Paralegal - IP litigation & ITC

Alston & Bird•Washington, DC

6d•$115,000 - $185,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Alston & Bird LLP is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal for its Intellectual Property - Litigation practice group at an East Coast office. The position is an in-office role with hybrid flexibility and requires travel to Washington, D.C.; domestic and local or statewide travel may also be needed to support attorneys and client matters. The work typically requires more than 40 hours per week, and overtime or irregular hours may be required to meet client deadlines. The paralegal supports litigation matters through all stages, including pretrial and trial. Duties include managing case and discovery records, reviewing matters and preparing status reports, drafting and proofreading legal documents, researching legal and technical information, supporting discovery and deposition work, preparing trial materials, and assisting during trial. The role requires familiarity with intellectual property rights, federal court procedures, and USPTO post-grant filing procedures. The firm requires a four-year college degree; a paralegal certificate is optional. Candidates should have 5–10+ years of litigation paralegal experience. The posted salary range is $115,000–$185,000 for the New York City and Washington, D.C. offices. Actual compensation depends on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

Requirements

At least 5–10+ years of experience as a litigation paralegal.
Completion of a four-year college degree.
Knowledge of USPTO post-grant filing procedures.
Knowledge of federal court filing procedures and electronic discovery.
Ability to perform cite checking and database searches using Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis, PACER, Relativity, the USPTO website, and other search engines as needed.
Extensive experience with intellectual property rights.
Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them within time constraints.
Interpersonal skills to communicate and follow instructions effectively with diverse clients, attorneys, and staff, and to provide information with courtesy and tact.
Ability to work more than 40 hours per week and, when required, irregular hours.
Ability to travel locally and statewide by private or public conveyance to assist attorneys with client matters.
Candidates should be self-starters, highly organized, and team players.

Nice To Haves

Paralegal certificate (optional).
Patent experience.
Experience working with the International Trade Commission.

Responsibilities

Organize and maintain correspondence, court papers, case records, and materials produced in discovery.
Review and analyze matters to prepare internal and client evaluations and status reports.
Draft shells for complaints and answers, routine notices, affidavits, motions, petitions, letters, and memoranda.
Read and understand technical and scientific materials, including patents, copyrights, marks, and trade secrets.
Proofread and revise legal documents for contextual, grammatical, typographical, and spelling errors.
Review and outline depositions, and index and summarize documents.
Prepare materials for and assist with mailings to clients and other interested parties.
Research and locate cases, depositions, opinions, reports, and other matter-related information using available resources.
Compile, analyze, and report data from legal reference materials, regulations, legislative decisions, practice manuals, and discovery materials.
Contact and interview parties, witnesses, and experts, including obtaining written witness statements.
Assist with trial preparation by preparing pretrial orders, jury instructions, requested voir dire, jury investigations, witness and exhibit lists, motions in limine, and subpoenas, and by contacting witnesses.
Assist at trial, including scheduling witnesses and tracking exhibits.
Establish, organize, and maintain pleadings, attorney and expert witness trial notebooks, document indices, and lists.
Use computer databases to organize and store information, maintain document-retention systems for large cases, and conduct legal research.
Maintain accurate daily time records.
Promote positive working relationships among legal administrative assistants, paralegals, other support staff, and lawyers.
Follow the ethical requirements in the applicable state's Rules of Professional Conduct.
Perform special projects as assigned.
Travel to support attorneys attending to client legal matters, including travel to Washington, D.C.; the position may entail domestic travel.