Patent Prosecution Specialist

Location: Palo Alto, California; hybrid work schedule. Additional locations include San Francisco, Century City, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Seattle.

Salary: $41.85–$56.62 per hour in Palo Alto and San Francisco; $37.49–$50.72 per hour in Century City, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Seattle. Overtime and a discretionary year-end merit bonus may apply.

Company

hirify.global is a legal advisory firm serving technology, life sciences, and other growth enterprises worldwide through 17 offices.

What you will do

• Manage assigned U.S. patent prosecution portfolios, including filings, correspondence, client reporting, and docket ownership.
• Prepare, revise, electronically file, and report patent applications, office action responses, petitions, formalities, and related USPTO documents.
• Analyze USPTO correspondence, maintain primary and secondary dockets, calculate deadlines, and issue reminders and follow-ups.
• Coordinate with attorneys, patent agents, IP specialists, clients, foreign paralegals, vendors, and USPTO support offices.
• Review filing receipts, notices, assignments, drawings, sequence listings, and other documents for accuracy and completeness.
• Support new matter intake, portfolio administration, financial processing, research, and electronic and physical file maintenance.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in U.S. patent prosecution or a legal assistant role, with intermediate knowledge of prosecution stages, USPTO requirements, rules, deadlines, and procedures.
• Strong familiarity with the CFR, MPEP, USPTO Patent Center, EFS, EPAS, PAIR, WIPO, EPO, and foreign patent office websites.
• Experience with calendaring systems; knowledge of CPI is a plus.
• Strong Microsoft product, database management, electronic filing, analytical, proofreading, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities independently, work accurately under pressure, collaborate across teams, and maintain discretion with client and legal information.
• Ability to work remotely and in person, with overtime when required.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment combining remote and in-person work.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Potential overtime compensation and discretionary year-end merit bonus based on performance.
• Opportunities for professional achievement and career growth within a global legal firm.