About the role
What we're looking for:
We need someone with 3–6 years of hands-on U.S. patent prosecution experience who thrives in a high-volume filing environment (10–15 filings/day is a normal pace here). You should be comfortable working directly with a large client — not just through attorneys — and have a track record of maintaining accuracy and calm under deadline pressure. Bonus points if you come from a high-volume IP boutique like Fish & Richardson, Finnegan, or Sterne Kessler, or a BigLaw IP group with strong prosecution volume.
What you'll do:
- Prepare and file documents with the USPTO — office action responses, IDS submissions, issue fee payments, RCEs, PCT national stage entries, continuations, and divisionals
- Communicate directly with one of the firm's largest clients in the Electrical & Computer Technologies practice group, serving as a key liaison and maintaining a strong client service relationship
- Manage practitioner dockets per firm practices and maintain the integrity of electronic data and files for client IP matters
- Review incoming correspondence (paper, email, fax, docketed information, client instructions) and take action per firm policy
- Collaborate with the client to establish and maintain processes, SOPs, and reference materials, and identify workflow enhancements
- Train firm personnel on client-specific procedures and mentor more junior team members as needed
- Work as part of a dedicated team — all focused on supporting one large client — rather than being paired one-to-one with individual attorneys
Why Wolf Greenfield:
- Pure IP focus — you will never be pulled into other practice areas
- 35-hour workweek for non-exempt staff with OT eligibility after 40 hours
- 5 weeks PTO (non-exempt) / unlimited PTO with ~5-week norm (exempt)