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Oblon

IP Specialist - Floater

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  • Full Time
  • $70,000 - $78,000
  • Alexandria, VA

Job Description

Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt LLP ("Oblon") seeks an experienced IP Legal Secretary ("IP Specialist") to provide administrative and patent prosecution support to the Firm's Electrical/Mechanical (E/M) Patent Prosecution Practice Group. This position reports to the Senior Manager of Prosecution Practice Group.  Ability to work remotely, after initial training period.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Handling work associated with one of our Chinese clients.
  • Support all areas of patent prosecution from preparation and filing of new patent applications through allowance, and all prosecution filings in between.
  • Maintain attorney docket to monitor PTO deadlines, client deadlines, and attorney calendars to ensure that action due dates are timely met.
  • Schedule appointments for timekeepers, organizing, updating and maintaining electronic filing systems of professional, administrative and prosecution case files.
  • Prepare client reporting letters.
  • Maintain current knowledge of U.S. filing procedures and rules relating to patent prosecution.
  • Keep abreast of firm and client procedures.

Qualifications:

  • 5 years of experience in an IP legal secretarial role.
  • Chinese language skills a plus.
  • Experience and/or education in patent prosecution is required.
  • Proactive, with ability to anticipate attorney and client needs.
  • Superior communication and writing skills.
  • Outstanding interpersonal skills, including the ability to resolve conflicts with minimal direction.
  • Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects.
  • Possess a high degree of professionalism and confidentiality.

Salary range:  $70,000 to $78,000.  The firm offers many benefits, including 401k, medical insurance with prescription coverage, HSA, FSA, dental insurance, vision insurance, EAP, group and supplemental life insurance, long-term care, STD, LTD, individual disability income protection, critical illness, accident, pet and legal insurance, onsite parking.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary
  • $70,000 - $78,000


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