Paralegal Intellectual Property

Overview

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
None

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they re making history.

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Intellectual Property Paralegal to join the Intellectual Property, Technology, & Information team within its Law Department, working from the company’s Northern Virginia location. The paralegal will report to the Director and Corporate Counsel for Intellectual Property (IP) and Information Governance, support the corporate licensing practice, and serve as a key partner for the administration, upgrade, and migration of the department’s electronic IP management tools.

They also will work as a critical part of a team assisting IP legal counsels and collaborating with other IP paralegals on core IP activities, including capture, review, and docketing, outside counsel management, budget and invoice review and processing, metrics, reporting, and general administrative support.

• Supporting IP Counsels on IP docketing, management, licensing and transactional matters
• Serving as a primary point of contact for IP and portfolio management tools (e.g., IP registration, docketing, licensing, and reporting)
• Managing maintenance fee/annuities in collaboration with other company IP paralegals and sector business partners
• Assisting IP counsel with managing outside counsel handled patent/trademark filings
• Supporting IP counsel on transactional matters, including IP licensing administration and management
• Administering internal IP related databases and using them to generate, schedule, and automate reports for metrics, budgets, and dashboards
• Collaborating with sector business partners and other IP paralegals to provide requested information regarding matters in IP portfolio
• Working on trademark renewals and use declarations, specimen collection
• Performing preliminary trademark searches using US, EP, and Int’l databases
• Collaborating with and providing general support for patent and trademark activities to assigned IP counsel
• Setting up matters in IP management software and billing systems
• Reviewing and confirming outside counsel invoices
• Supporting recurring metrics and reporting
• Collaborating with other company IP paralegals and IP portfolio management practice leader (attorney) in IP asset management, enterprise portfolio operations and related strategic initiatives
• Developing and maintaining standard operating procedures and training materials for users of electronic IP management tools
• Performing light administrative duties for attorneys to facilitate department operations, including managing correspondence and calendars, scheduling travel, meetings, and other arrangements, and expense reports

• High school diploma and at least 4 years of relevant experience (law firm or corporate legal department)
• Expertise in Microsoft Office software (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel), SharePoint (or equivalent), and document review platforms
• Experience using complex electronic databases, such as budget analysis and billing systems (e.g., Serengeti Legal Tracker or equivalent)
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to express complex ideas clearly to various audiences across a large organization and with government agencies
• Ability to execute tasks and projects independently
• Demonstrated ability to build and foster effective,…