Intellectual Property Paralegal (0958)

Our specialist, award-winning IP team works with our clients to protect, maximise and monetise their technology and intellectual property assets across a wide spectrum of industry sectors. They are a highly regarded team with expertise across the full range of IP rights, working on complex IP transactions, as well as IP disputes. The team also advises clients on clearing, registering and maintaining trade marks and designs internationally., In this busy and varied role you'll be working alongside experienced solicitors and trade mark attorneys in the formalities team helping you to develop a specialism in trade marks and designs. You'll be an integral part to the day-to-day workings and provide much needed support as the team grows.

As part of the team, you'll work to build relationships with clients, colleagues and overseas agents, to ensure the smooth running of our clients IP portfolios.This will involve creating, updating and monitoring the records in our specialist database (WebTMS), and gathering information to generate reports. You'll be responsible for allocating tasks to team members, deadline management, and dealing with incoming notifications, requiring you to liaise with trade mark and design registries, and with foreign agents, to progress client instructions., Find out more about our Responsible Business initiatives here, including our net zero goals, local community engagement and social inclusion

• Completed your law degree or other legal qualification and/or have previously worked as a Paralegal, Legal Assistant or similar


• Experience of data entry and/or database management


• Ability to manage multiple workloads simultaneously Experience of deadline management
  
  We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us much more of a human feel, emphasising that we're more than just suits!


As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it's important to us that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing and we're very happy to talk flexible working, full-time or part-time working patterns.

Through our DEI initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have an Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group, led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, families, and women's career development and we're in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). Find out more about ED&I at WBD here. We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.

Alongside a competitive salary you'll receive a flexible benefits package so you can choose and vary the benefits that matter most to you, Pension
Health Care
LifeAssurance
Volunteering Days
CarbonOffsetting
Flexi-working
Holiday-purchase
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