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Legal Staff Paralegal in Chicago, IL

Law Firm Staff Jul 03,2018 Location USA Chicago IL
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Law Firm

Legal Staff

Litigation - Foreclosure (Lender-side)

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A branch office of a regional mid-west law firm, whose clients range from one person, to start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. This is a full service firm that has offices throughout the mid-west. This is a great, contentious firm that dedicates a portion of its lawyers’ billable hours to do pro bono work. This is a nice place to work, and people are quite friendly. The firm hires from both regional and national law schools, and values an attorney’s personality and diversity of experience. Paralegal / Administrator Supervisor - Intellectual Property The candidate will provide IP Administrators periodic feedback on their performance, including suggestions for professional development or performance improvement. Coordinate workflow, manage distribution of work, establish priorities and assign projects as needed for IP Administrators. Establish and implement standard operating procedures for IP Administrators by developing manuals, guidelines, training programs, and best practices. Coordinate performance and evaluation processes for IP Administrators with HR and PGM. Consult with attorneys to ensure the effective use of IP Administrators. Conduct regular meetings with IP Administrators to address issues, concerns and needs. Monitor attendance, overtime, daily schedules, work-from-home days, and paid time off to ensure staffing needs are being met. Participate in the recruiting process for IP Administrators and coordinate orientation and training of new employees. Meet with new IP timekeepers to provide an overview of the IP Administrator support functions. Ensure firm policies are practiced and followed and encourage open dialog, maintaining an "open door" policy. Stay aware of updates to laws, regulations and fees related to IP prosecution in the U.S. and globally. Be present in all offices on a regular basis. Maintain billable workload, filings and docketing responsibilities to the extent clients are maintained. Coordinate with Docketing Manager on client intake and transfers out. Experience communicating with clients and foreign associate contacts is essential. Prove experience with learning, evaluating and implementing technology and software solutions to improve workflow and process is essential. Must have 10+ years of related Intellectual Property experience and 3+ years of supervising and leading both local and virtual teams. Bachelor's degree and/or Paralegal Certificate preferred.

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