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Patent Assistant

Worldwide Salaried Open

Fish & Richardson P.C. is a premier global intellectual property law firm established in 1878, known for its creative and inclusive culture. They are seeking a Patent Assistant to provide administrative support to legal staff, manage calendars, schedule travel, and handle various clerical tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Provide administrative support to legal staff and paralegals. Support may be local or remote across other offices
  • Review, edit, and proofread correspondence
  • Establish and maintain calendars and deadline systems
  • Schedule travel arrangements, reimbursements, meetings and conferences for legal staff and maintain their calendars as requested
  • Perform overload typing, filing, photocopying, document downloading, or reception relief as time permits and as requested by other legal staff or management
  • Open new matters and prepare engagement letters
  • Process vendor invoices

Skills

  • High School Diploma or equivalent is required
  • Ability to work in the Washington, DC office a minimum of 2 days per week is required
  • 1 plus years of experience of administrative support within a legal firm environment is preferred
  • 1 plus years of experience reviewing, proofreading and editing invoices

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Generous paid time off
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Award-winning retirement and profit sharing plans with employer contribution
  • Back-up child care
  • Health and wellness initiatives

Company Overview

  • Fish & Richardson is a leading global law firm with more than 350 attorneys and technology specialists. It was founded in 1878, and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.fr.com/.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Fish & Richardson P.C. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 10 in 2025, 6 in 2024, 9 in 2023, 9 in 2022, 6 in 2021, 4 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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