Job Description
My client an award-winning Intellectual Property law firm based in Leeds city centre is seeking an IP Assistant, paying up to £24,500 plus an extensive benefits package, to join their ambitious team.\n\nThis is a really great opportunity for an entry level candidate or someone who is looking for a career change to start to build their career from the ground up. There will be loads of opportunity for this person to grow in the team, potentially into moving into a paralegal role within IP further down the line.\n\nDuties will include the following:\n\nCreating reports and standard letters/emails to send to clients\nChecking the client list daily and uploading relevant documents\nBookmarking and updating working copies\nFiling invoices\nUpdating prior client files\nReporting Certificates of Grant\nAssisting the paralegal team with portfolio take-ons and following relevant procedures\nMonitoring changes to Fees & Charges and updating the case management system\nOrdering and tracking translations as requested by the paralegal team\nSending out work requests and updating the relevant spreadsheet\nPreparing travel requests\nPrinting and scanning documents as required\nBooking meetings for fee earners and/or paralegals upon request\nGaining exposure to the overall patent lifecycle\nResponding to and carrying out any other reasonable ad hoc administrative tasks as required by the paralegal team.\nAssisting with daily office duties including; ordering supplies, organising the kitchen, dealing with post etc.The ideal candidate will be looking to kick start their career within IP. You will have excellent communication skills having the ability to liaise with clients, paralegals as well as fee earners.
Excellent administration skills, you will have the ability to follow strict processes and legal protocol. A high attention to deal as well as managing numerous deadlines at one time. A real 'can-do' attitude, you will be looking to get stuck in and learn on the job!\n\nPlease be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled.
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