Patent/ Litigation Legal Assistant - McGuireWoods LLP

McGuireWoods LLP is seeking a Legal Practice Assistant for our Dallas office. This role requires in-office presence four days a week and offers a dynamic, collaborative work environment. Responsibilities include supporting attorneys with legal and administrative tasks such as time entry and billing, calendaring, travel arrangements, file management, meeting and conference scheduling, document handling, and special projects. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting patent attorneys, be highly detail-oriented, service-focused, and a strong team player.

McGuireWoods LLP, with offices in the United States and Europe, is a full-service firm providing legal and public affairs solutions to corporate, individual and nonprofit clients worldwide for more than 200 years collectively.  Along with excellent benefits, McGuireWoods offers most employees a hybrid remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance.  For more information, please visit www.mcguirewoods.com.  California residents have special rights with respect to personal information.  If you are a California resident applying for a position at McGuireWoods, our statement describes your rights and personal information the firm collects.

• Manage document revisions, agreements and other filing/legal documents.
• Coordinate mailings, deliveries, copy jobs, and court (paper and electronic) filings where appropriate.
• Prepare, edit and format legal document shells and correspondence.
• Transactional practices: prepare closing documents, signature pages, and binders.
• Litigation practices: assemble exhibits and hearing binders; prepare document productions; schedule depositions.
• Organize and maintain case files, retrieve case files, and prepare files for closing in accordance with Records Department procedures.
• Make travel arrangements as required.
• Enter attorneys’ time into the time management system accurately and as needed; verify client/matter numbers and practice codes.
• Manage attorney calendars, email traffic, phone calls, and mail.

• Preferred 3 or more years of experience in a legal environment, ideally with experience in patent law.
• Must be highly organized, proactive, tech-savvy, able to work under pressure, and be a self-starter.
• Must have strong attention to detail, possess proofreading skills, ability to effectively manage relationships and work as a part of a team.
• Excellent communication and proofreading skills.

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