Intellectual Property (IP) Paralegal

Estimated annual salary for this role is $85,000-$95,000

Who we are:

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman is a law firm based in NY, which is built by business owners, for business owners, with a mission to create lasting impact. We pride ourselves on being entrepreneurial, innovative, and focused on delivering practical, business-minded legal solutions, and hold fast to the deep relationships and high-touch services that have always set us apart. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, we are committed to providing innovative, practical, and business-focused legal solutions. We are intentional about maintaining FRB’s core values, creating a national presence that expands opportunities for our team and elevates client service. We believe that exceptional outcomes begin with strong relationships, and happier lawyers lead to more satisfied clients. Therefore, we break away from traditional legal industry norms to create a flexible work environment with a more personal approach to both workplace culture and client interactions.

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Intellectual Property (IP) Paralegal to join our dynamic legal team. This position plays a critical role in supporting our IP practice, managing trademark and patent portfolios, assisting with IP enforcement efforts, and ensuring seamless workflow coordination across departments. The ideal candidate will bring strong organizational skills, exceptional attention to detail, and a passion for intellectual property law. This is a hybrid role based in NYC,NY with the option to work in Rockville Centre, NY or Mount Kisco, NY, with the possibility to be remote for the right candidate.

Duties/Responsibilities:

General Workflow Management

• Manage internal workflow and assignments using the IP Group’s workflow and project management tools

• Collaborate and coordinate with the firm’s payment, billing, and intake teams on IP matter management and operations

• Working with the IP Group attorneys and firm marketing to support in the IP Group’s business development workflow management

Trademark Support

Assisting the IP Group’s trademark practice in preparing trademark filings and documents in US and international trademark matters, assisting with trademark enforcement, litigation, and TTAB matters, and interfacing with clients on trademark matters, including preparing documents for filing at the USPTO, monitoring trademark dockets and communicating deadlines to clients, submitting documents to the USPTO and interfacing with clients on the status of their trademark matters.

Patent Support

Assisting the IP Group’s patent practice on domestic and foreign patent prosecution matters, including preparing formal documents for submission to the USPTO, filing documents with the USPTO, monitoring the firm’s patent docket and communicating deadlines to clients, and interfacing with clients on the status of their patent matters

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of intellectual property experience in a law firm or in-house legal department

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

• Experience with or strong interest in working with AI tools and technology in legal operations and workflow

• Proven experience managing IP dockets, including experience with Alt Legal or similar IP management software

Preferred Qualifications

• INTA (International Trademark Association) participation or experience

• Strong networking abilities within the IP community