Trademark Paralegal

MERCHANT & GOULD PC • Minneapolis, MN

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

Merchant & Gould, one of the nation's premier intellectual property law firms, is seeking a Trademark Paralegal. This position may be located in the following office locations (Minneapolis, Boston, Atlanta, New York, Alexandria,VA). The salary range for this position is $65,000 - 135,000, based on years of experience and geographical location. Assists in the preparation and filing of design and utility trademark applications in U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. In order to perform one (1) or more essential functions of this role, a minimum of three (3) days in the office is required.

Requirements

• BA degree and paralegal certificate or equivalent experience with some relevant work experience or a minimum of 3 years on-the-job experience with U.S. trademark prosecution filing.
• Ability to work independently and meet critical deadlines under supervision of attorney.
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints.
• Ability to concentrate on detailed work for up to 80% of worktime.
• Ability to work comfortable with advanced computer software (after training) and use effectively use and maintain a computer data base. Possible use of speech- to-text transcription of software.
• Interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate and follow instructions from a diverse group, including clients (usually in writing), attorneys and others, and to provide information with ordinary courtesy and tact.
• Work occasionally requires a high level of mental effort and stress while organizing and maintaining multiple cases with the help of a computer data base. High level of responsibility, dedication, and accuracy required.
• Work on rare occasions requires more than 37.5 hours per week to perform essential duties of the job; may occasionally require irregular hours.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains trademark files: opens files, prepares formal documents for filing including, abstracts, drawings and preliminary amendments.
• Reviews all incoming correspondence from foreign associates for essential docketing and for non-substantive responses due in connection with filing of applications.
• On-going verbal and written communication with foreign associates and attorneys during filing and early prosecution of U.S. Trademark applications.
• Maintains and updates docketing with respect to new filings and provides to guidance to others for further prosecution.
• Establishes and maintains good working relationship with attorneys and staff, but is not assigned to any single attorney. Will work as a team member with other similar paralegals to establish back-up and workflow and will have joint responsibility for establishing quality control measures.
• Other tasks and projects as may be assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree