Senior Legal Assistant,Intellectual Property - Philips (Cambridge, Massachusetts) in Boston, Massachusetts For Sale

Our Offer: The Intellectual Property (IP) Paralegal position provides a unique opportunity to experience the creation and development of intellectual property and its impact on the Philips. Philips offers you a challenging position with the salary and benefits package that you would expect from a leading multinational company. Our benefits are very competitive and designed around your preferences: A competitive salary and benefits package. A variable bonus based on both Philips results and personal performance. Extensive set of tools to drive your career, such as a personal development budget, free training and coaching. Healthy work-life balance. Your Challenge: Are you an experienced IP paralegal interested in advancing your career in one of the world’s largest and best known IP organizations? If so, you will be challenged to leverage your patent and trademark experience in a fast-paced dynamic environment. Joining Philips Intellectual Property & Standards (IP&S) provides a unique opportunity to accelerate your career in intellectual property. Your Team: Joining Philips IP&S as an IP Paralegal, you will become part of an international community of IP professionals with wide-ranging technical backgrounds and IP experience, gained both inside and outside Philips. Comprising professionals of many different nationalities who collaborate with Philips businesses across the globe, the Philips IP&S team offers you excellent opportunities for learning and professional networking in order to increase your knowledge of intellectual property matters and to continue your professional development. Your Responsibilities: You will be responsible for administrative tasks requiring good judgment, discretion and knowledge of the organizational structure, policies and procedures. Particular responsibilities include; Intellectual Property (IP) Creation & Counseling support for 2 Intellectual Property Counsel (IPCs): Provide docket administration and processing status updates in the internal IP portfolio management system Process outsourcing of drafting tasks to outside agents, including generation of retainer e-mails and purchase orders Prepare filing forms for and patent applications, including new provisional applications, US national phase entries, and continuing US applications E-file application, responses to Office actions, issue fee submissions, and other communications with the USPTO Gather inventors’ signatures for assignment documents and declarations Additional responsibilities may include preparing preliminary amendments for national phase entries, responses to simple Office actions, and review materials for portfolio revaluation meetings and/or priority-setting meetings; and handling other advanced IP creation tasks Administrative support for IP Portfolio Manager and IPCs i Assist in organizing work schedule by maintaining calendar, scheduling appointments and coordinating travel arrangements Process time entries into SAP Hours timekeeping system Assist in interactions between the IP&S team and Research department on-site in Cambridge, MA Qualifications: College degree or equivalent experience preferred 5-7 years legal administrative assistant experience with progressive responsibility Effective communicator with clients, customers, and colleagues on legal matters Organized and detail oriented Able to manage multiple and varied projects in a timely and effective manager Effective team contributor; ability to work independently Experience in calendaring and making both domestic and international travel arrangements Experience working in a large, global company strongly preferred; ability to deal with different time zones, currencies, work practices and schedules, and cultural difference Proficient computer skills: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint Flexible to changing priorities and demands Demonstrate initiative and creativity Philips is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status
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