Formalities Assistant
Manchester, Greater Manchester

Are you a highly-organised administrator with an exceptional eye for detail? Want to enhance your legal knowledge and embark on a rewarding career with a well-established firm? If so, read on.

The Organisation

We are Wilson Gunn, a leading practice of patent and trade mark attorneys. With offices in Manchester, Birmingham, Chesterfield, Liverpool and London, our clients range from aspiring start-ups and SMEs through to multinational corporations and internationally renowned brands.

We are now looking for a Formalities Assistant to join us and support the IP formalities and renewals functions in our business.

The Rewards

- Competitive salary DOE
- Christmas bonus
- Auto enrolment pension scheme (after three months)
- 25 days’ holiday, increasing to 30 with service
- Holiday buy/sell scheme (after 12 months)
- Flexible working
- Full support and training
- Ride2work scheme (after probation period)

This is an incredible opportunity to enhance your existing skill-set with a successful firm that has a strong focus on learning and development.

You’ll have the chance to become part of a passionate team who champion continuous improvement and are committed to searching for better, faster and simpler ways of doing things.

So, if you are looking to challenge yourself, increase your specialist knowledge and fulfil your potential with an innovative organisation, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As a Formalities Assistant, you’ll support our intellectual property formalities and renewals processes.

In this varied role, you will:

- Process new IP patent, trade mark and design filings and provide updates to clients
- Maintain case and client databases
- Prepare costings and forecasts
- Generate invoices and pay official fees
- Process and distribute incoming correspondence
- Perform para-professional work

About You

To join us as a Formalities Assistant, you’ll need:

- Previous experience in an administration role, including data input experience
- Good numeracy skills
- Excellent written communication skills
- An outstanding eye for detail and the ability to work well under pressure
- Strong organisational skills

Previous legal or IP knowledge/experience would be beneficial, as would a good level of IT literacy and knowledge of MS Office.

We’d like to hear from you if you’ve worked as, or would like to become, a Legal Administrator, Patent Administrator, Administrator, Patent Formalities Assistant, Patent Assistant, Administrator, Case Handler, Claims Handler, Office Administrator, or Patent Records Assistant.

Webrecruit and Wilson Gunn are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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