Sr. Legal Support Specialist
qualcommAbout the role
Company:
Qualcomm IncorporatedJob Area:
Legal Group, Legal Group > Legal SupportGeneral Summary:
Sr. Legal Support Specialist
Manages dockets, portfolios, investigations, transactions, and/or litigations across the life cycle to provide comprehensive legal and operational support to department. Fulfills Qualcomm's obligations by analyzing data and information, conducting research, producing documents, and executing requests. Maintains up-to-date awareness of legal framework as well as internal policies, procedures, and resources to meet department legal needs, and looks for ways to increase efficiencies. Collaborates within and outside of the company to understand needs and address issues.
Qualifications:
In-house OR private practice law firm experience required.
Skilled in USPTO prosecution procedures, rules, and forms.
Solid knowledge of U.S. and international patent filing procedures and rules.
Supreme Docket Management, time management and organization skills.
Impeccable multi-tasking and prioritization in a fast-paced environment with close attention to detail, accuracy, and timeliness.
Skilled in exhibiting professionalism and composure in stressful situations and in meeting short deadlines.
Ability to read, understand, and extract relevant information accurately from legal documents.
Solid skills in Microsoft Office applications, including intermediate to advanced skills using Word and Excel.
Must have strong aptitude for computer software application programs and working knowledge of applicable software programs for carrying out patent prosecution duties, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, patent and trademark filing programs (USPTO e-filing, e-PCT, PCT-Safe), online services (e.g., USPTO, records management systems, and docketing programs.
Expertise in using computer databases and web-based platforms.
Strong familiarity with the USPTO website and other US and foreign patent internet sites and tools.
Knowledge and extensive experience using ePCT. File PCT and U.S. applications electronically through Patent Center.
Experience with Microsoft Office (especially Excel), Adobe Acrobat Professional and Visio.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Manages multiple medium to large sized and/or complex dockets, portfolios, investigations, transactions, and/or litigations across the life cycle to support Qualcomm's obligations with minimal guidance.
Leverages knowledge of relevant legal framework as well as Qualcomm policies, practices, resources, systems, and tools related to one's area to provide legal support to department and other legal personnel.
Analyzes, interprets, executes, and fulfills requests to meet obligations based on in-depth knowledge of one's legal area or business function.
Drafts, files, produces, reviews, and/or preserves work product in fulfillment of Qualcomm's obligations with little to no guidance.
Researches, collects, and reviews data from various resources to obtain necessary information and documents; helps junior team members do the same.
Accurately enters, analyzes, and manages legal data, runs queries, and locates and extracts information from databases with close attention to detail; helps junior team members do the same.
Builds and maintains collaborative partnerships with internal and/or external stakeholders (e.g., in-house attorneys, outside counsel, legal analysts) with minimal guidance to understand needs, share updates, and address issues.
Follows processes and approaches to accomplish work and recognizes ways to improve existing ones.
Manages individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with supervision.
Makes sound, ethical, and timely decisions, solicits guidance from senior team members as needed.
The Sr. Legal Support Specialist will support the patent prosecution team by working closely with patent attorneys/agents and interacting with outside legal counsel and foreign associates.
Responsibilities include:
Preparing, filing, and prosecuting patents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) using ePCT. File PCT and U.S. applications electronically through Patent Center.
Manage all related prosecution documents for US and PCT applications. This includes corresponding with foreign associates on foreign prosecution and timely reporting of official correspondence.
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