[Remote] Virtual Legal Research Analyst – IP Patent

Note:The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Harbor is seeking an IP Research Analyst to join its Research + Intelligence division. This role involves delivering high-quality legal research and retrieval services in support of law firm clients, with a focus on intellectual property matters such as patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Responsibilities • Conducts legal, business, and other research and reference work, including sophisticated, in-depth research and analysis utilizing legal and non-legal information resources • Conducts effective reference interviews and distills research results into clear and concise reports of findings • Evaluates diverse information sources for currency, reliability, relevance, and bolthires-effectiveness and selects the optimal resources for research requests • Assists in the instruction of attorneys, legal assistants, and others in the use of legal research tools and services • Maintains research proficiency across a wide bolthires of business, legal, legislative, analytics and docket resources including Lexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, Pacer, WK VitalLaw, and Lex Machina among others • Effectively supports a range of IP-related research, via moderate to strong experience, including retrieval of patents (US, international) and patent file histories, case research related to IP concepts, USPTO cases and decisions (PTAB and TTAB dockets / cases / decisions / orders), patent portfolio compilation, review of patent landscape, and similar requests • Effectively utilizes request tracking software to track and process research requests • Continues professional development through library association membership and activities Skills • MLS or JD and/or demonstrated relevant professional research experience in a private law firm or academic law library, special library, or research center • 3+ years’ experience providing research in a private law firm, academic law library or special library or research center • Experience with legal and business information resources, online database searching, business research and legal research practice and procedures • Experience using Lexis, Westlaw, and other standard legal research databases • Experience with most or all of Corsearch, Darts-IP, Docket Navigator, PatDocs, Lexis patent resources, and PatSnap; familiarity with sites such as USPTO, Copyright.gov, Espacenet, and similar also preferred • Proficiency in bolthires Office Suite with strong working knowledge of Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint • Responsiveness and demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize competing deadlines • Client service orientation combined with excellent verbal and written communication skills • Strong organizational and time management skills with demonstrated attention to detail • Ability to work in a collaborative, service-oriented team, yet also independently with minimal supervision • Knowledge of global IP filings, prosecution histories, and litigation analytics is highly desirable Company Overview • Harbor is a provider of expert services across strategy, legal technology, operations, and intelligence.It was founded in undefined, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is Apply tot his job Apply tot his job