Senior IP Paralegal

About the Team

OpenAI’s Legal team plays an indispensable role in advancing OpenAI's mission by navigating futuristic, foundational legal issues in AI. This is the team for you if you care deeply about doing meaningful and novel work with a team of technology lawyers. The team is composed of various backgrounds, including technology, intellectual property, venture capital, M&A, litigation, regulatory, employment, and tax law. 

About the Role

We’re growing our world-class legal team and seek an experienced Senior Intellectual Property (IP) Paralegal to join our team and provide paralegal support and coordination across multiple IP functions. The role will assist with a variety of projects and processes, including those supporting patent development, trademarks, and open source compliance. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in patent law, exceptional organizational skills, and a proven ability to handle a high volume of administrative tasks. This role is highly cross-functional across OpenAI, including work across our Legal, Global Affairs, Research, Product and Executive teams.  In addition, you will help develop/improve processes and programs to help our team operate efficiently. 

This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

In this role, you’ll:

• Organize and support OpenAI’s IP portfolio, including administration of internal patent docket, patent maintenance fees, and budgets;

• Coordinate projects with in-house counsel, outside counsel, and internal clients, including coordination of disclosure meetings;

• Develop and continuously improve, scale, and maintain internal IP management resources, systems, tools, and processes;

• Assist with oversight and communication of IP policies and resources;

• Assist with projects related to patents, trademarks, and open source compliance;

• Provide administrative support and assistance with other special projects.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• 10+ years of combined experience at fast-paced technology companies and technology-focused law firms;

• Comprehensive knowledge of U.S. and international patent prosecution procedures;

• Experience with IP portfolio management software and the USPTO system;

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work effectively with team members, outside counsel, and business stakeholders;

• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously;

• Bachelor’s degree, Paralegal Certificate, or equivalent experience.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. 

At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. 

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At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.