Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer's Silicon Valley office is currently looking for an IP/Patent Litigation Secretary with a minimum of 2 years’ current litigation experience supporting multiple attorneys. This is a full-time position working 37.5 hours a week. Some overtime will be required as needed but not too often.
Responsibilities
● Supporting multiple litigation attorneys and paralegals
● E-filing documents with Federal and State courts
● Drafting, editing and formatting correspondence, briefs, pleadings, TOA’s, TOC’s and other legal documents
● Drafting caption pages and shells for discovery and motions
● Reviewing court websites for Local Court Rules
● Calendaring and maintaining files
● Scheduling depositions
● Entering check requests, expense reports and attorney’s timesheets
● Assisting with catering requests and travel as needed for trials
Qualifications
● Candidate should have a minimum of 2 years’ IP litigation experience
● Must have excellent communication skills, attention to detail and the ability to work on multiple concurrent projects calmly and confidently in a friendly, fast-paced, team environment
● Must be detail oriented and have good word-processing skills
● Must be reliable, proactive, flexible and self-motivated
● Computer skills should include Microsoft Office and basic document processing
● Experience in Excel a plus
We offer a friendly, casual, team-oriented work environment with competitive salary and benefits.