Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we’re dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company.
The Intellectual Property Group has an immediate opening for a Portfolio Development Team Paralegal.
Qualifications:
Required/Minimum Qualifications:
- Associate’s Degree AND 1+ years experience in paralegal, legal administration, or relevant area
- OR 3+ years experience in paralegal, legal administration, or relevant area.
- Experience with Patent Prosecution
- Experience with Microsoft Office programs such as Microsoft Outlook, Word and SharePoint and Excel
Preferred Qualifications:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Detail and results oriented with excellent organizational and analytical skills
- Prior experience and general knowledge in the computer software technology field.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently with limited supervision, while interfacing with a variety of personalities across a large number of diverse internal groups, teams, divisions, and cultures.
- Analytical problem solving, ability to deal with ambiguity and move forward based on solid assumptions and risk mitigation.
- Ability to impact and influence others without direct authority.
- Ability to work efficiently, meet demanding deadlines in a fast-paced environment, prioritize workflow and adjust to frequent workload fluctuations.
- Ability to learn new data collection systems quickly and escalate issues appropriately.
- Excellent issues management skills, including ability to identify root causes, drive for resolution, and make improvements systematically
Paralegal IC2 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $62,700 – $115,600 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $84,800 – $129,600 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
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Responsibilities:
- Assist Microsoft patent attorneys on counseling of client groups to select the appropriate inventions to patent, determine appropriate filing timelines and manage filing strategies to achieve patent protection within budget expectations, including managing filing date deadlines, signature requirements, foreign filing licenses, and export controls.
- Partner with the patent attorneys to manage US and International Patent prosecution dockets.
- Develop and maintain key contacts to stay current on the organization’s structure and designated development areas.
- Develop an understanding of Patent Group procedures, including an understanding of engineering teams supported by various
- Patent Development Teams and related procedures managed by the Patent Operations team.