Legal Assistant - Toronto, Canada - Heer Law

Heer Law

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Legal Assistant (Intellectual Property)

About our Firm
Heer Law specializes in providing intellectual property law, intellectual property litigation, patent agent and trademark agent services. We are an established intellectual property law firm located in downtown Toronto.

The firm has experienced strong annual revenue growth over the past four years and anticipates that the firm will again double over the next three years.

The Role
We are looking to add a motivated Legal Assistant (IP Clerk) to our firm.

This position provides key support to our professionals, focusing on prosecution and working with domestic clients, while assisting with billing, docketing and other related tasks.

Responsibilities

Preparing reports of patent, trademark and industrial design/design patent notices and assisting with reports of office actions and submissions for filing with CIPO and USPTO under the supervision of a professional
Preparing other routine correspondence using standard precedents
Responding to clients and following up with CIPO and the USPTO
Docketing, managing due dates, and electronically filing documents
Tracking and entering disbursements on client files
Assisting the billing clerk and professionals with twice a month billing
Other general administrative tasks

Qualifications

2 to 5 years as a Legal Assistant, IP Clerk, or similar role
Legal Assistant Diploma/Certificate or Law Clerk Diploma is preferred
Other postsecondary education is an asset
Experience working in patent and trademark law is required
Experience working with accounting software (e.g., PCLaw, Soluno) is preferred
Experience working with docketing software (e.g., DocketTrak) is preferred
Experience working with a CRM system (e.g., Salesforce, Lawmatics, Clio Grow) is an asset
Experience working in IP litigation is an asset
Strong English communications skills, both written and oral
Strong MS Office skills (Outlook, Word, Excel)
Organized and a strong attention to detail
Professional, polite, friendly and a team player