Do you want to help businesses achieve a competitive business advantage by securing their intangible assets?

We are an entrepreneurial intellectual property (“IP”) law firm that is on track for aggressive growth and we need an experienced IP attorney(s) to join our team and work directly with the owner, attorneys and staff to support the team and help our clients. We are known for providing IP solutions to our clients and not just IP services. We need an IP attorney(s), with the correct mindset and experience, who can hit the ground running.

Attention to detail is paramount and the person we hire must be willing to “play all in” with being a team player. Remember, ultimate responsibility for attorney’s work product is the attorney and not the support staff.

We love to help people learn and grow. We recognize that starting any new position will require a level of learning and growing. However, we only expect that what is learned is retained. The candidate must take initiative on work that needs to be done and complete tasks with minimal handholding, including effectively managing a caseload.

The pay range for this position will be determined based on your years of experience with intellectual property law as a paralegal. Additional benefits include, at a minimum, health insurance, paid holidays, and the ability to participate in the firm’s 401K plan once prerequisites are met. This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week), but fewer hours may be possible.

If seeking a rewarding and challenging position, prepare a cover letter with no more than TWO paragraphs and a closing sentence. In the first paragraph explain what you believe are the three most important qualities needed in someone who works intellectual property and why you believe these qualities are most important. In the second paragraph, explain why you applied to this particular ad. As a closing sentence please write, “I have read the instructions contained in the job posting and have followed the instructions.”

The candidate we are seeking will be expected to support the patent and trademark preparation and prosecution (domestic and international) practice areas of our firm. Responsibilities will include:

• handling IP docketing matters
• knowing the USPTO rules and regulations to assist with filing document
• billing matters, including preparing documents for filing
• maintaining attorney calendars, communication with clients
• learning basis patent and trademark law
• ability to communicate knowledge with clients regarding their IP matters

• Strong preference for candidates who have completed a paralegal professional certification or have an advanced paralegal education
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• 3 years of experience in legal services under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting
• Excellent organizational skills, and time-management skills

If the statements below appeal to you, then you may be our next IP paralegal!

• An amazing scheduler with a sickening degree of attention to detail
• Is a quick learner
• Willingly accepts your role as managing matters to ensure that schedules are met timely
• Great with calendars, e-mail, spreadsheets, word processing, and the Internet
• Written and verbal communications skills are excellent
• Middle name is “No Drama”
• An awesome juggler of tasks and can change gears quickly
• Extremely adept at drafting, proofing, and reviewing legal documents
• Enjoy investigating facts to help with conflicts
• Takes pride in accurately and regularly recording your time spent on matters

Beusse Sanks, PLLC (“Beusse Sanks”) is a boutique intellectual property (“IP”) law firm that serves clients ranging from Fortune 500® companies to individual entrepreneurs, located throughout the United States and worldwide. Our practice is diverse as we provide IP solutions in such areas as patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, IP litigation, and IP business transactions. Our attorneys represent clients at every level of state and federal courts and before state and federal agencies, including administrative boards. Beusse Sanks strives to provide IP solutions to assist clients achieve a competitive advantage by focusing on each client’s background, needs, and goals. Our efforts have resulted in us providing IP solutions from beneath the seas to outer space.

The reputation of our attorneys has resulted in Beusse Sanks being recognized as a top intellectual property law practice with both a national and international presence.