Legal Assistant
IP Legal Assistant
On-site
5 days a week
Prepare documents for all stages of patent preparation and prosecution for attorney review, including draft amendments, responses, Information Disclosure Statements, formal documents, and appropriate transmittal forms.
Assist attorneys and paralegals with maintaining domestic and foreign trademark applications and registrations.
Preparation of communication to clients regarding progression of prosecution of cases in portfolio.
Review and manage docket, providing updated information to attorneys. Regularly update docketing department regarding actions taken.
Prepare client matter request forms for submission to docket department for new cases.
Prepare legal documents and general correspondence from dictation or written format in an accurate and timely manner.
Draft standard correspondence, proofread, edit, and format documents.
Coordination and management of calendars, scheduling, and travel plans.
Input time entries accurately and efficiently into the firm's timekeeping system.
Maintain paper and electronic client and administrative files in accordance with firm procedures and the document management system.
Attention to other administrative tasks including conflict checks, new client/matter intake process, client bills, mail, check requests and expense reports.
Communicate and interact professionally with clients, attorneys, legal team members and staff to deliver a high level of customer service.
Actively participate as a member of the practice group support team to complete work submitted in the Attorney Support Portal.
Participate in in-house training to continue development and expand legal knowledge.