Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, an internationally renowned intellectual property law firm, currently has an excellent opportunity in our San Francisco office for a Patent Prosecution Secretary.
As a valued Patent Prosecution Secretarial team member, you will provide support to attorneys in all phases of patent prosecution. Primary responsibilities include and are not limited to: filing and prosecution of patent applications; producing correspondence, reports memoranda and legal documents from dictation, drafts, handwritten or oral instructions and other projects as assignment.
Ideal candidate will have 5+ years of patent prosecution secretarial experience within a professional environment, law firm and/or other professional services preferred; experience with Electronics and Software applications a plus. Must have experience with the preparation of formal documents for PTO intellectual property procedures and requirements; maintaining U.S. Patent Prosecution case files; knowledge of international procedures and requirements, a plus. Must have excellent computer skills and knowledge of MS Word, Windows, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook; good math skills; excellent grammar, proofreading, spelling and English composition skills; good verbal and written communication skills; and problem solving abilities. Strong attention to detail and organizational skills are also essential.
Please send resume, cover letter and salary requirement to:
Attn: Staff Recruitment
Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
Two Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3834
Email: resumes@townsend.com
Fax: (415) 732-1222
http://www.townsend.com
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V
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