Patent Legal Secretary

Job Description

Job Description

Patent Prosecution Secretary

Location : Hybrid | Salary : $88,000–$114,000 + Excellent Benefits | Schedule : Full-Time, Onsite

A leading global law firm is seeking an experienced Patent Prosecution Secretary to join its dynamic Intellectual Property group. This position offers the opportunity to support a team of attorneys handling complex U.S. patent filings and prosecution, while contributing to a collaborative, professional environment.

About the Role

You’ll provide high-level administrative and document support to multiple timekeepers, ensuring timely preparation and filing of U.S. patent applications, amendments, and related correspondence. You’ll also assist with billing, expense reports, client communications, and occasional travel coordination.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and e-file U.S. patent applications, amendments, and prosecution documents.
• Draft and send client reporting letters for attorney review.
• Manage expense reports and travel coordination for attorneys.
• Maintain client files in document and IP management systems (iManage, Inprotech).
• Provide coverage for other secretaries as needed and ensure deadlines are met.

Qualifications

Compensation & Benefits

Company Description

Bonnie Jones Associates, L.L.C. is your source for finding and filling permanent financial, accounting, administrative, legal, executive assistant, accounting and HR positions. Our professional staff matches the right candidate with the right employer and we take a lot of pride in that responsibility. Bonnie Jones Associates, L.L.C. has over eighty years of combined recruiting experience.

Our commitment to you is that we will work very hard to find you the right match. Our hope is that you will be very happy that you have chosen to work with us and that you feel we have done a good job for you. Please browse our web site, www.bonniejones.com and contact us so that we can make a happy match for you!

Company Description

Bonnie Jones Associates, L.L.C. is your source for finding and filling permanent financial, accounting, administrative, legal, executive assistant, accounting and HR positions. Our professional staff matches the right candidate with the right employer and we take a lot of pride in that responsibility. Bonnie Jones Associates, L.L.C. has over eighty years of combined recruiting experience. \r\n\r\nOur commitment to you is that we will work very hard to find you the right match. Our hope is that you will be very happy that you have chosen to work with us and that you feel we have done a good job for you. Please browse our web site, www.bonniejones.com and contact us so that we can make a happy match for you!