Legal Administrative Assistant - Patent

Prestigious law firm in search of a seasoned legal administrative assistant to join their Patent Practice Group, located in their Portsmouth, NH office.

• Initiating new client matters
• Managing electronic patent prosecution files
• Compiling patent application filing documents, such as application data sheets, declarations, powers of attorney, assignments, and PCT requests
• Supervising the signature workflow for formal documents like declarations, assignments, and powers of attorney
• Documenting and submitting paperwork to the USPTO
• Crafting correspondence letters for incoming USPTO and international patent office documents, as well as communication with foreign agents
• Creating office action response templates and handling electronic filings of responses
• Preparing information disclosure statements and securing foreign art and non-patent literature
• Assessing incoming documents for prior art to cite in information disclosure statements
• Corresponding with foreign agents
• Managing attorney dockets and calendars to ensure deadlines are met and promptly informing clients of actions taken
• Maintaining current knowledge of USPTO procedures
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor's degree or 2-4 years of experience supporting litigation practice, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Familiarity with U.S. and foreign patent filing and prosecution
• Proficiency in Word, Adobe Acrobat, Excel, PowerPoint, standard patent docketing systems, and standard document management databases
• Competence in Patent Center and ePCT
• Meticulous attention to detail