Patent Legal Assistant (Midtown) (Closed)

Patent Paralegal: Midtown Manhattan law firm

• Monitor US and foreign docket dates and follow up (clearing dates and providing follow-up with attorneys, clients )
• Clears daily docket
• Manage procedures for filing US and 371 applications including all formalities related thereto
• Prepare transmittal cover sheets, assignments, declarations, IDS
• Draft responses to client inquiries related to US, PCT and foreign applications
• Support for Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings and appeals
• Record assignments and name changes in the U.S. and internationally
• Draft routine correspondence and/or formal documents for filing at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office “USPTO” for attorneys and others as needed, proofread, photocopy, scan documents into the firm’s document management system and assemble correspondence
• Draft responses, Information Disclosure Statements and other related prosecution documents relating to filing with the USPTO

WHY THIS FIRM:

• Generous base salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Work/ life balance: Annual billing requirement of 1500
• Continuing training; Support to assist in career development
• Diversity initiatives; Women’s leadership initiatives
• Ranked by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers as one of the Best Law Firms for Women
• Mentorship programs; Networking programs
• Parents group and paid parental leave; Domestic partner benefits; Charitable giving
• Pro bono opportunities