Legal Administrative Assistant (New York City Metropolitan Area)

2+ years experience/ any practice area in law firm required-

TRAIN IP/Patent- for Medical device, Tech clients, Life Sciences

• Supports the patent prosecution department with all aspects of patent prosecution administrative matters.
• Handles the day-to-day administrative functions and provides general clerical support to the patent prosecution attorneys and paralegals.
• Prepares draft reporting letters and e-mail correspondences.
• Data entry of citations in CPI-IDS module.
• Assists with preparing and maintaining Information Disclosure Statement SB08 Forms
• Proofreads correspondence and legal documents for content, grammar, spelling and formatting.
• Reviews, confirms and saves incoming correspondences from the clients and foreign associates.
• Requests for new client-matter numbers to be opened.
• Maintains and updates the patent prosecution files in the electronic records management systems.
• Obtains published applications and patents from the U.S. Patent Office, WIPO and foreign patent databases.
• Ensures correspondence and legal documents are processed and handled in a timely and efficient manner in order to comply with appropriate regulations and deadlines.
• Assists with updating and maintaining patent status reports.
• Assists with the patent prosecution docketing coverage in CPI, as needed.
• Assists attorneys with expense reports.