Give Your Paralegals a Career Edge — and Your Firm a Productivity Boost

More Than Support — A Strategic Advantage

Patent paralegals are already the backbone of procedural efficiency. But the ones who can handle drawing tasks — even basic ones — offer a different level of value:

• Faster turnaround during application prep
• In-house ability to revise or finalize figures
• Less dependency on external drafters for every small change
• Smoother attorney-paralegal collaboration

It’s not about turning paralegals into designers. It’s about giving them the tools to bridge the gap between legal and visual.

What Paralegals Can Handle — With the Right Tools

Using a streamlined Visio setup, trained paralegals can easily:

• Build basic flowcharts or block diagrams from attorney sketches
• Annotate existing drawings with reference numbers and lead lines
• Adjust layouts, fix labels, or prepare pre-filing versions
• Make post-disclosure changes without waiting for redraws

These aren’t drafting projects. They’re supportive, high-frequency edits that keep the workflow moving.

The Firm-Wide Benefits Are Immediate

Firms that equip their teams this way consistently report:

• Fewer handoffs = fewer delays
• More consistent figure formatting across filings
• Less time spent explaining simple edits to outside vendors
• Attorneys freed from markup tasks they don’t want to do
• Paralegals feeling more engaged, skilled, and career-resilient

And when you’re dealing with hundreds of applications a year, that efficiency adds up.

Why This Works in Practice — Not Just on Paper

Our Visio-based training for patent work is designed specifically for legal support staff:

• No design background needed
• No clutter — just patent-specific tasks and tools
• Clear, repeatable workflows for drawing, annotation, and revision
• Easy to retain and build upon

Paralegals can be productive after just a few guided tasks — and continue improving as they apply the skill.

A Career Edge That Makes a Difference

For the paralegal, this isn’t just a task—it’s a skill:

• Adds real value to their role
• Expands their contribution to prosecution
• Prepares them for more advanced tasks, including figure QC and coordination
• Enhances their résumé with a high-demand capability

At a time when firms are asking staff to do more with less, this is one area where training creates visible leverage.