DLA Piper - Chicago, IL
posted about 2 months ago
DLA Piper is seeking a dedicated and skilled Paralegal to join our team, where you will play a crucial role in supporting our attorneys in various aspects of patent litigation. Under the supervision of attorneys, you will perform a range of substantive case, matter, or entity-related duties. Your responsibilities will include preparing drafts of legal documents and correspondence for attorney review, compiling, analyzing, and summarizing information, and coordinating efforts between attorneys, clients, outside legal counsel, opposing legal counsel, other parties, and outside vendors. This position offers a hybrid work environment, allowing for regular in-office presence with some flexibility for work-from-home arrangements. In this role, you will support all phases of patent litigation, including discovery, trial, and appeal, and will provide lead paralegal support at trials and hearings. You will assist with the preparation for depositions, witness interviews, hearings, trials, and arbitration, which will include drafting pretrial motions, creating trial binders, preparing trial exhibits, and managing discovery requests and responses. Additionally, you will be responsible for reviewing, organizing, and maintaining document databases for case tracking and discovery, which will require your coordination and management of large document collections and productions. You will utilize legal software such as Relativity and litigation technology, including eDiscovery and data rooms, and will work on document reviews and prepare privilege logs. Your support will extend to patent litigation, patent appeals, and contested proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).