Legal Administrative Assistant

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Legal Administrative Assistant
The candidate will support multiple attorneys in the intellectual property practice group. Preferred candidates have experience working with intellectual property attorneys, as well as other practice groups. This position includes traditional legal administrative assistant responsibilities, such as reviewing and communicating docket to attorneys and paralegals, creating new files, maintaining calendars, and general administrative duties. Will review and organize files, review docket for deadlines. Prioritize workload to meet foreign filing deadlines and due dates. Prepare and review appropriate correspondence from foreign associates and to clients and associates regarding new applications, formal requirements, filing details, etc. Assist in filing of U.S. and PCT patent applications, both electronically and paper (including preparation and review of necessary filing documents). Track chain of title in U.S. patents and ability to perfect same. 5+ years of legal assistant experience required. Exceptional organizational skills required. Excellent technical and communication skills required. Ability to type 65 wpm required. Attention to detail with top notch proofreading skills required. Proven success as a positive team player, as well as an independent worker required. Ability to multi-task and balance multiple projects and priorities simultaneously required. Highly motivated professional enthusiastic about the opportunity to work with multiple attorneys in a fast-paced practice group required. Communication with the USPTO and relevant knowledge regarding the USPTO databases required.

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