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Patent Docket Clerk (Part-time)

Lowenstein Sandler


Job Location:

Roseland, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 35 - 41
Posted: 3 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 31 August 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Job Summary

Description

Who We Are:
Lowenstein Sandler is a one of the most sophisticated law firms in the United States with over 400 lawyers and 300 business services professionals serving clients from offices in New York Palo Alto Roseland Salt Lake City San Francisco Washington D.C. and Wilmington. We recruit candidates who seek a collaborative entrepreneurial culture that prioritizes our clients our colleagues and the communities where we work and live. Committed to career development and to a diverse and inclusive workplace the firm offers many programs and opportunities for personal and professional growth. We seek professionals for our business services group who share these values.

What You Will Do:
Under the direction of the Director Intellectual Property the Patent Docket Clerk will be responsible for assisting the Patent Docket Administrator with maintaining the patent docketing system and communicating critical deadlines to responsible practitioners/staff in the prosecution group.

Essential Job Requirements:
  • Review and process official communications from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in order to maintain prosecution records and track statutory deadlines in the patent docketing system.
  • Review and process communications from foreign agents relay said communications to responsible practitioners/support staff and update prosecution records in the patent docketing system.
  • Perform global reviews of docketing records provide reminders of statutory deadlines distribute docket and client portfolio reports manage export of data to annuity provider for ongoing maintenance of active patent assets and related tasks as necessary.
  • Other duties as assigned.
Skills Knowledge and Abilities:
  • Minimum 4-6 years of relevant patent docketing experience.
  • Bachelors Degree from an accredited college and/or Paralegal certification from an ABA-approved program is a plus.
  • Must be detail-oriented organized and have the ability to work in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment.
  • Proficiency with Outlook and Excel.
Office Location:Roseland NJ (Hybrid)
Schedule: Part-Time Monday through Friday 2030 hours per week
Amount of Travel Required: None
The expected hourly rate for candidates meeting the requirements of this position is $35.00 to $41.00. The range provided is the salary that Lowenstein Sandler in good faith believes at the time of this posting that it is willing to pay for the advertised position. Exact compensation will be determined based on individual candidate qualifications and location. Employees working 25 hours or more per week are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical dental vision prescription drug coverage life insurance disability (available at 30 hours/week) flexible spending accounts (FSAs) 401(k) and paid time off.

Disclaimers:
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities duties or responsibilities required by employee.

Lowenstein Sandler LLP is not accepting resumes from search firms for this position. Regardless of past practice all resumes submitted by search firms are to be deemed the sole property of Lowenstein Sandler LLP and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Lowenstein Sandler LLP as a result of the referral.

Lowenstein Sandler LLP is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race color gender sex age religion creed national origin ancestry citizenship marital status sexual orientation physical or mental disability medical condition veteran status gender identity genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.


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Lowenstein Sandler is a national law firm with more than 300 lawyers working from five offices in New York, New Jersey, California, Washington, D.C., and Utah.

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