Job description

An international law firm is seeking a full-time Intellectual Property Paralegal for their team.

Responsibilities:

• Filing and retrieving documents at courthouses and government agencies, including USPTO PTAB, Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. District Courts.
• Assisting with drafting, reviewing, cite-checking and preparing PTAB, Federal Circuit and District Court filings.
• Assisting with the electronic discovery process, including the collection, preservation, and review of materials for eventual production
• Tracking incoming and outgoing productions and assisting with the preparation of privilege logs.
• Establishing and maintaining case files, document collections, and chronologies.
• Drafting correspondence.
• Compiling materials for witness interviews and depositions.
• Assisting with trial preparation and trial set up; Organizing trial exhibits and notebooks and developing charts and graphs; Maintaining exhibits as well as taking notes at trials and assisting with trial presentations.
• Developing information retrieval systems with an emphasis on use of computerized litigation support.
• Checking citations, Bluebooking, and proofreading legal documents.
• Conducting computer searches, research and case management functions on client databases or firm resources such as Opus 2, Relativity, Lexis/Nexis, Westlaw, HighQ/Engage and the Internet.
• Collaborating with eData department on computer issues regarding electronic discovery and other matters.
• Pulling cases and obtaining resources from local libraries.
• Assisting with coordinating and supervising teams of contract attorneys on document review projects.

• 5+ years of IP Litigation Paralegal experience required.
• ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate; Bachelor’s Degree (preferred);
• Fundamental proficiency and understanding of the lifecycle of a litigation and working knowledge of key documents related to a litigation including, but not limited to, case correspondence, pleadings, discovery, depositions, expert discovery, trial and appellate documents;
• Advanced proficiency in software including, but not limited to, MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel and Acrobat Adobe;
• Fundamental proficiency in software including, but not limited to, MS PowerPoint, LiveNote, Case Notebook, Relativity and FTP software (FileZilla);
• Fundamental proficiency in online research and internet search resources (Lexis Nexis/Westlaw);
• Fundamental to Advanced knowledge of relevant jurisdictional/court/agency processes and procedures, including knowledge of Federal court practices, local rules and deadlines; and

A cover letter, resume and a short writing sample will be required if we proceed, for consideration.