Career Opportunities

A fabulous boutique patent and trademark law firm needs a talented and upbeat patent prosecution secretary. You will prepare new patent applications, continuation applications, amendments, information disclosure statements and more. You will also type correspondence, legal documents and reports, proofread all work including correspondence, memoranda and other legal documents, screen telephone calls and read and sort mail. Other duties include establishing and maintaining calendar and deadline reminder systems for assigned attorneys and patent agent/law clerks utilizing master calendar system; scheduling meetings and conferences, including telephone conference calls with multiple outside parties in multiple time zones; opening new files; maintaining all client and general files, preparing files to be closed, processing bills; proofing billing sheets and reviewing and editing bills.

You will begin as a floater and then once you are trained, you will be assigned.

Requirements

Qualified candidates will have 2-3 years patent prosecution experience, strong MS Office knowledge and a desire to learn more about patent prosecution.

Compensation

Benefits include paid medical, dental, and life insurance as well as a strong 401K/profit sharing plan. The salary is in the $50's. Hours are 8:30 to 5:00 or 9:00 to 5:30.

To Apply

If you or anyone you know is interested in this position please email a resume as a Word attachment to bjsteffan@steffanco.com