IP Paralegal

Join our team as an Intellectual Property Paralegal!

Frost Brown Todd LLP , a national law firm with 1000+ legal and business professionals across seventeen offices, is currently searching for a full-time Intellectual Property (IP) Paralegal to join our team.

This role will provide vital support to our attorneys in all facets of patent and trademark law, including applications, registrations, renewals, maintenance, and inter partes proceedings.

Key Responsibilities :

• Prepare legal documents such as applications, registrations, renewals, notices, affidavits of use, Information Disclosure Statements, revocations, appointments, and declarations of use for review, approval, and use by attorney.
• Perform research and analyze law sources such as statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, treaties, constitutions, and legal codes.
• Investigate facts and law of case to determine causes of action and to prepare case accordingly.
• File legal documents with USPTO and foreign registration offices electronically.
• Communicate directly with clients regarding patent and trademark matters, including notifying clients regarding due dates, obtaining signatures, and providing updates.
• Utilize CPi Docketing software and review reports generated from CPi.
• Assist attorneys in other areas of the Firm’s Intellectual Property practice, including with copyright work or licensing agreements.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree or Associate Degree with a major in paralegal studies.
• 3+ years of Intellectual Property Paralegal experience.
• A combination of trademark and patent experience is preferred.
• Prior experience with docketing software.
• Accuracy, attention to detail, and thoroughness.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects with time constraints and interruptions.
• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently in a deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to work within established processes and procedures.
• Proficient with technology, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook).
• Excellent client service skills, both with internal and external clients.
• Above average written and verbal communication skills.
• The pay range for this role accounts for the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets;

experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. For applicants physically based in California, a reasonable estimate of the current range is $45.

00 - $55.00 hourly. Actual pay will be determined based on skills, relevant experience and other job-related factors, consistent with applicable employment laws.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Frost Brown Todd is fully committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. It is the policy of Frost Brown Todd to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, military status, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other protected status.

Consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Frost Brown Todd will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest and / or conviction records.