· MUST have 2 years LAW FIRM experience. Growth/TRAIN PATENT law.

o Handles the day-to-day administrative functions and provides general clerical support to the patent prosecution attorneys and paralegals.

o Prepares draft reporting letters and e-mail correspondences.

o Proofreads correspondence and legal documents for content, grammar, spelling and formatting.

o Reviews, confirms and saves incoming correspondences from the clients and foreign associates.

o Opens new client-matter numbers.

o Maintains and updates the patent prosecution files in the electronic records management systems.

o Assists with invoices.

o Obtains published applications and patents from the U.S. Patent Office, WIPO and foreign patent databases.

o Ensures correspondence and legal documents are processed and handled in a timely and efficient manner in order to comply with appropriate regulations and deadlines.

o Assists with the reporting and payment of the patent annuities.

o Assists with maintaining and updating patent status reports.

o Assists with the patent prosecution docketing in CPI, as needed.

o Assists other departments with administrative and clerical functions when necessary, including reception-desk responsibilities in the New York office.