Haynes and Boone, LLP Benefits Overview

Manages firmwide lateral non-partner attorney recruiting, including hiring needs, search firm relationships, candidate sourcing, interviews, offer negotiation, due diligence, onboarding coordination, budgets, reporting, and market analysis. Partners with attorneys, firm leadership, HR, immigration counsel, and integration teams while supervising lateral recruiting staff and maintaining confidential compensation and personnel information.

Provides comprehensive administrative support to attorneys, including processing client and matter requests, bills, time and expense reports, document preparation, proofreading, filing, scheduling, correspondence, client reception, and closing binders. Maintains physical and electronic records, handles mail, supports multiple attorneys, and provides overflow assistance. Requires strong legal terminology knowledge, advanced office software skills, organization, communication, and independent judgment.

Supports intellectual property attorneys and patent agents with U.S. and foreign patent prosecution filings, docket management, deadline tracking, client correspondence, electronic submissions, file maintenance, billing, expense reporting, and attorney calendar coordination. The role requires strong knowledge of patent prosecution procedures, IP terminology, legal filing systems, office technology, and client service. It also delegates clerical tasks, coordinates file transfers, and ensures accurate, timely completion of work.