Epiq Counsel Client is Seeking a Patent Paralegal (Global Portfolio | In-House)

Our client, a Fortune 100 pharmaceutical company, is seeking an experienced Patent Paralegal to support its Intellectual Property team on a hybrid basis (3 days/week onsite) out of their offices in Indianapolis. This long-term, Indianapolis based hybrid opportunity offers the chance to work with a high-performing in-house legal team.

The ideal candidate will have experience working with domestic and international patent matters and will serve as a key partner to attorneys, patent professionals, foreign associates, and external vendors.

Duties Include:

• Manage patent docket activities throughout the patent lifecycle, including filing, prosecution, maintenance, citation management, record keeping, and workflow coordination.
• Collaborate closely with attorneys, patent agents, patent professionals, and external service providers to facilitate the timely filing, prosecution, and maintenance of patent assets while supporting continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Research complex issues, analyze information, resolve procedural challenges, and develop practical solutions to support intellectual property operations.
• Build effective working relationships with assigned business stakeholders and legal teams while proactively identifying support needs, addressing obstacles, and escalating issues when appropriate.
• Coordinate and support intellectual property projects by developing action plans, tracking deliverables, assisting with resource coordination, and helping ensure successful implementation of key initiatives.
• Monitor developments in intellectual property laws, regulations, and industry practices and assess their potential impact on departmental procedures, strategies, and operational processes.
• Independently prioritize workload and effectively balance individual responsibilities while contributing to broader team objectives.
• Communicate professionally and effectively with attorneys, inventors, business stakeholders, outside counsel, vendors, and other external partners.

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a patent paralegal, patent operations, or intellectual property support role.
• Demonstrated experience supporting patent filing, prosecution, maintenance, and patent portfolio administration activities.
• Experience electronically filing patent-related documents with domestic and international patent offices.
• Proven ability to support large patent portfolios in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities and strict deadlines.
• Experience utilizing intellectual property management systems, docketing platforms, and legal technology tools, including systems such as Anaqua or comparable software.
• Strong analytical, organizational, proofreading, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate across functions and with external service providers.
  
• Epiq Counsel partners with industry-leading clients in support of their sophisticated interim talent needs. Must be interested in practicing in an alternative, fixed-term legal services model.
  

Qualifications Preferred:

• Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or life sciences industry experience preferred.
• Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program preferred.

Interested Candidates:

Interested candidates are asked to either apply online or submit their resume by email.

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Benefits:

• Hybrid role – 2 days remote
  
• 401(k) with company match
  
• PTO and paid federal holidays
  
• Optional medical coverage; HSA Account; Wellness Program
  
• Employee Assistance Program

About Epiq Counsel:

Epiq Counsel is an innovative legal services talent provider that offers meaningful in-house legal work and flexibility to sophisticated legal professionals. Our paralegals support a wide variety of matters for Fortune 500 clients across industries.