• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

The base salary range for this position is $94,000-$141,000 annually. The base salary range for this position is $89,000-$134,000 annually. The base salary range for this position is $80,000-$120,000 annually.