POSITION: Patent Docket Specialist (Intellectual Property)
LOCATION: New York, NY | Washington, D.C. | Los Angeles, CA | Chicago, IL | San Francisco, CA | Boston, MA
SALARY AND BENEFITS: Base salary to $85K, DOE, competitive bonus structure, medical, dental, & vision benefits, great PTO, 401k match and much more!
ORGANIZATION: Top-Ranked Law Firm
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Review documents for court and filing deadlines
- Enter deadlines into the IP docket database
- Provide relevant information from the docket database, as requested by attorneys and staff
- Streamline docketing procedures, including the maintenance of rule sets in the docket database
- Calculate deadlines based on regulations and court requirements
- Monitor and ensure deadline accuracy of electronic court filings
- Liaise with attorneys and key staff to provide information about the docketing system and any changes to rules and regulations
- Assist with reconciliation of audit reports and maintenance of database records
REQUIREMENTS:
- 3+ years of patent docketing experience
- Prior law firm experience is a plus!
- Knowledge and experience with automated docketing, and other calendaring programs
- Experience with patent litigation process, as it relates to the courts and filing requirements
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Ability to operate with minimal supervision, while complying with strict deadlines
- Ability to manage multiple priorities at once
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, with the ability to learn new software and operating systems
- Impeccable attention to detail
