Legal Staff Paralegal in Aspen, CO

Law Firm

Aspen, CO

Legal Staff Paralegal in Aspen, CO

Legal Staff

Min 8 yrs required

No

Job Title: Patent Paralegal (8+ years)

Job Responsibilities:
- Support patent attorneys in all phases of patent prosecution practice management.
- Maintain, organize, and review documents and files.
- Create and regularly maintain spreadsheets, status and intellectual property portfolio charts, and/or graphics.
- Manage and perform a range of duties related to an internal electronic file system.
- Generate templates for patent filings, including applications, responses to Office Actions, and other correspondence related to the USPTO, PCT, and foreign associates.
- Perform tasks associated with the preparation and prosecution of patent applications.
- Coordinate domestic and international filings with the USPTO and foreign law offices and/or other foreign entities.
- Monitor deadlines for various domestic and foreign patent activities, handling routine activities in connection with the maintenance and protection of domestic and foreign patents.
- Perform electronic filings at the USPTO.
- Familiarity with Hague international design practice and procedure.
- Track and file Information Disclosure Statements with the USPTO across domestic patent families.
- Review formalities of filed patent documents to ensure proper form, including Filing Receipts, Declarations, Recordings, Information Disclosure Statements, allowed patents ready to issue, etc.
- Prepare reports and summaries for attorneys and clients.
- Review and decide on appropriate action to be taken on correspondence received from foreign associates.
- Research and compile information pertaining to national and international patent rights, including searches of USPTO records, patent databases, and general patent research.
- Manage new client intake and opening of matters.
- Help to train and develop IP specialist team members.
- Assist in developing and maintaining client relations, including business development activities, marketing, presentations, and meetings.
- Act as liaison between attorneys, foreign counsel, and clients.
- Keep abreast of current patent rules and procedures.
- Monitor developments/trends in legal terminology and patent law (., USPTO policy or fee schedule changes) via regular monitoring of legal publications.
- Maintain proficiency in required firm and external programs and databases, including Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, iManage, USPTO products, Intapp, docketing software, billing software, etc.
- Cohesively work with and occasionally train other patent personnel, including intellectual property specialists and legal assistants.
- Perform other functions as assigned.

Education and Experience Information:
- A Bachelor’s degree and/or relevant experience in a professional environment required.
- Minimum 8+ years of domestic and foreign patent prosecution experience required.
- Knowledge of USPTO systems and processes.
- Knowledge of patent preparation and prosecution.
- Strong work ethic and attention to detail.
- Excels within a dynamic, positive, professional, team-oriented culture.
- Quickly learns and comprehends complex concepts and processes.
- Thinks critically to understand how each task fits into a broader workflow.
- Works efficiently, using available technology and striving to make tasks easier and more efficient.
- Communicates regarding deadlines and level of workload.
- Flexibility for occasional evening filing.
- Requires superior proofreading.
- Requires superior oral and written communication.
- Requires proficiency in Microsoft Office suite products (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Visio is a plus), Adobe Acrobat, iManage, USPTO products, Intapp, etc.

Salary Information:
- As required by the Colorado Equal Pay Act, the law firm is providing a good faith salary range for paralegal positions that may be based in Colorado. The compensation range for paralegals in Colorado is - per hour based on a work week.
- Paralegals are eligible to receive overtime and a discretionary bonus may be available based on performance.

Benefits Summary:
- The law firm promotes work/life balance with a robust wellness program, PTO, and a reduced time program.
- Full-time employees become eligible for benefits on the date of hire, with a benefits offering that includes medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, EAP, STD, and LTD.
- Also available are voluntary income protection benefits such as supplemental life, accident, critical illness, and long-term care insurances, as well as a 401(k)-retirement plan with a company match and profit sharing.
- The law firm offers maternity, parental, and adoptive leave policies in a manner that is intended to provide for widely varying circumstances and personal/family needs relating to the birth or adoption of a child.
- The firm offers inclusive fertility and family benefits.
- In addition, the firm has programs that may provide for educational assistance, a subscription service for continuing legal education programs, free or discounted legal services, and opportunities through the firm's Foundation, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating volunteer opportunities for lawyers, paralegals, staff, families, and friends of the law firm.
- Part-time employees may have access to some of these benefits, which may be on a pro-rated basis.

Explanation of Voluntary Self Identification Opportunity for EEO-1 and Surveys:
- The law firm may be required by federal law to compile and file a report (referred to as an “EEO-1”) with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Such a report would only contain aggregated data of applicants’ gender, race and/or ethnicity, and would not identify applicants by name or other personally-identifiable information. Some states in which the firm does business may also require the collection of such information.
- The firm provides every applicant, current employee, and newly hired employee the option to voluntarily supply the requested information.
- Your participation in this section is entirely voluntary and the status of your application or your potential employment will not be affected by your decision to participate or to refrain from participating in this data collection process.
- The firm also gathers data regarding veteran status and LGBTQ+, both of which are not required for EEO-1 reporting purposes, however, data related to LGBTQ+ data is requested as part of other surveys or questionnaires the firm receives. Your decision to provide the information is also entirely voluntary, and your candidacy will not be affected by your decision to participate or not.