Intellectual Property Legal Secretary - Life Sciences

5-5 yrs required

Full-time

No

Intellectual Property Legal Secretary - Life Sciences

McDermott Will & Emery is seeking an experienced Patent Prosecution Secretary to join their Intellectual Property Practice Group. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and experienced legal professional to join a leading global law firm.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing administrative and secretarial support to attorneys and patent agents. This will include preparing patent prosecution documents for filing with the USPTO, handling client correspondence, maintaining dockets on a regular schedule, processing intake of new clients, creating client electronic files/workspace, coordinating meetings, organizing and maintaining contacts and calendar, scheduling travel, processing expense reports and check requests, and assisting with business development activities.

Job Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree preferred but not required
Minimum 5 years’ experience working as a Patent Prosecution Administrator or Patent Prosecution Legal Secretary and 5 years in a professional services environment
Strong knowledge of steps involved in patent prosecution from application filing to issuance of patents
Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word), Outlook, Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Pro, Document Management, time entry systems and Patent Prosecution specific databases including Inprotech or CPI
Life science experience preferred
Strong attention to detail
Professional interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and non-verbal
Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills
Self-motivated and able to effectively utilize time and resources
Client service/customer satisfaction oriented

Successful candidates will be provided with outstanding career opportunities and will receive a competitive total rewards package with the opportunity to earn performance-based bonuses. Expected Pay Range in Los Angeles & Orange County is between $60,000 – 115,000 and in San Francisco & Silicon Valley is between $75,000 – 130,000.

## Intellectual Property Legal Secretary - Life Sciences

McDermott Will & Emery, a leading global law firm, is seeking an experienced Patent Prosecution Secretary to join their Intellectual Property Practice Group. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing administrative and secretarial support to attorneys and patent agents.

### Job Requirements

Candidates must meet the following requirements to be considered for the position:

* Bachelor’s Degree preferred but not required
* Minimum 5 years’ experience working as a Patent Prosecution Administrator or Patent Prosecution Legal Secretary and 5 years in a professional services environment
* Strong knowledge of steps involved in patent prosecution from application filing to issuance of patents
* Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word), Outlook, Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Pro, Document Management, time entry systems and Patent Prosecution specific databases including Inprotech or CPI
* Life science experience preferred
* Strong attention to detail
* Professional interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and non-verbal
* Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills
* Self-motivated and able to effectively utilize time and resources
* Client service/customer satisfaction oriented

### Benefits

Successful candidates will be provided with outstanding career opportunities and will receive a competitive total rewards package with the opportunity to earn performance-based bonuses. Expected Pay Range in Los Angeles & Orange County is between $60,000 – 115,000 and in San Francisco & Silicon Valley is between $75,000 – 130,000.

Outstanding career opportunities, Competitive total rewards package, Performance-based bonuses

Legal Secretary, Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Pro, Document Management, Inprotech, CPI

Bachelor’s Degree preferred but not required

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Qualification and Experience Bachelor’s Degree preferred but not required, Minimum 5 years’ experience working as a Patent Prosecution Administrator or Patent Prosecution Legal Secretary and 5 years in a professional services environment

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