Practice Group Manager - Ip

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Practice Group Manager - IP
The candidate will manage IP staff and paralegals for entire US-IP practice group, including prosecution and litigation. Manages staff workload allocation, overtime and cross-office support. Serves as a point person to lead processes and system changes, maintains best practices and standards and improves service quality and timeliness. Creates and tracks patent and trademark prosecution processing metrics and provides statistical reporting. Creates standard and consistent operational practices across US-IP practice, regardless of office locations. Oversees IP docketing staff, protocols, and system development and implementations in accordance with or in excess of market standards. Partners with practice group leadership alongside TIS and IP technology enhancements and upgrades. Collaborates with practice group management and HR management in defining staff roles and responsibilities. Creates and implements practice group staff policies and procedures. Creates and implements training and development programs for practice group staff. Partners with HR on new hire onboarding for associates, patent agents, and staff. Manages development and maintenance of a central repository of client instructions and forms. Serves as an active member on various practice group and Firm committees. Partners with Business Manager on various practice group activities. Partners with HR on hiring, employment relations and performance management. Partners with practice group leadership and finance on pricing, including AFAs, and practice group financial performance. A Bachelor’s degree is required from an accredited college or university. Should have 7-10 years of experience working in an IP department in a similarly sized, multi-office professional services organization. Must have 5+ years of supervisory experience with the ability to mentor and manage individuals to grow in their profession. Must have excellent written/verbal communication and project management skills. Should have familiarity with document and information management software systems as well as intellectual property specific software systems and vendors including patent and trademark prosecution and litigation docketing, document management, work-flow, information management, and invoicing systems and services is a plus. Proficient in Microsoft Office and Outlook, are required.

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