Foleyhoag

Foleyhoag

Patent Administrative Assistant

Boston Office

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 11 days ago
Intellectual PropertyOrganizational Skills

About the role

  • Specific on-site days will be determined by your Manager.
  • Core working hours are Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm ET.

Responsibilities

  • Provide high-level calendar management to the MP and other assigned partners by responding to calendar inquiries, systematically creating and organizing appointments, resolving scheduling conflicts, coordinating complex in-person and virtual meetings, and streamlining workflow management to optimize time and prioritize commitments.
  • Prepare briefing materials for meetings and events to ensure the MP and assigned partners are well-prepared and informed on necessary context and participants involved
  • assist the assigned partners by following up on tasks and/or action items resulting from meetings.
  • Serve as a primary contact for the MP and assigned partners and respond to inquiries and routine questions
  • Review the dockets of your assigned partners, proactively preparing formality documents and ensuring they are timely filed.
  • Manage U.S. and foreign client reporting workflows to ensure that client reporting is completed in a timely manner and enter related diary time.
  • Prepare briefing materials for meetings and events to ensure the MP and assigned partners are well-prepared and informed on necessary context and participants involved; assist the assigned partners by following up on tasks and/or action items resulting from meetings.
  • Serve as a primary contact for the MP and assigned partners and respond to inquiries and routine questions; demonstrate sound judgment to accurately interpret directions and triage demands for the MP's time in relation to overall priorities.

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of related U.S. patent filing experience.
  • Prior docket management experience for a partner is required.
  • Ability to compile information from diverse sources and interpret and anticipate next action steps or tasks.
  • Flexibility to work overtime as needed to meet business demands is required, along with the willingness to perform general administrative functions as necessary.
  • Prepare the required filing documents for review and signature by assigned partners, carefully proofing each filing document before partner review.
  • Capacity to organize and coordinate a demanding workload with impeccable attention to detail and the intellectu

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of patent-specific systems preferred.
  • Relevant experience directly supporting executive leaders strongly preferred.

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