Corporate Paralegal
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Paralegal - Trademark
Holland & Knight LLP
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Washington, D.C. • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $41 - $61 per hour
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Assist Trademark attorneys and the practice group in various types of legal matters and provide assistance in preparing legal documents; research and compile data; prepare drafts of documents; maintain responsibility for files
- Manage US and Foreign Prosecution Filings
- Prepare and file trademark maintenance and renewal documents at the U.S. Trademark Office
- Prepare trademark status summary reports
- Prepare extension requests, statements of use, declarations of use and incontestability, renewal applications
- Prepare and record assignment documentation
- Prepare foreign filing cost estimates
- Compile documentation required for foreign filings
- Correspond with foreign associates on filing and prosecuting applications and renewing registrations
- Prepare and/or obtain documents for legalization
- Assist with recording trademarks with Customs and Border Protection
- Assist with registration, maintenance and transfer of domain names
- Prepare and file applications and related documents at the U.S. Copyright Office
- Gather, organize, summarize and index documents from various sources
- Attendance and participation in meetings
- Preparation of documents and correspondence
Requirements
- 3+ years' experience in related area.
- Organizational skills to work independently and meet deadlines in an atmosphere of frequent interruptions.
- Communication skills to interact with all levels of internal staff, attorneys and management and external clients of the firm.
- Analytical and critical thinking skills sufficient to make decisions regarding daily work.
- Time management skills to handle multiple tasks efficiently and accurately.
- Experience with CPI
- Bachelors' Degree
- Paralegal Certification
- Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.
- Moderate or advanced keyboard usage.
Benefits
- comprehensive medical (PPO and HDHPs), dental and vision plans including coverage for domestic partners;
- life and AD&D insurance;
- short and long term disability insurance;
- tax-advantaged accounts for health care expenses, including FSAs and HSAs;
- FSAs for dependent care;
- health advocacy services;
- behavioral health and counseling resources for all family members;
- 401(k);
- profit sharing;
- pre-tax transit and parking program;
- backup dependent care;
- senior care planning support;
- resources for individuals with development disabilities and their caregivers;
- paid holidays and other paid time off, including paid leave for new parents;
- bonus opportunities and an exceptional benefits package
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
trademark prosecutionlegal document preparationdata research and compilationtrademark maintenancerenewal applicationsassignment documentationforeign filing cost estimatestrademark status summary reportscopyright applicationsdocument indexing
Soft skills
organizational skillscommunication skillsanalytical skillscritical thinkingtime managementindependent workdecision makingmulti-taskingattention to detailparticipation in meetings
Certifications
Paralegal CertificationBachelor's Degree