Patent Assistant (Austin, TX)

Fish & Richardson P.C.•Austin, TX

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Fish & Richardson is hiring a Patent Assistant to join its Austin team in the fast-paced Practice Systems Department. The role provides administrative support to legal staff and paralegals, locally and remotely across other offices, and includes reviewing and editing correspondence, managing calendars and deadline systems, arranging travel and meetings, opening matters, preparing engagement letters, and processing vendor invoices. The position requires working in the Austin office at least three days per week.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least one year of experience reviewing, proofreading, and editing invoices.
Ability to prioritize and organize multiple deadlines.
Ability to use critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to complete assigned tasks.
Ability to work in the Austin office a minimum of three days per week.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of administrative support experience in a legal firm environment.

Responsibilities

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