Patent Assistant (Boston, MA)

About the Role

Join Fish & Richardson’s fast-paced Practice Systems Department as a Patent Assistant, providing administrative support to legal staff and paralegals. Support may be local or remote across other offices.

Responsibilities

• Review, edit, and proofread correspondence
• Establish and maintain calendars and deadline systems
• Schedule travel arrangements, reimbursements, meetings, and conferences for legal staff and maintain their calendars as requested
• Perform overload typing, filing, photocopying, document downloading, or reception relief as time permits and as requested by other legal staff or management
• Open new matters and prepare engagement letters
• Process vendor invoices

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required
• 1+ years of administrative support within a legal firm environment is preferred
• 1+ years of experience reviewing, proofreading, and editing invoices
• Ability to prioritize and organize multiple deadlines
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in the Boston office a minimum of 2 days per week

Benefits

• Competitive pay and discretionary bonus opportunities
• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Generous paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Award-winning retirement and profit-sharing plans with employer contribution
• Family-friendly atmosphere with back-up child care
• Health and wellness initiatives
• Positive culture ranked as one of the best in the country in Vault’s 2026 law firm survey

Pay

The pay range for this position varies by geographic market. In Boston, the estimated starting pay is $30.21 - $37.91 per hour (based on a 35-hour workweek), equivalent to $55,000 - $69,000 annually. Final compensation will be based on education, experience, skills, professional background, overall qualifications, and location.