Easter Seals Jobs

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Support lawyers in all aspects of PTAB, U.S. District Court, and ITC proceedings.
• Support all aspects of inter partes reviews (IPR), post grant reviews, and interference proceedings including preparation and electronic filing of all submissions and paying applicable filing fees by deposit account.
• Assist with the preparation and submission of ex parte appeal filings and preparation of support materials for oral hearings before the PTAB.
• Knowledge of and ability to support reexaminations and interferences before the PTAB.
• Frequent and proficient use of the Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS), the ITCs Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) and the U.S. District Court Electronic Case Filing (ECF) systems for e-submission of filings in all inter partes disputes.
• Submit and reconcile all USPTO filing fees.
• Maintain case files and document collections.
• Draft correspondence and compiling materials for all trial proceedings and appeal proceedings, as well as assist with presentations and preparation.
• Conduct legal research and case management functions using various databases.
• Prepare and provide IPMT lawyers and Practice Operations management periodic status reports on outstanding issues and projects.
• Cite-check and edit legal documents.
• Conduct legal research and write concise memoranda to summarize results.
• Organize and prepare exhibit lists and/or privilege logs.
• Coordinate with the Advanced Client Data Solutions team on initial case consultation potentially monitoring preservation, collection, processing, and production of client data.
• Coordinate work with outside document/litigation vendors, including adherence to strict deadlines.
• Ensure all engaged vendors are in compliance with the firms security protocol, the firms bidding process, and the firms conflicts and confidentiality requirements.
• Closely monitor project/case status and provides routine status reports including task completion reports and data delivery schedules.
• Train lawyers and Business Team employees on use of PTAB applications.
• Participate in the firms global Responsible Business program.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Sound knowledge and experience with all types of USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings, filings, and procedures.
• Proficiency with using and leveraging PTABs P-TACTS, U.S. District Courts ECF, and the ITCs EDIS systems for e-submissions of filings in inter partes disputes.
• Familiarity with the following software: Concordance, IPro, Opticon, CaseMap, TimeMap, LiveNote, Sanction, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Relativity, and Concordance FYI, LiveNote, FTP (File Transfer Protocol), encryption protocol, online review applications, and all of Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Access.
• Proactive, following through with the resolution of issues with minimal supervision.
• Flexible attitude, with the ability to meet changing deadlines and balance competing demands and priorities.
• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and communication (verbal, written, editing) skills;
• Analytical skills, with the ability to assess the cost/benefit of a course of action and to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions;
• Ability to effectively present routine information in one-on-one or small group situations;
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of client information.