Nrf
Practice Coordinator, Patents
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA · Contract
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 4 days ago
AccessibilityLogisticsIntellectual PropertyUnityResearchCommunicationMicrosoft Office
About the role
- Job Description At Norton Rose Fulbright, people thrive because of a shared commitment to quality, unity and integrity.
- The highly regarded law firm consistently receives recognition from Great Place to Work and Top Workplaces, two companies that specialize in assessing organizational culture.
- This position entails a range of responsibilities and challenges that require strong communication and troubleshooting abilities and strong administrative, multi-tasking, and client-service skills.
Responsibilities
- Execute document production, including formatting, editing, and finalizing correspondence, USPTO filings, memoranda, briefs, motions, and pleadings
- Proofread all documents for accuracy, grammar, and formatting
- Maintain organized client and matter files and ensure compliance with firm protocols, utilizing IP document management system
- Schedule and manage meetings, calls, and logistics for lawyers and clients
- Proactively prepare documents based on docket deadlines and communicate with prosecution team to prepare and finalize documents
- Reconcile invoices and manage reimbursements in the expense system
- Assist the firm and peers with overflow work and provide backup support, as requested
Requirements
- The ideal candidate will have several years' experience in patent prosecution in a law firm or corporate IP department, will take initiative, have integrity, and will be dependable.
- Overtime and flexibility in schedule is required from time to time.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience performing legal administrative duties in a law firm or professional service organization
- some experience in patent prosecution
- Experience with e-filing with USPTO
- Ability to anticipate needs, confirm next steps, and proactively identify and resolve issues
- Skilled in the Microsoft Office suite, with a strong ability to learn and adapt to new software quickly
- Demonstrated ability to work independently or collaboratively, while effectively prioritizing workload and ad‑hoc demands
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred; high school diploma is required
- Minimum of 5 years' experience performing legal administrative duties in a law firm or professional service organization; some experience in patent prosecution
- Strong interpersonal and relationship‑building abilities, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Reliable, resourceful, organized, and detail-oriented
Nice to have
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred
- high school diploma is required
Compensation
- Employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with skill and experience.
Equal opportunity
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
- However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the firm, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
- 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).
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