Legal assistant

A national law firm concentrating in Intellectual Property and private law, has an immediate opening for entry level position as a legal assistant for its Chisinau office. We will provide training in the various laws and processes of intellectual property; meanwhile, a legal background is required. Trainee lawyers or young lawyer are preferred. Candidate must have strong organizational skills and work well in a team environment; Bachelor's degree preferred but not required.

Legal assistant mainly will have the following roles and responsibilities:

Schedule meetings and conference calls, and prepare relevant materials;
Answer telephones, screen calls, and take messages;
Fax, copy, mail and complete other general administrative duties as assigned, in or out the office;
Typing, editing and proofreading correspondence and legal documents;
Electronic filing;
Conduct internet and other factual research;
Industrial property documentary research;
Interacting with clients and maintaining files;
Processing case expenses reimbursements;
Represents lawyer with simple tasks before local authorities, especially with submitting letters, notifications and any other documents to authorities, clients or third parties;
Prepares different legal documents drafts;
Ensure written or oral translations into English, Romanian and Russian;
Other assignments that will be assigned by the lawyer within its responsibilities;

Candidate must fulfill mainly following skills to be successful:

Have exceptional knowledge of English, Romanian and Russian; Romanian mother tongue is not mandatory as long as proving exceptional grammar background;
Have exceptional secretarial and word processing skills;
Have the ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints; Have great attention to detail, and the ability to concentrate and organize work; Must be able to work well independently while handling complex situations, analytically, and self-starters;
Able to work with a wide spectrum of individuals; Possess good communication and interpersonal skills, along with an enthusiastic team player attitude and a strong work ethic;
Able to proofread typed material for contextual, grammatical, typographical or spelling errors is also needed;
Prior knowledge of how to initiate drafts of form patent prosecution documents for attorneys, as well as docket and monitor deadlines is preferred;
Prior legal administrative experience (secretarial, clerk, etc;) and any experience in Intellectual Property (or a related practice area) are preferred;
The statements contained in this position description are not necessarily all-inclusive, additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned and requirements may vary from time to time.

Candidate must send a resume with a color photo and cover letter, optional a letter of recommendation, to office[@]moldpatent[@]md, until October, 23, closing time 00:00. Please be informed that this position imply a three months’ probation term, with a confidential agreement subscription.

Only complete files will be taken into account for candidate selection. After, selected candidates will pass an interview.