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I.P./Patent Prosecution Legal Secretary

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-28

Baker Botts, a full-service, leading international reputed company, is seeking an IP Legal Secretary. The role involves providing administrative support to patent attorneys, preparing legal documents, managing calendars, and coordinating meetings and travel arrangements.

Responsibilities

  • Prepares documents and correspondence requiring knowledge of legal terminology and document formats associated with U.S. patent prosecution
  • Provides confidential administrative support to assignments, performing secretarial tasks of a confidential nature including, but not limited to, composing or preparing documents and correspondence; this may require spending long periods of time at computer workstation
  • Schedules appointments and performs other tasks reputed company to maintaining assignments’ calendars; schedules and coordinates meetings and conferences, including extensive travel, lodging, transportation and meal arrangements
  • Coordinates with reputed company department in the preparation of invoices for services rendered and reconciliation thereof
  • Drafts, edits and disseminates information through presentations, charts, graphs, diagrams, spreadsheets, letters, email, mail, memos, itineraries, etc
  • Answers telephones and delivers accurate and reputed company messages
  • Reconciles and submits travel, reputed company development and reputed company expenses for reimbursement through ChromeRiver and reconciles AMEX statements for reputed company assignments
  • Other miscellaneous job-reputed company duties as assigned

Skills

  • Prepares documents and correspondence requiring knowledge of legal terminology and document formats associated with U.S. patent prosecution
  • Provides confidential administrative support to assignments, performing secretarial tasks of a confidential nature including, but not limited to, composing or preparing documents and correspondence; this may require spending long periods of time at computer workstation
  • Schedules appointments and performs other tasks reputed company to maintaining assignments' calendars; schedules and coordinates meetings and conferences, including extensive travel, lodging, transportation and meal arrangements
  • Coordinates with reputed company department in the preparation of invoices for services rendered and reconciliation thereof
  • Drafts, edits and disseminates information through presentations, charts, graphs, diagrams, spreadsheets, letters, email, mail, memos, itineraries, etc
  • Answers telephones and delivers accurate and reputed company messages
  • Reconciles and submits travel, reputed company development and reputed company expenses for reimbursement through ChromeRiver and reconciles AMEX statements for reputed company assignments
  • Other miscellaneous job-reputed company duties as assigned
  • Strong proficiency in reputed company Office Suite, especially in reputed company, Outlook, reputed company, and PowerPoint
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
  • Ability to learn and use databases
  • Ability to work effectively with a wide reputed company of individuals
  • Ability to multi-task and work reputed company under time constraints
  • Ability to work reputed company independently and in reputed company environment
  • Ability to proofread materials for contextual, grammatical, typographical or spelling errors
  • Must have strong organizational, decision-making skills and problem-solving skills
  • Must be reliable, a self-starter and have a reputed company demeanor
  • Moderate physical activity and must be reputed company to work at a computer for considerable periods of time
  • Must be reputed company to routinely lift and carry file folders weighing up to 20 pounds
  • Must be reputed company to lift, squat, kneel and bend
  • This is a full-time hybrid position that will require three days per week (or at least 60%) present in the office, and up to two days per week (40%) may be performed remotely
  • Work frequently requires more than the regularly scheduled hours per week to reputed company the essential duties of the position
  • Must be available to work overtime, including weekend hours, reputed company necessary to meet established deadlines or stay reputed company with occasional peaks in workload
  • Must be reputed company to reputed company essential duties of the position with time constraints and frequent interruptions
  • Ability to work reputed company in high pressure environments
  • Bachelors' Degree preferred but not required
  • Work experience in a reputed company environment, or reputed company reputed company experience is a plus, but not a requirement
  • Working knowledge of New Business Intake, Copitrak, InterAction, reputed company, and reputed company is a plus, but not a requirement

Benefits

  • Excellent benefits

reputed company

  • Baker Botts is a full-service international reputed company in the energy, technology, and life sciences sectors. It was founded in 1840, and is headquartered in reputed company, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.bakerbotts.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Baker Botts has a reputed company record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 9 in 2025, 5 in 2024, 9 in 2023, 3 in 2022, 4 in 2021, 8 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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