CONTRACT | Patent Paralegal

Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio Company, is currently seeking a contract patent paralegal to support one of our law firm clients on a hybrid assignment.

Start: ASAP once interviewed and selected

Pay Rate: $40/hour

Duration: 2 months

Location: Washington DC, on site work preferred (remote/hybrid candidates with exceptional experience may be considered)

Responsibilities:

• Preparing, coordinating, reviewing, and filing patent prosecution documents for U.S. and foreign matters.
• Preparing USPTO-compliant documents; organizing and linking prior art references and related matters to support IDS workflows; and preparing and submitting Information Disclosure Statements (IDS).
• Preparing filing templates and response shells for attorney review; drafting and transmitting reporting correspondence; preparing execution-ready signature documents for inventors and company representatives; and ensuring filings are complete, accurate, and compliant prior to submission.
• Obtaining, organizing, transmitting, tracking, and confirming receipt of required documents and information, and following up to resolve missing items and prevent delays.
• Coordinating matter intake and transfers; maintaining organized and accurate electronic matter files; ensuring data consistency across patent prosecution systems; performing quality-control review of filings and correspondence; and tracking action items and follow-ups with attorneys, clients, foreign counsel, and vendors.
• Compiling supporting attachments for reports and filings; preparing routine docket and status reports; and sending deadline reminders to ensure timely receipt of instructions and materials.

Qualifications Required:

• 5+ years of hands-on patent prosecution experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to multitask and prioritize as necessary

LOD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion is a core part of our Ways of Working, and we celebrate and embrace it. We know the individual differences of our people make us collectively better and we encourage all applicants; including people with disability, career breaks, gender diverse, LGBTQIA, and culturally diverse communities to join us so we can do great things together.

Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio company, is a global leader in legal staffing, eDiscovery, risk management, and legal consulting services. The company supports multinational law firms and corporations by providing identifying and sourcing talented individuals for staffing needs, using innovative software, combining deep legal and regulatory industry expertise and excellent client service.