Patent Project Assistant - IPR/IPP

Dinsmore is seeking a Project Assistant at our Cincinnati, OH location who will be joining the Intellectual Property (IP) department and will be responsible for the successful organization, tracking, and maintenance of various projects within the department.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing and sending correspondence to clients
• Assist in updating daily docket and tracking completion of outstanding items
• Provide reminders to attorneys and foreign associates as to upcoming deadlines
• Prepare invoices
• Assist in the processing of incoming mail, faxes, and electronic correspondence
• File, deliver and retrieve client documents as needed
• Answer questions concerning records and filings
• Add new material to file records, and create new records as necessary
• Gather materials to be filed from departments and employees
• Opening of client/matters for the department
• Assist the department with large projects and miscellaneous requests

Requirements

• Minimum of one year of administrative experience
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Highly developed communication skills
• Self-starter and comfortable working in a fast-paced team/collaborative environment to problem-solve and implement process improvements
• Flexible and adaptive to a dynamic work environment

Equal Opportunity Employer