Employment

Work for Holzer Patel Drennan

To bring out the best in our clients, we need to bring out the best in each other.

It’s why our culture is fundamental to our story.

Burn-out runs deep in our industry. When we founded HPD in 2011, we wanted things to be different. We worked hard to build a foundation based on mutual respect, authenticity, and diversity. We value the alignment and integrity of our team. It helps each of us show up at work each day, motivated to be our best to serve a variety of clients nationally and internationally.

Setting You Up For Success

  • Flexible billable hours for adjustable compensation structure
  • Paid parental leave
  • Excellent support professionals
  • Competitive compensation packages
  • Management and mentorship
  • Salary benchmark reviews
  • Professional development training

Holzer Patel Drennan is a Denver-based intellectual property law firm with an office in Minneapolis.  We offer a benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, mental health, parental leave, 401k + match, and paid time off.

Interested in joining our team?

Current Job Postings

Administrative Assistant

Holzer Patel Drennan is seeking an Administrative Assistant to perform a variety of administrative business tasks, including managing the reception desk, client intake/processing, and a variety of billing tasks. This is an in-office position and is not remote. Essential duties and responsibilities are as follows:

Reception: Fielding general inquiry calls in a polite and professional manner, welcoming visitors and directing them to the conference room and informing appropriate personnel, preparing the conference room for meetings, watering the office plants, maintaining office calendar, performing mail collection and distribution, maintaining and stocking kitchen and office supplies, and supporting and maintaining firm resources.

Accounts Receivables: Entering accurate and timely data relating to expenses and invoices; assisting with account reconciliations and accounts payable/receivable and cash flow recommendations; maintaining and developing relationships with vendors and foreign associates; supporting billing process through edits and posting client invoices; assisting Director of Administration with reports to Shareholders.

Client Intake: Performing conflicts checks; preparing engagement, disengagement, and non-engagement agreements for new and transferred-in clients; providing accurate and timely information for firm meetings; and assisting in the development and implementation of best practice client intake processes and procedures.

Administrative Assistance: Providing support to Director of Administration; including making appointments and prioritizing the most sensitive matters, drafting and editing emails, letters, reports and presentations as needed, maintaining comprehensive and accurate records, organizing meetings including scheduling, sending reminders, and organizing catering when necessary.

COMPETENCIES:

  • Team Oriented/Interpersonal Skills – Ability to work and get along with co-workers; Focuses on solving conflict; Maintains confidentiality.
  • Ability to work with very little supervision.
  • Professionalism – Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Ability to multitask.
  • Planning/Organizing – Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Sets goals and objectives.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication.
  • Strong customer service skills; Responds to internal and external clients with urgency and courtesy.
  • Attention to detail – demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
  • Applies feedback to improve performance.

Qualified candidates will possess a minimum of 1 year’s law firm office experience or experience in a similar business setting. Preferred candidates will be detail-oriented, proactive and organized, who can work independently and with limited supervision.

The position is Full-Time, onsite, Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week and benefits eligible. The pay is $40,000 – $50,000 annually, commensurate with experience. Parking in the building garage is included.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of accounting software, contact management systems, order processing systems, intermediate to advanced skills in MS Office Suite; particularly Excel and Word.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and kneel.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  Office environment.

In order to be considered for this position, please submit a resume and cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements of the position to employment@hpdlaw.com. All inquiries will be kept in strict confidence.