Senior Legal Administrative Assistant - Trademark Prosecution

About the Company
Forge Recruitment is proudly partnered with our client, one of Canada's leading multi-service firms in the search of a Senior Legal Administrative Assistant to join a busy practice.

About the Role

• Preparing, amending and attending to electronic filings and prosecution of Canadian trademark applications and related reports
• Monitoring deadlines, sending reminders and assisting with the preparation and filing of reports to clients and responses to deadlines
• Preparing dockets and accounts for approval. Must be comfortable with numbers and possess a strong working proficiency with all accounting and billing procedures.
• Preparing routine correspondence, administrative tasks, and maintaining client contact information in database
• Prioritizing incoming work, following through on assignments and managing ongoing tasks
• Implementing and maintaining practice management systems on behalf of busy professionals
• Opening and closing files
• Other duties as required
  

What You Bring

• Must be a graduate of a recognized Legal Secretarial or Law Clerk Program
• 5+ years' experience as a Legal Administrative Assistant with proficient experience and knowledge in Intellectual Property/Trade Marks.
• Working knowledge of Inprotech and CIPO's online systems would be an asset
• Ability to deal with pressure in a calm manner, as well as changing priorities whilst multitasking
• Open to receiving instructions, constructive feedback, learning and employing new concepts and work styles.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, proofreading abilities and attention to detail
• Ability to excel in a deadline-driven environment and to communicate in a professional, efficient manner with clients and external contacts as well as internally throughout the firm
• Ability to work independently, as well in a team, with minimum supervision when required.
• Excellent proficiency with Word 2016, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Aderant, and knowledge of iManage or a similar document management system would be an asset
  

Next Steps
If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please apply, in confidence. Thank you for your interest in the position and in Forge Recruitment.