IP Practice Team Specialist

IP Practice Team Specialist

Cooley is seeking an IP Practice Team Specialist to join the IP Services team.

Position Summary : The IP Practice Team Specialist (IP PTS) serves as the centralized point of contact responsible for providing high-level non-billable administrative practice management support to assigned Patent practitioners. The IP PTS supports the entire practice group and serves as the administrative liaison between clients and the firm.

Position Responsibilities :

Administrative and practice support :

• Take initiative to handle / support non-billable functions of the IP practice groups allowing the practitioners to focus on business development and billable client work
• Key point of contact for senior attorneys and practitioners, perceptively anticipate their need, liaison between partners and others inside and outside the firm, e.g. communicate with clients as needed
• Key administrative liaison for the integration of new practitioners
• Proactively oversee new client engagement and conflicts checks, draft and finalize waiver letters
• Draft audit letters and support the audit letter approval process
• Coordinate with and assist client transition team with intake, transfer, and disengagement tasks, for example, communicating with foreign agents as needed
• Create and maintain client and partner reference guides in coordination with the client teams
• Provide transition support to departing practitioners including monitoring email and voicemail accounts post departure
• Oversee all aspects of practice group meeting preparation and logistics (e.g., agenda, conference rooms, catering, outlook invitations, presentation materials)
• Support practitioners as needed to meet professional development requirements
• Arrange for and manage complex travel (domestic & international)

Billing and finance support :

Prosecution support :

Business development and marketing support :

Special projects :

General responsibilities :

Skills & Experience

Required :

Preferred :

Competencies

Cooley offers a competitive compensation and excellent benefits package and is committed to fair and equitable employment practices. EOE.

The expected hourly pay range for this position with a work schedule of 40 hours per week is $40.00 - $55.50 ($83,200.00 - $115,440.00 annually). Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate.

We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and / or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and / or adults and other parental support benefits. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as 20 days of Paid Time Off ("PTO") and 10 paid holidays each year. We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.