Patent Prosecution Paralegal

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

The Legal & Policy Team is Snap’s dedicated in-house law firm, policy consultant, lobbyist, thought partner, and all-around advisor. This team helps Snap do the right thing the right way, make better decisions, understand and manage risks, and creatively navigate challenges, both external and internal. We partner with Snap team members on a wide array of matters, including privacy, product, IP, commercial transactions, corporate governance, employment, acquisitions, litigation, and policy, and social impact. We value the power of diversity, as we continually strive to build an innovative and inclusive leadership culture centered on Snap's values of Kind, Smart, and Creative.

We’re looking for a multidimensional patent prosecution paralegal to join our Patent Team!

What you’ll do:

• Be a team member on the Patent Team, an in-house patent creation, litigation, and strategy center, to help Snap do things the right way, make sound decisions, manage risks, and creatively navigate challenges both internally and externally.

• Work with Snap’s diverse engineering and product teams, the patent creation team, and outside counsel to protect Snap’s innovations.  

• Work with outside counsel on scheduling disclosure meetings with inventors when requested.

• Coordinate collection of formal documents, including Declarations, Powers of Attorney, Assignments, and other formal documents as required by foreign countries. 

• Support the Patent Team’s attorneys and professionals with patent prosecution by issue spotting, resolving discrepancies, errors, and omissions.

• Work with Snap’s HR and Legal Operations teams to help with outside counsel requests

• Maintain a solid understanding of Snap product lines and relevant industry technologies and use that knowledge to inform IP strategy.

• Become deeply familiar with a diverse range of technologies covered by our patent portfolio.

• Other administrative and general office duties supporting patent attorneys and lead paralegal.

• Assist with miscellaneous client-related projects.
   

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Self-starter who is solution oriented and able to set priorities with minimal direction

• Strong organizational skills and exceptional ability to keep track of deadlines

• Ability to creatively think outside-the-box 

• Proficient with patent asset management systems, e.g., IPFolio 

• Collaborative teammate who can connect well with a broad range of people, including outside counsel, colleagues, business partners, and engineering teams

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, including editing and proofreading skills

• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information.

• Ability to collaborate with others and work independently.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

• State-approved accredited paralegal certification

• 3+ years of experience as a patent prosecution paralegal in a corporate (in-house) IP team or IP law firm  

• Strong knowledge and understanding of the patent prosecution terminology, processes, requirements, and systems for U.S. and international.

• Experience managing IP records and generating portfolio reports

• Proficiency in intellectual property electronic databases, including the USPTO’s patent center and assignment search, Espacenet, and the WIPO database

• Strong attention to detail, excellent communication (both written and verbal), organizational and interpersonal skills.

• Must be efficient, flexible, ability to prioritize multiple projects and work in a fast-paced team environment.
   

Preferred qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in patent docketing and prosecution administration

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week. 

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

Compensation

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):

The base salary range for this position is $94,000-$141,000 annually.

Zone B:

The base salary range for this position is $89,000-$134,000 annually.

Zone C:

The base salary range for this position is $80,000-$120,000 annually.

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.