Mid-Level Patent Attorney (Life Sciences / Chemistry)

This is not just another attorney role. This is a leverage role.

If you’re a solid patent attorney but tired of:

• Producing work with no influence
• Working in broken systems you can’t fix
• Managing chaos without authority

This is your opportunity to step into a role where you build, lead, and scale.

What This Role Actually Does

You will operate as both a high-level contributor and internal leader.

• Draft and prosecute complex patent matters
• Handle client communication and relationship support
• Oversee legal assistants (workflow, deadlines, quality)
• Build and improve internal legal workflows
• Act as the right hand to the CEO on legal operations

This role is about production + leverage.

What You’ll Be Measured On

• Billables, realization rate, and budget targets
• Quality (minimal CEO revisions, zero errors)
• Team leverage (how effectively assistants are utilized)
• Workflow improvement (things get smoother, not messier)
• Reduction of CEO involvement in day-to-day legal ops

What Success Looks Like

By 30 days:
You’re producing work and understanding systems + team

By 60 days:
You’re managing assistants, running check-ins, fixing friction points

By 90 days:
You are owning legal workflows, acting as QA layer before CEO, reducing CEO time spent on filings + oversight

This Role Is NOT For You If:

• You only want to produce work and not lead
• You’ve never successfully managed support staff
• You wait for permission instead of solving problems
• You resist ambiguity or evolving systems
• You lack the interpersonal skills to lead respectfully