Paralegal I
Company: American CyberSystems, Inc.
Location: San Rafael
Posted on: January 20, 2023
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Job Description:
JOB DUTIES:
BioMarin is seeking candidates for an Intellectual Property
Paralegal to work with our dynamic team in the IP Legal
department.
We are looking for a forward-thinking and proactive individual,
quick to offer help when needs arise.
This candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, self-motivated
and enjoys working closely with multiple attorneys and external
partners to make an impact.
Someone with excellent communication skills, and ability to
exercise tact and professionalism in helping to complete tasks in
an efficient manner and use strategic thinking to assess competing
demands and prioritize appropriately in view of deadlines.
The candidate must also enjoy engaging with technology to carry out
critical job functions and aiding team efficiencies.
This position will be temporary to begin with but have the
possibility for full time employment.
Key Responsibilities:
Maintaining all aspects of intellectual property docketing and file
management.
Tracking/monitoring due dates for intellectual property related
annuities and renewals including coordinating with attorneys,
instructing vendors, and confirming payments.
Reading, understanding, and accurately extracting information from
documents and correspondence.
Proofreading documents including patent applications, filing
receipts, assignments, declarations, etc.
Working independently or collaboratively with others to meet
deadlines with precision and accuracy.
Balancing multiple tasks and handling other administrative
responsibilities and additional projects as needed to support team
of patent practitioners and paralegal.
Proactively manage projects and assignments, ensuring all deadlines
are met in a timely manner.
Work closely with IP team to prepare, organize and save
correspondence using set standards and procedures.
Skills:
A minimum 3-5 years of patent experience including: docketing
and/or assisting in prosecution; experience with biotech or
pharmaceutical patents strongly preferred.
Intellectual property experience including trademarks, invention
disclosures, agreements, and various intellectual property related
actions.
Experience handling patent annuities and renewals including
tracking/monitoring due dates.
Experience with electronic IP docketing systems; familiarity with
Anaqua IP docketing system strongly preferred.
Experience with document and email management applications and
databases including Outlook, Sharepoint, iManage, etc.; familiarity
with iManage system strongly preferred.
Exceptional attention to detail.
Exhibits professionalism and composure in demanding environment and
in meeting short deadlines.
Willingness towards learning new software applications. Strong
oral, written, and organizational skills.
Education:
Associate, B.A. or B.S. strongly preferred. The base pay actually
offered will take into account internal equity, and may also vary
depending on candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge,
skills, and experience amongst other factors.
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