Sr. Intellectual Property Paralegal

ON.energy; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

ON.energy is seeking a Sr. Intellectual Property Paralegal to support IP and the operational backbone of our team. This hands‑on role covers records management, prosecution support, and contract governance to keep our IP program lean and scalable.

You will work with Legal Ops, Deputy General Counsel, and executives to maintain filings, disclosures, and portfolio status while liaising with external patent counsel.

Qualifications

• Eight to twelve years of IP paralegal experience, with at least two years in an in-house legal department.
• Litigation experience required.
• Strong ownership of operational tasks for IP rights assertion matters.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, especially SharePoint, Excel and Word, plus AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Grow and maintain IP portfolio records and disclosure form repository.
• Facilitate efficient patent draft reviews with inventors and liaise with patent agents.
• Administer contract records, execution, and deadlines; support IP-related procurement and agreements.
• Support IP landscape monitoring and strategy and cross-functional legal needs.

Skills

IP Paralegal

In-house experience

Litigation experience

Microsoft 365

AI tools

Education

ABA-approved paralegal certificate

Tools

SharePoint

Excel

Word

AI tools

Job description

Houston, Texas, United States; Miami, Florida, United States

ON.energyis setting the standard for large load interconnection. ON’s patented AI UPS™ is a medium-voltage UPS that serves as a firewall, protecting the data center from the grid, and the grid from the data center.With multiple gigawatts currently under construction, we are enabling grid-safe data centers.

ON.energyis setting the standard for large load interconnection. ON’s patented AI UPS™ is a medium-voltage UPS that serves as a firewall, protecting the data center from the grid, and the grid from the data center.With multiple gigawatts currently under construction, we are enabling grid-safe data centers.

About ON.energy

ON.energyis setting the standard for large load interconnection. ON’s patented AI UPS™ is a medium-voltage UPS that serves as a firewall, protecting the data center from the grid, and the grid from the data center.With multiple gigawatts currently under construction, we are enabling grid-safe data centers.

Role

We are hiring a Sr. Intellectual Property Paralegal to assist with the IP and operational backbone of that work. This is a hands‑on role for someone who is happiest when the records are current, the repository is accurate, every document has a number and a home, and nothing is waiting on a signature that no one has chased. Roughly half the job is traditional paralegal work, and half is IP prosecution and operations: the systems, workflows and reporting that let a lean department carry a large volume.

This role is part of a well‑supported small team with a large impact, working directly with the Legal Ops Manager and supporting our Deputy General Counsel, Vice President of IP and Executive Legal Counsel.

• Grow and maintain the IP portfolio records and disclosure form repository.
• Facilitate efficient patent draft reviews with the inventors.
• Liaison with external patent agents and patent attorneys.

Contracts support

• Support Sales, Procurement and Supply Chain together with legal counsel in their review of contracts, with a focus on the IP related language.
• Develop risk positions relate thereto.

Document control and records

• Administer the IP document numbering system, assigning and recording document numbers across matter types and keeping the register clean.
• Maintain the IP Portfolio status tracking systems.
• File formal notices, receipts, assignments, declarations and draft sets to the correct matter file.
• Support records retention and legal hold administration.

Legal operations and systems

• Maintain the legal request intake workflow, so requests arrive with the information Legal needs and are triaged consistently.
• Support requests from internal stakeholders, External Legal Counsel and Attorneys.
• Support requests related to IP landscape monitoring and strategy.

Cross‑functional support

• Support Intellectual Property, Corporate and Legal functions

Qualifications

Required

• Eight to twelve years of IP paralegal experience, with at least two of those years in an in‑house legal department.
  • Litigation experience required
• Demonstrated ownership of operational tasks of IP rights assertion matters
• Hands‑on experience administering contract records and execution: repositories, signature routing, filing and deadline tracking.
• Advanced Microsoft 365 skills, particularly SharePoint, Excel and Word, including document formatting, styles and comparison.
• Proficiency with Artificial Intelligence tools required.
• Exceptional organization and follow‑through. You keep your own tracker, you know what is outstanding without being asked, and items do not go quiet on your watch.
• Precision with detail. Entity names, signature blocks, effective dates, defined terms and document numbers are exactly right, because in this role they are the work product.
• Discretion with confidential intellectual property, commercial, financial and personnel information.

Strongly preferred

• Professional working proficiency in English and Spanish, written and spoken.
• Paralegal certificate from an ABA‑approved program, or NALA Certified Paralegal (CP) or NFPA Registered Paralegal (RP/CRP) credential.
• Experience in energy, renewables, construction, manufacturing or another asset‑heavy industry with product development teams.
• Exposure to legal spend management or e‑billing.

For US‑based roles - What you’ll get:

• Competitive salary + annual performance‑based bonus eligibility
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and company holidays

For Mexico‑based roles - What you’ll get:

• Competitive salary + annual performance bonus eligibility
• Major medical expenses and life insurance
• Paid time off and holidays (per local policy)

For all roles:

• Professional development and growth opportunities
• Opportunity to grow with a mission‑driven team shaping the future of clean energy
• Equal Opportunity: ON.energy is committed to equal employment opportunity and to maintaining a work environment free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation.
• Benefits vary by role and location and are subject to change.