IP Litigation Paralegal

(Hybrid):
Boston, MA;
New York, NY;
Washington DC or Remote in select states.

The IP Litigation Paralegal will support attorneys in a wide range of complex legal projects and tasks, primarily as relates to all phases of intellectual property litigation, including research, discovery, summary judgment, Markman, mediation, arbitration, trial, and appeal. The position requires availability for overtime and flexibility for travel

• Manages and maintains ownership over all facets of assigned complex ITC, federal, state, and pro bono case
• Acts as lead paralegal or secondary paralegal on assigned case
• Monitors, maintains and updates departmental case database, assigned dockets, and deadlines
• Anticipates workload and upcoming deadlines by proactively working ahead whenever possible
• Coordinates with colleagues and/or other departments to ensure completion of assigned tasks and requests
• Reviews incoming correspondence and mail, docketed information, and client instructions, and takes necessary action
• Organizes and maintains paper and electronic files relating to clients’ intellectual property or litigation in accordance with firm policy and procedures
• Conducts factual and legal research, compiling results in an organized and succinct manner
• Prepares court filings, including creating shell documents, drafting motions, proofreading, cite-checking, compiling declarations, creating and updating tables of contents and authorities, and preparing exhibits and appendices
• Performs electronic filing in various courts and agencies
• Conducts claim comparisons and prepares claim chart
• Interacts with clients, experts, courts, agencies, opposing counsel, vendors, and others, as necessary. Works with vendors at the matter level to determine project needs, scope of work, and invoice processing
• Assists attorneys in overseeing fact and expert discovery, depositions, and hearings, including the preparation of exhibits, notebooks, and witness binder
• Uses advanced knowledge of eDiscovery tools and assumes a leadership role during the discovery phase of each case, including discovery platform and vendor management, litigation holds, data mapping, custodian interviews, chains of custody, document collections, document reviews (including loading, searching, reviewing, tagging, coding), document productions, and privilege logs
• Coordinates and schedules depositions, hearings, and trials with the highest level of independence
• Provides trial support including preparation, related travel and logistics, courtroom and war room setup, while demonstrating utmost flexibility in responding to trial demand
• Provides problem-solving research and feedback relating to new and/or revised procedures, workflow efficiencies, law and/or rule changes, group/department/firm initiatives, etc. as needed
• Regularly assists the litigation management team with guiding, mentoring, and training others as needed. Acts as a resource for others to enhance overall productivity of the firm
• Works with litigation management team to provide research and administration of tasks or initiatives that benefit the department’s overall goals including active participation in committees, pilots or product deployment at any stage
• Maintains daily accurate timekeeping records, with an annual billing goal of 1400 hours
• Adheres to established work schedule, but possesses the flexibility required to respond to workload demands including occasional overtime
• Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree or minimum of seven (7) years of work experience in an IP litigation practice supporting a litigation practice, or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Extensive knowledge of assigned intellectual property area (litigation). Thorough understanding of the complexities of intellectual property business relationships (i.e., clients, co-owners, assignees, licensees, foreign associates, other counsel, employment agreements, etc.). Highly proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Word, and Excel) and Adobe, as well as legal billing, case, and document management system
• Expertly skilled in conducting research via various search engines, including…