Intellectual Property Administration Assistant

Join us in our mission to commercialize fusion energy ⚡️  

About Type One Energy

Type One Energy Group is mission-driven to provide sustainable, affordable fusion power to the world. Established in 2019 and venture-backed in 2023, the company is led by a team of globally recognized fusion scientists with a strong track record of building state-of-the-art stellarator fusion machines, together with veteran business leaders experienced in scaling companies and commercializing energy technologies

If you are searching for the best new ideas and share our vision, join us as a “Intellectual Property Administration Assistant”. This is what you need to know:

Location: Knoxville TN, Madison WI, or Boston MA

Salary: Highly Competitive Plus Benefits

Contract: Permanent, full time

Reporting to: IP Counsel 

Your role in the mission:

The IP Administration Assistant will provide critical administrative and legal support to the in-house IP counsel. This role ensures smooth coordination of patent filings, docketing and document management, inventor communications, as well as communications with external counsel.

• Manage calendars and schedule meetings for the IP Team, inventors, and outside counsel.

• Schedule and coordinate internal company-wide meetings (Invention Highlight Hours and IP Lunch & Learns).

• Maintain internal filing systems (SharePoint, Box.com).

• Prepare legal document drafting, preparation, production and filing.

• Prepare USPTO correspondence and office actions (templates, letters, correspondence with external counsel).

• Initiate and track payroll reports for inventor payments.

• Perform legal research and reports

• IP Portfolio docket management

• Manage internal patent application workflows.

• Manage the execution and filing of legal documentation (e.g., assignments and declarations)

• Assist with invoicing and other IP-related payments (e.g., incentive payments).

What you’ll need:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a legal administration or support role (in house or law firm)
  
• Experience with legal calendaring, document management system, legal docketing systems
  
• Paralegal certification or associated degree
  
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
  
• Ability to coordinate across multiple locations and stakeholders
  
• Familiarity with legal workflows and terminology
  
• Experience drafting legal documentation
  
• Excellent time management skills
  
• Strong attention to detail
  
• Experience working in high stakes environment with rapid turnaround time and critical deadlines
  
• Team player
  
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We offer:

In addition to a basic salary and yearly bonus, you will also get…

• Stock and share options 📈
• Relocation allowance 💰
• Insurance plans 🩺
• 401k retirement options 💸
• And many more great voluntary benefits 👀

Type One Energy applies proven advanced manufacturing methods, modern computational physics and high-field superconducting magnets to develop its optimized stellarator fusion energy system. Its FusionDirect development program pursues the lowest-risk, shortest-schedule path to a fusion power plant over the coming decade, using a partner-intensive and capital-efficient strategy.

Type One Energy is committed to community engagement in the development and deployment of its clean energy technology. For more information, visit www.typeoneenergy.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

Equal Opportunity Statement 

Type One Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity, searching for the best new ideas and remaining open to unique perspectives. Therefore, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment independent of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.