Teams at Fenwick & West

Manages patent prosecution client portfolios, including preparing and e-filing USPTO documents, formatting patent specifications, maintaining docket calendars, calculating deadlines, preparing correspondence and client reports, and ensuring compliance with patent rules and firm workflows. The role requires strong knowledge of U.S. patent prosecution, complex IDS preparation, IP docketing systems, client extranets, and USPTO platforms while supporting lawyers, clients, and team members in a deadline-driven environment.

Supports attorneys and business professionals using the firm's AI platforms. Provides one-on-one workflow coaching, troubleshoots prompting and tool-use questions, creates reference guides, performs comparative and feature testing across Claude, Harvey, and Legora, documents findings, and implements governance and token-management guardrails. The role requires strong communication, structured documentation, end-user support experience, and interest in legal technology and applied AI.

Serves as a senior HR business partner and employee relations lead for assigned client groups. Independently manages complex investigations, complaints, performance matters, accommodations, and workplace conflicts; advises leaders on employment law, corrective action, talent, organizational structure, and workforce planning. Designs and delivers manager and employee training, supports performance reviews and promotion decisions, analyzes engagement and turnover data, and collaborates with HR, legal, talent acquisition, and compensation teams. Requires discretion, strong judgment, and expertise in California and New York employment practices.