IP Paralegal (CIPA)

As an IP Paralegal, you will provide comprehensive support to your group, working alongside colleagues within the fee earning team. You will assist with various administrative tasks whilst maintaining and ensuring operational excellence in line with our internal processes and legal requirements. Additionally, you will support and liaise with internal business services teams to facilitate effective communication and collaboration across departments.

• Key Responsibilities
  • Preparation and filing of documents directly to the IP offices, including EPO, UKIPO, WIPO, and the EUIPO
  • Assisting with the management of fee earner prompt lists created in our records system
  • Preparation of internal forms and reports
  • Accessing, updating and uploading information on external client portals
  • Management of case files in our document management system
  • Assisting fee earners with obtaining information from EPO, UKIPO, EUIPO, WIPO and other IP related websites and databases
  • Working collaboratively with outside service providers where necessary to ensure formal documents are obtained, managed and processed
  • Ensuring high levels of client care
  • Working alongside your fee earning team, including the booking of your own chargeable and non-chargeable hours
  • Any additional professional tasks as may be identified
• Skills and Competencies
  • Experience in an IP/Legal environment
  • Microsoft 365
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to manage and prioritise a busy workload
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • High ethical standards
  • Commitment to completing CIPA qualification
  • Demonstrable experience as an IP Paralegal (Desirable)
  • CIPA qualification (Desirable)
• The Company

  [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is one of the leading pan-European Intellectual Property law firms, with seven offices across the UK, Denmark, Sweden and Germany. We offer clients a full IP service to support them in achieving their commercial objectives. We pride ourselves in the exceptional level of client care offered by our approachable and engaged team. The firm is consistently ranked in the top tier of major legal guides, such as Legal 500 and MIP. We also hold three independent ISO accreditations which evidence our high level of environmental awareness, service provision and information security.

• Benefits
  • Flexible working policy (office 2-3 days per week, initially full-time for training)
  • Competitive salary, dependant on experience
  • Birthday leave
  • Salary sacrifice pension scheme
  • One paid day off per year for charitable work
  • Enhanced parental leave
  • Electric car scheme
  • Discretionary annual bonus
  • Health care packages
  • Discount vouchers
  • Cycle to work
  • Company away days
• About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

  [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is one of Europe’s leading full-service IP law firms, combining legal, technical and commercial expertise to help businesses, organisations and individuals identify, protect, commercialise and enforce the value of their ideas, brands and innovations. Founded in 1889. Co-workers 200+

Department: Secretarial and Paralegal | Locations: Nottingham | Remote status: Hybrid