Paralegal Assistant (Patents)

D Young & Co; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A patent consultancy in Greater London is seeking an individual to provide administrative and paralegal support to patent paralegals. The role includes assisting with various tasks like preparing specification amendments, generating reports, and uploading documents. Candidates should possess strong attention to detail, management skills, and effective communication abilities. This position offers a chance to develop within a dynamic environment while working closely with legal teams.

Qualifications

• Administrative experience is desirable.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• Experience prioritizing and managing fluctuating workloads.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to develop strong working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Providing administrative and paralegal support to other patent paralegals.
• Assisting paralegals with administrative tasks.
• Preparing specification amendments and generating standard letters.
• Creating and amending standard and ad hoc reports in Excel.
• Uploading documents to in-house and client-specific systems.
• Helping with daily and weekly reminders.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Strong communication skills

Job description

You will be providing administrative and paralegal support to other patent paralegals.

What you will enjoy

• Assisting paralegals with administrative tasks.
• Providing secretarial support including preparing specification amendments, generating standard letters and invoices.
• Creating, running and amending standard and ad hoc reports in excel.
• Uploading documents to in-house and client specific systems.
• Helping with daily and weekly reminders.
• Learning paralegal procedures and client peculiarities in order to deal with incoming paralegal work.

What you will need

• Administrative experience is desirable.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• The ability to work to deadlines.
• Experience prioritising and managing fluctuating workloads.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to develop strong working relationships with colleagues and clients.