Intellectual Property Legal Administrative Assistant

Overview

Jackson Walker, the largest law firm in Texas, has an exciting full-time employment opportunity for an Intellectual Property Legal Administrative Assistant (IP LAA) in our Dallas office. The IP LAA supports attorneys with patent filings, post-grant proceedings, and related IP tasks, ensuring compliance with USPTO rules and firm procedures. This role involves managing deadlines, preparing legal documents, coordinating with foreign associates, and handling administrative duties in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitors filing deadlines noted on docket reports for all US and foreign patent applications; assists with review / clearing of docketing and communicates details to Docketing.
• Assists with the preparation and filing of patent applications, responses to office actions and related documents with the USPTO; ensures legal documents are processed in a timely and efficient manner complying with the firm's quality control requirements and USPTO regulations and deadlines.
• Assists with the preparation and filing of Post Grant proceedings, including inter partes review, covered business method, ex parte re-examination, post-grant review and other documents in ongoing post-grant proceedings; ensures timely and efficient compliance with the firm's quality control requirements and USPTO regulations and deadlines.
• Assists in the preparation of PCT applications and correspondence to foreign associates.
• Prepares routine correspondence for attorney / paralegal; creates reporting letters and legal documents utilizing in-house software / database tool.
• Creates, maintains and organizes electronic files; maintains and organizes paper files; maintains client preferences and contacts within firm applications; provides support to and maintains internal client information site.
• Assists with coordination of incoming and outgoing file transfers.
• Assumes responsibility for ensuring the efficient daily administrative operations of the assigned legal team. Communicates with attorneys and helps balance the team's workload to ensure completion of projects within established time frames and quality standards; seeks assistance from the Secretarial Resources Manager when workload demands and deadlines require.
• Composes routine and non-routine correspondence for attorney review; strong proofreading skills; becomes expert at the firm's policies and all applicable administrative procedures.
• Provides administrative support to assigned legal team by ensuring the organization of workflow, maintaining files in firm applications, processing timesheets, client bills and expense vouchers.
• Assists in organizing work schedules by maintaining calendar and contacts, scheduling appointments and coordinating travel arrangements.
• Demonstrates teamwork by providing secretarial and administrative support to neighboring legal teams.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

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We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. It is our intention that all qualified applicants are given equal opportunity and that employment decisions be based on job-related factors.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact us at BusinessProfessionalRecruiting@jw.com

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities, or requirements.

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