Overview

Prestigious law firm has an employment opportunity for an Intellectual Property Legal Assistant.

The Intellectual Property Legal Assistant will perform a wide range of administrative and clerical tasks for a group of attorneys, including preparation of legal documents, interacting with clients, scheduling, facilitating deadlines, and utilizing practice specific software.

A successful Intellectual Property Legal Assistant needs to be familiar with filing patent documents to the appropriate government offices, keeping track of deadlines, and docket management.

Essentially, the ideal candidate should have Patent and Trademark experience as well as Intellectual Property knowledge, at the very minimum, one year of experience with the above is the expectation.

Responsibilities:

  • Drafting and formatting memos, correspondence, legal documents and various forms.
  • Proofread material for correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and formatting.
  • Organize workload to comply with deadlines and priorities established by attorneys.
  • Open and maintain client files including records management related to clients and to the firm.
  • Schedule court depositions, court reporters, expert witnesses, hearings, and other special functions.
  • Schedule practice related meetings and appointments.
  • Make travel or conference arrangements, as needed.
  • Coordinate a variety of accounting/billing duties including pro forma edits, check requests, & matter intake.
  • Assist other Legal Assistants outside the practice team, as needed.
  • Continue enhancing job knowledge and skill set by participating in educational and training opportunities.

Requirements: 

  • one+ year legal experience with IP, Patents and Trademark.
  • 2- or 4-year college degree a plus.
  • Knowledge of the most current processes and procedures for the respective practice area, for example, docketing knowledge and electronic filing for commercial litigation practice area.
  • Knowledge of legal terminology, legal forms and documents, legal practices and procedures and how to resource.
  • Strong technical skills, including knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, document management programs and Internet applications.
  • Attention to detail including proof reading experience to include correcting grammatical, typographical and spelling errors and perform minor editing of routine law correspondence and legal case matters.
  • Multi-tasking and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.
  • Excellent written, verbal and listening skills. Ability to interpret instructions provided in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with attorneys, clients, co-workers and other individuals.
  • Minimum typing speed of sixty words per minute with high accuracy.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and act with discretion.

Compensation & Benefits: 

  • M-F – fulltime:  8:30 am – 5p.
  • In office position with ability to progress to some remote work
  • $24-$28 per hour, to be determined, based on experience
  • Benefits Included