IP Paralegal Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Provide daily oversight and assistance to patent and trademark paralegals across the firm.

• Ensure the delivery of timely, high-quality work products and excellent client service.

• Manage and adjust paralegal workload based on their skills, capacity, and urgency of tasks.

• Evaluate performance and set objective goals.

• Advise on policies and operational procedures.

• Collaborate with the Associate Director of IP Operations on various projects and initiatives.

• Lead, mentor, and oversee a team of IP paralegals.

• Foster ongoing education and skill development.

• Provide opportunities for training.

• Ensure adherence to ethical, procedural, and firm standards.

• Monitor the work output of patent and trademark paralegals.

• Manage complex workflows and facilitate cross-office collaboration.

• Track overtime usage for effective budget management.

• Encourage positive change and proactively address challenges.

• Handle time and attendance, payroll approvals, and expense reimbursements.

• Conduct semi-annual performance reviews with goal-setting discussions.

• Offer employee relations support in partnership with IP Leadership and Human Resources.

• Oversee the recruitment, hiring, and onboarding processes for patent and trademark paralegals.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in a law firm or an in-house legal department is required.

• Proven experience in a supervisory or management role overseeing staff is necessary.

• A Bachelor of Arts degree is preferred.

• Paralegal certification is also preferred.

• Expertise in the rules and procedures of various areas of intellectual property, including patent, trademark, and copyright, is required.

• Capability to supervise a team of over 20 paralegals.

• Strong general management and leadership abilities.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Robust organizational and problem-solving capabilities.

• Ability to effectively engage with individuals at all organizational levels.

• Exceptional customer service skills.

• Professional demeanor, discretion, and adaptability.

• Capacity to handle stressful situations calmly, professionally, and positively is required.

• Ability to foresee potential conflicts and achieve satisfactory resolutions.

• High sensitivity towards confidential information.

• Proven proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and Word, is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Selection of health and vision insurance plans.

• Two paid volunteer days for eligible community service activities.

• Dental insurance plan.

• Fertility and adoption assistance benefits.

• Paid sabbatical available after 13 years of service.

• Tuition reimbursement program.

• Commuter benefits.

• Retirement contributions.

• Eligibility for full-time employee bonuses.

• Optional Health Savings Account (HSA).

• Long-term disability coverage.

• Telemedicine and virtual short-term solution-based counseling services.

• Life insurance options.

• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care.

• Subsidized backup care and caregiving resources.

• 401(k) plan.

• Paid vacation time.

• Sick leave.

• Paid holidays.

• Employee assistance program.

• Voluntary accident insurance.

• Voluntary life insurance.

• Voluntary disability insurance.

• Voluntary long-term care insurance.

• Pet insurance options.

• Commuter and transit programs.

• Flexible fully remote work option available, within a reasonable commuting distance of a DWT office.

• Opportunities for professional growth.

• Engagement in community involvement activities.

• A culture that promotes inclusion and authenticity.