Vacancies

Administrative Assistant

We are seeking an administrative assistant. The successful candidate should have good GCSEs in maths and English language, be presentable, with a good telephone manner. They must have good spoken and written English. Please note that attention to spelling and grammar is very important. Some experience with Office software packages, especially Outlook, Word and Excel, is preferred.

The role is to assist all members of staff with their duties. This will involve assisting attorneys, administrative staff and financial staff. Likely daily duties will include dealing with the post - opening, identifying the relevant file, scanning into that file, passing to the relevant person; dealing with incoming emails from clients and IPOs (intellectual property offices); setting up tasks on our diary database; online payments of official fees; preparing and filing documents and new applications online at IPOs; dealing with external providers such as translators, foreign law firms; liaising with clients; creating and sending emails to clients (mostly from templates); answering the phone; meeting visitors; arranging deliveries with couriers; taking mail to the Post Office, and anything else which ensures the smooth running of the office.

The role is presently for 21.75 hours per week (not including lunch breaks). This can be spread over 3 to 5 regular days per week to suit you. Working at home is not possible with this role. The number of hours may increase in time.

We will reward the right person with a good salary, an initial 25 days annual leave (FTE), NEST pension contributions, and a Christmas bonus.

Part-Qualified or Fully Qualified Patent Attorney

We are looking to appoint a part-qualified or fully qualified patent attorney in our Bath office to help us with our work in the mechanical/electrical sectors. By "part-qualified" we mean that the candidate has passed some of the professional examinations (PEB, QMUL, etc.)

This is an opportunity to join a small yet dynamic firm which can offer a good work-life balance as well as great salary and career progression.

The successful candidate will have a degree in mechanical/civil/electrical engineering or similar, or maths/physics (and related subjects) with a solid understanding of the laws of physics and basic engineering concepts. The individual should be practical, precise and sociable.

Client satisfaction is at the forefront of our firm's ethos, as is the provision of an open and supportive working environment. We offer our attorneys a great deal of room for professional development and the opportunity to attend a number of CPD and networking events.

Full training will be offered to reach Chartered Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney status, if required.

The work will involve all forms of intellectual property (IP) including patents, trademarks and designs. The successful candidate will be exposed to a broad spectrum of stimulating technical subject matter and a varied workload including drafting patent specifications, filing, examination, infringement analysis, cease and desist actions, licensing, providing general IP advice to SMEs, searching, and dealing with new enquiries, to name but a few.

The following benefits are typically available: Maternity/paternity leave; 25 days holiday per year, plus usual public holidays; Private medical health care; Work related bonus; Dress-down Friday; Additional loyalty holidays; working at home some days of the week; CIPA fees.

Partnership is a distinct possibility once UK qualified.