Senior Patent Paralegal — Prosecution & Docket Expert

Fish & Richardson; Chicago (IL); Vor Ort; USD 68.000 - 102.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive pay

Tuition reimbursement

Excellent retirement plans

Paid time off

Health and dental coverage

Zusammenfassung

Fish & Richardson, the premier global intellectual property law firm, is seeking a Patent Paralegal to support patent prosecution with responsibilities including document preparation, docket maintenance, and diligent time entry for billing goals. The ideal candidate has 5+ years’ patent paralegal experience in U.S.

prosecution and a paralegal certificate or BA, with strong organizational and team skills. The role requires in-office presence at times for training and collaboration, and offers a

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree or Paralegal Certificate from ABA-recognized program or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years’ experience as a Patent Paralegal with U.S. prosecution knowledge.
• U.S. prosecution experience required; foreign experience a plus but not required.

Aufgaben

• Accurately prepare, obtain, and file patent prosecution documents (e.g., client instructions, assignments, information disclosure statements, responses to office actions).
• Maintain and manage a prosecution docket; follow up to meet due dates and deadlines.
• Account for all hours worked by entering time into the firm’s timekeeping system to meet billing goals.

Kenntnisse

Patent Prosecution

Docket Management

Time Tracking

Office Actions

Team Collaboration

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree or Paralegal Certificate

Tools

Timekeeping System

Jobbeschreibung

Fish & Richardson, the premier global intellectual property law firm, is seeking a Patent Paralegal to support patent prosecution with responsibilities including document preparation, docket maintenance, and diligent time entry for billing goals. The ideal candidate has 5+ years’ patent paralegal experience in U.S.

prosecution and a paralegal certificate or BA, with strong organizational and team skills. The role requires in-office presence at times for training and collaboration, and offers a