IP Rights Management Associate

LEWIS & ASSOCIATES  is a leader in providing Legal and Administrative staffing services.  We are a sole source staffing firm giving you convenient ways of working with us. We make every effort to ensure the highest degree of professionalism and integrity in the staffing process. We understand the demanding role of recruiting to source the highest level of legal professionals while incorporating proven, innovative, and successful recruiting techniques.

We are seeking a candidate with 3-5 years of solid patent prosecution and opinion-related experience to join a top law firm in Boston. The ideal candidate will have an educational background in engineering, physics or chemistry; advanced degree and/or industry experience preferred. Candidates must be registered to practice before the USPTO. Specific job functions and responsibilities will include:   preparing and filing U.S., international and foreign patent applications; prosecution of such applications before USPTO and WIPO; corresponding with, and instructing, foreign associates; conducting patentability searches and drafting opinions;  conducting freedom-to-operate searches and drafting opinions; drafting infringement and invalidity opinions;  assisting in contested proceedings before the USPTO and foreign authorities; interacting with, and preparing reports for, clients as needed.  This is a unique opportunity to join a close knit team, and to quickly gain high level intellectual property skills. The position offers hands-on experience and immediate responsibility.