Paralegal

Min 2 yrs required

Full-time

No

Summary:

- Job Title: Paralegal
- Salary: $66,250 per year
- Location: Bethesda, MD
- Education: Bachelor's degree in a biomedical discipline
- Experience: Minimum of 2 years of patent paralegal experience
- Category: Professional
- Travel: None

Position Objective:

The Paralegal will provide services for The Office of Technology Transfer and Development for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. They will work under the direction of the Director or Deputy Director and will be responsible for tasks related to patent prosecution and licensing, including compiling patent applications, filing applications, performing due-diligence searches, tracking critical dates, and communicating with various stakeholders.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Utilize legal research tools and databases to research case-specific legal matters
- Prepare and maintain official records, including patent applications, discovery materials, and agreements
- Provide assistance with patenting and technical work, including the form, content, and issues of IP-based legal instruments and documents
- Manage patent case files and organize exhibits for electronic presentation
- Maintain regular contact with key stakeholders to ensure cooperation and provide updates on case status
- Compile and organize evidentiary exhibits for filing
- Produce legal documents and exhibits for patent-related proceedings
- Prepare reports and analyze data using Excel spreadsheets
- Assist with administrative duties, including budget records, procurement activities, and website maintenance

Basic Qualifications:

- Minimum of 2 years of patent paralegal experience
- Bachelor's degree in a biomedical discipline
- Experience with electronic legal research and using public databases to search for patents and trademarks

Minimum Qualifications:

- Strong communication skills, both written and oral
- Ability to create well-structured technical documents
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat
- Knowledge of common office hardware, such as computers, printers, and scanners

GAP Solutions provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to apply for a job, please email with the requisition number in the subject line.

GAP Solutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, religion, age, disability, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.

the overall responsibilities for the candidate will be comparable to those of a paralegal in a law firm that mostly specializes in patent prosecution and licensing, which typically include aspects of compiling patent applications, proof-reading, filing applications, performing due-diligence searches, tracking critical dates, communicating with various stakeholders, managing all record-keeping, and performing associated administrative tasks. in all activities above, the candidate will exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality while contacting ottad stakeholders. maintains regular contact with key people in nih to ensure provision of complete and timely cooperation in all aspects of assigned cases. serves as contact person for assigned cases. , budget records, procurement activities, promotional resources, websites and sharepoint sites, social media entries, marketing abstracts, and educational materials. performs a variety of administrative duties in support of the assigned legal team, which typically involves automation support or other administrative subject-matter areas. ability to create technical documents that are logically structured, are easy to follow, and adhere to a standard format. knowledge of and skill in the use of common office hardware, including personal computers, electronic media duplicators, scanners, facsimile machines, photocopiers, multifunction printers, telephones, and similar equipment. if you need an accommodation to apply for a job, email us at . please note, this email address is only to be used for those individuals who need an accommodation to apply for a job. emails for any other reason or those that do not include a requisition number will not be returned

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