Intellectual Property Legal Assistant – Albany
Full time @Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C. posted 3 months ago Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Job ID 4703
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Remote on-site
Job Description
Summary
Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti (HRFM) was founded in 1970 by Robert Heslin and is the largest intellectual property (IP) law firm in upstate New York, helping clients protect and enforce their IP for over 50 years.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Assisting HRFM professionals with document production and control across all areas of Intellectual Property law
- Prior experience in the field of Intellectual Property law helpful
- Excellent organizational and multi-tasking abilities, and the capability to successfully work in a self-supervised environment
- Considerable knowledge of Microsoft Office programs including Excel and Access; familiarity with USPTO, Westlaw, WIPO and European Patent websites preferred
- Experience preferred with the following applications: PACER CM/ECF; NYSCEF & Unified Court System eTrack, HTML; Adobe Acrobat Pro; Worldox; NetDocs; ShareFile; OneDrive
- Ability to work flexible/additional hours as needed
In addition, responsibilities related to maintaining firm and client information are to be adhered to by all employees. This includes complying with the firm’s information security policies, protecting firm assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference, and reporting security events or potential events or other security risks to management.
Qualifications
- Knowledge of legal/paralegal environments.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Good organizational skills; detail-oriented.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Able to work under pressure and multitask when required.
- High degree of initiative and self-motivation.
EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Prior legal experience is beneficial but not required.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
APPLICATION
To apply for a paralegal position, please submit a cover letter, resume and unofficial transcript. Applicants must include all of the above-mentioned materials in order to be considered for this position. The Firm will only consider candidates that submit completed applications.
The base salary range offered for this role will be $55,000. When determining a candidate’s compensation offer, elements unique to each person are taken into consideration including but not limited to skill set, experience level, performance, professional certifications, degrees and location, as well as the needs of the Firm.
The total compensation package for this position may include overtime pay, discretionary bonuses and other benefits. For a more comprehensive list of employee benefits, please visit www.sullcrom.com/employee-benefits .
