Legal Operations & IP Specialist (Intellectual Property)

Location: Beverly, Massachusetts, United States

Salary: $85,086–$127,629 annual base salary, plus eligibility for a team incentive bonus and benefits for regular employees working 20+ hours per week.

Company

hirify.global is the hiring company for this legal operations and intellectual property support role.

What you will do

• Administer intellectual property portfolio activities and coordinate with outside counsel and legal service providers.
• Prepare legal and IP reports, dashboards, and operational metrics.
• Manage legal invoices, budgets, documents, and records.
• Administer inventor award processes and track legal and IP workflows.
• Support continuous improvement of Legal Department processes and maintain visibility into critical matters.
• Coordinate with inventors, Human Resources, Payroll, Accounts Payable, outside counsel, and other business functions.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in intellectual property administration, legal operations, paralegal support, legal administration, or a related field.
• Experience working with outside counsel and legal service providers.
• Exceptional organization, follow-through, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and Office 365 skills.
• Ability to create reports, dashboards, and workflow tracking tools.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; a paralegal certificate is a plus but not required.

Nice to have

• Experience with legal, IP, or matter-management systems.
• Experience preparing operational reports, dashboards, and metrics.
• Experience with SharePoint and document management systems.
• Familiarity with patent portfolio management systems such as Clarivate.

Culture & Benefits

• Work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborate across Legal, Human Resources, Payroll, Accounts Payable, and other business functions.
• Regular employees working 20+ hours per week are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package.
• Base compensation includes eligibility for the Axcelis Team Incentive bonus plan.