Intellectual Property (IP) Paralegal

Estimated annual salary for this role is $85000-$95000

Who we are:

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman is a law firm based in NY which is built by business owners for business owners with a mission to create lasting impact. We pride ourselves on being entrepreneurial innovative and focused on delivering practical business-minded legal solutions and hold fast to the deep relationships and high-touch services that have always set us by an entrepreneurial spirit we are committed to providing innovative practical and business-focused legal solutions. We are intentional about maintaining FRBs core values creating a national presence that expands opportunities for our team and elevates client believe that exceptional outcomes begin with strong relationships and happier lawyers lead to more satisfied clients. Therefore we break away from traditional legal industry norms to create a flexible work environment with a more personal approach to both workplace culture and client interactions.

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Intellectual Property(IP)Paralegal to join our dynamic legal team. This position plays a critical role in supporting our IP practice managing trademark and patent portfoliosassistingwith IP enforcement effortsand ensuring seamless workflow coordination across departments. The ideal candidate will bring strong organizational skills exceptional attention to detail and a passion for intellectual property is a hybrid role based in NYCNY with the option to work in Rockville Centre NY or Mount Kisco NY with the possibility to be remote for the right candidate.

Duties/Responsibilities:

General Workflow Management

• Manageinternalworkflow and assignments usingtheIPGroupsworkflowand projectmanagement tools

• Collaborate and coordinatewith thefirmspayment billing and intaketeamson IP matter management and operations

• Working with the IPGroupattorneys and firm marketing to support in the IPGroupsbusinessdevelopment workflow management

Trademark Support

Assisting theIP Groups trademark practicein preparing trademark filings and documents in US and international trademark matters assisting with trademarkenforcementlitigationand TTAB mattersand interfacing with clients on trademark matters includingpreparing documents for filing at the USPTO monitoring trademark dockets and communicating deadlines to clients submitting documents to the USPTO andinterfacing withclientson the status of their trademark matters.

Patent Support

Assisting the IP Groups patent practiceon domestic and foreign patent prosecution matters including preparing formal documents for submission to the USPTO filing documents with the USPTOmonitoringthe firms patentdocketand communicating deadlines to clients andinterfacing with clients on the status of theirpatentmatters

Required Qualifications

• Minimum5 years of intellectual property experience in a law firm or in-house legal department

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

• Proficiencyin Microsoft Office Suite

• Experience with or strong interest inworking withAI tools and technologyin legal operations and workflow

• Proven experience managing IP dockets including experiencewithAltLegal or similar IP management software

Preferred Qualifications

• INTA (International Trademark Association)participationor experience

• Strong networking abilities within the IP community