Top law firm is hiring. Candidates should have patent prosecution experience.

The candidate's duties : Preparing, filing and prosecution of foreign and United States patent applications (provisional, regular, divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part, and US national phase) in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); and other miscellaneous filings in connection with United States applications and patents; Compile correspondence, preparation and updating of reports and presentations Phone coverage and routing of voice mail messages; Calendar management and anticipate calendar conflicts; proactively manage schedule changes Liaises with cross-department and cross-divisional colleagues Arranges all aspects domestic and international travel as appropriate Travel and expense report creation in XMS; Will interact with management and other team leaders in support of department activities. Should have Bachelor Degree is preferred but related patent or trademark experience will be given substantial consideration. Should have 2-5 years of relevant legal secretarial or legal administrative experience. Must be independent, pro-active, self-motivated with strong organizational, interpersonal and communications skills both written and verbal. Excellent communications skills with supervisor, colleagues, local and global administrative staff and key contacts internal and external to the company. Demonstrated proficiency with Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Patent Legal Secretary Or Litigation

The candidate should have some IP / Patent experience. Must have heavy litigation experience with patent being a plus. Patent or Litigation experience as a legal secretary is a must. 65 typing Microsoft Word Dictaphone is a plus.