Appleyard Lees IP LLP

IP Paralegal - Patents

Appleyard Lees IP LLP  •  Manchester, GB (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

IP Paralegal - Patents

Department: Patents - Support

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Manchester

We are looking for an enthusiastic Paralegal with experience in patents to join Appleyard Lees. This role will be based at our Manchester office, with frequent travel to our Leeds office.

In return, you will be supported by our Head of IP Business Services and be given all the assistance you require as you continue your IP journey with us. We are incredibly proud of our internal career ladder and will help you continue your professional development by providing webinars on a variety of topics that not only relate to IP but also your soft skills.

Key Responsibilities

  • Monitor all incoming correspondence and accurately update our records including docketing deadlines on our internal database
  • Perform quality checks in relation to trainee IP Administrators work, especially for new filings
  • Monitor team tasks on a daily basis via our internal database
  • Ensure best practice is observed within your team by leading workflow meetings both virtually and f-2-f when in the office
  • Deal with various formalities including IDS’s, PoAs and assignments
  • Support IP Administrator role to be able to help with workload when required during busy periods
  • Prepare and check complex reports including client reports
  • Proactively ensure the efficiency of the team and liaise with our Head of IP Business Services where applicable to enhance team performance

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

  • CIPA qualified
  • In depth IP portfolio and procedural experience
  • Ability to build and maintain a constructive relationship with individuals at all levels, including delivering training where appropriate and leading the team to ensure all work is dealt with a timely manner
  • Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
  • Meticulous eye for detail, working consistently to high standards

Benefits

We pride ourselves on being small and friendly enough for you to get to know everyone – but big enough to offer you great career prospects. At Appleyard Lees you wont feel like a number or just another cog in the wheel, we understand everyone is individual and offer a friendly and supportive place to work and learn.

We also offer:
  • 34 hour working week
  • Agile working
  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Voucher on your birthday and Christmas
  • Annual salary review
  • Life assurance
  • Healthcare cash plan
  • Social outings - summer party, Christmas party and more
  • Charity events
Appleyard Lees IP LLP

About Appleyard Lees IP LLP

Appleyard Lees is a leading intellectual property law firm, with over seventy patent and trade mark attorneys and litigators.

Who we are, and what we do – but also, how we do it – makes us distinctive.

Our commercially intelligent approach to client service incorporates flexibility and adaptability. We strive to be agile, to respond to specific client requirements in a way that suits them.

We help a broad range of IP owners and creators, including in-house teams, R&D specialists, owner-managers and branding professionals, protect and monetise their intellectual property. We also support clients manage post-grant challenges, should they arise.

Our clients include some of the world’s most exciting innovators, largest companies and household names, with a number of clients obtaining Fortune 500, Fortune Global 2000, FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and Forbes Global 2000 status. Our clients operate across a diverse collection of industries, including chemicals, retail, consumer goods, electronics, software, bio and life sciences, pharmaceuticals, metals and heavy industry, higher education and hospitality, leisure and tourism.

In addition to our catalogue of multinational and multimillion-pound clients, Appleyard Lees is equally proud of the role we have played in the growth of start-up businesses.

The firm recruits the very best professionals who have a passion for their individual areas of specialism and supports staff throughout their career development. Providing expert training, we ensure our staff can deliver outstanding service.

With offices in UK innovation hotspots, we are positioned to give clients expert strategic IP advice in the UK and worldwide.

Industry
Legal & Compliance
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Halifax, GB
Year Founded
1852
Website
appleyardlees.com
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