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US Patent Paralegal

Lathrop GPM

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Compensation
$75–94K/yr
Location
Minneapolis, MNHybrid
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Lathrop GPM is hiring a US Patent Paralegal to assist attorneys and staff with patent prosecution and docket management for assigned client portfolios. The role includes preparing and filing U.S. patent applications and prosecution documents, managing deadlines, reviewing USPTO correspondence, and communicating with clients. The position reports to the Supervisor of US Patent Filing & Prosecution and works closely with IP attorneys and staff.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

U.S. Patent Process, requiredPatent Center, requiredMPEP, requiredPatent Law Research, requiredDocketing Software, requiredTechnology Skills, requiredProblem-Solving, requiredTime Management, requiredPrioritization, requiredCustomer Service, requiredListening, requiredWritten Communication, requiredVerbal Communication, requiredInterpersonal Communication, requiredManaging Priorities, required

Qualifications

3+ Years Relevant Experience, requiredBachelor's Degree or Paralegal Certificate, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

US Patent Paralegal

Minneapolis, MN; Kansas City, MO

Description

Lathrop GPM, one of the nation's leading law firms, has an immediate opening for a US Patent

Paralegal, assisting the attorneys and staff in all phases of patent prosecution and docket management for assigned client portfolios. They will regularly correspond with clients, review and manage files, and understand docket deadlines and action needed. This position will report directly to the Supervisor – US Patent Filing & Prosecution and will work closely with the IP attorneys and staff.

Lathrop GPM is a full-service, Am Law 200 law firm with offices in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Overland Park, St. Cloud, St. Louis, San Jose, Redwood Shores and Washington, D.C. Our clients are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, and a professional, challenging, yet comfortable, hybrid working environment.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Annual billable hour goal of 1,200 hours

  • Maintain assigned client portfolios, including all filings and correspondence for U.S. patent prosecution.

  • Responsible for preparation and filing of U.S. Provisional, non-Provisional, U.S. 371 National Stage, and Track 1 patent applications along with all required formality documents.

  • Responsible for preparation and filing of all prosecution documents with the USPTO.

  • Responsible for preparation and filing of non-substantive prosecution documents (pre-exam responses, Request to Correct Inventorship, etc.) with the USPTO.

  • Review of incoming USPTO correspondence

  • Communicate directly with clients regarding routine or procedural patent prosecution events.

  • Maintain the integrity of electronic data relating to clients’ intellectual property in accordance with firm policy and procedures.

  • Management of all clients (U.S.) filing deadlines, including following-up on deadlines with the attorneys and working group, and proactive attention to one’s docket.

  • Be able to work both independently and as part of a team to best meet the client’s needs.

  • Provide guidance to newer IP Patent Specialists, patent agents, and technical specialists as needed.

  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of relevant experience in an IP practice, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

  • Strong knowledge of all phases of the U.S. patent process, from filing through issuance

  • Proficient in Patent Center

  • Familiarity with the MPEP and ability to locate relevant patent law information when requested by attorneys

  • Familiarity with docketing software

  • Bachelor’s degree and/or Paralegal Certificate desired

  • Successful candidate will demonstrate strong skills in technology, problem-solving, time management and prioritization, customer service, listening, written and verbal communication, effectively interacting with individuals at all levels of the Firm, and managing multiple, competing, and changing priorities.

Current anticipated salary range for applicants in MN as required by applicable state laws is $75,000 - $94,000. Actual salary will vary and may be above or below the range. Full comprehensive benefit plan including health care, retirement plan and paid days off, including PTO, parental leave, and short/long term disability.

The application window is anticipated to close on or after December 10, 2026.

We celebrate and support diversity and the benefits it brings to our workplaces, clients and communities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. It is the employment policy and practice of Lathrop GPM to recruit and hire employees without discrimination because of race, color, sex, gender, religion, age, national origin, military status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other status protected by applicable law.

Lathrop GPM LLP offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, and a professional, challenging, yet comfortable working environment. Lathrop GPM does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiting agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of Lathrop GPM without prior approval from an HR Manager will be considered unsolicited and the property of Lathrop GPM.

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,003 open Paralegal jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$75–94K/yr
  • US median$81–105K/yr484 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $85K, is 11% below the US median midpoint ($95K) — in the middle half of Paralegal salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 27 open Paralegal jobs in Minnesota and 1,003 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Minnesota
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Paralegal postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (805 postings).
Education
229 of the 1,003 open Paralegal jobs (23%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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