Senior Paralegal (Patent Litigation)

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Summary

Working under the guidance of attorneys, this role entails performing a variety of substantive responsibilities related to cases, matters, or entities. Duties include drafting legal and other documents, as well as correspondence, for attorney review, compiling, analyzing, and summarizing information, and facilitating coordination among attorneys, clients, external legal counsel, opposing counsel, other parties, and external vendors.

Location

This position can sit in our Austin office and offers a Hybrid work schedule working at least three days in the office.

Responsibilities

• Support in all phases of patent litigation including discovery, trial, and appeal, and will include lead paralegal support at trials and hearings.

• Assist with preparation for depositions, witness interviews, hearings, trials, and arbitration. This will include pretrial motions, trial binders, trial exhibits, discovery requests, and responses.

• Review, organize, and maintain document databases for case tracking and discovery, and will require your coordination and management of large document collections and productions. 

• Utilize legal software such as Relativity and litigation technology including eDiscovery, data rooms, and will work on document reviews and prepare privilege logs.

• Support patent litigation, patent appeals, and contested proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).

Skills

• Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills. 

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Solid technical skills necessary to set-up, track and maintain matters.

• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

• Must have the ability and experience with conducting fact gathering and analyzing information.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience in Patent Litigation.

• Strong experience in Relativity databases.

• Experience with U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) matters.

• Intellectual property rights (IPR).

• Large firm experience.

• Trial experience.

• Paralegal Certificate

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's Degree.

Minimum Years of Experience

• 6 years of Paralegal experience.

Essential Job Expectations

While the specific job requirements of a DLA Piper position may vary depending upon scope of the job and area of specialty, there are certain universal requirements that are expected of all DLA Piper employees, which include but are not limited to:

• Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties.

• Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner.

• Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product.

• Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required.

• Foster positive work relationships.

• Comply with all firm policies and practices.

• Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as (a) working at a computer for extended periods of time, including on-screen reading and typing; (b) participating in digital/virtual conference calls; (c) participating in meetings as needed.

• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.

• Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned.

Our employees are expected to embrace and uphold our firm values as a part of our DLA Piper culture. We are committed to excellence in how we represent our clients and develop our people.

Physical Demands
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or c