Intellectual Property (patents+trade marks) Legal Assistant/Secretary (2yrs-Senior)

Have it all. Key impactful ‘colourful’ role. Multi-award winning top IP firm. Exciting REAL Future. Life Friendly/WFH. Delightful team. Melbourne. $70,000-$110,000.

YOUR NEW EMPLOYER

Our client is an outstanding multi-award winning exponentially growing IP firm with a number of offices across Australia (led by some of Australia's most accomplished and internationally renowned IP specialists) with flourishing practices across patents, TMs, designs.
Industry leading professionals love working here long-term due to their close-knit energetic, creative, supportive positive culture where each person is valued individually and ongoing learning/growth opportunities.

YOUR NEW ROLE
As the highly valued RIGHT HAND to 2 industry-leading partners (one patents and the other trade marks), you will love the responsibility+ stimulation+ variety engaging in:

Patent, Design and Trade Mark filings;

Reviewing incoming (and outgoing) correspondence and noting deadlines/actions to be taken, including using the company IP database/ IT systems to update case information and manage critical deadlines;

Assisting with document preparation;

Liaising with Australian and foreign clients regarding deadlines and formality matters/other general IP admin enquiries.

General administration eg filing, invoicing, arranging appointments.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Inherit+ Benefit from this firm’s winning reputation+long proven success;

Stimulating VARIETY-never a dull moment! Stretch yourself+Grow.

Encouraging supportive bosses to help you achieve your FULL POTENTIAL with exciting future career learning/development opportunities;

Delightful positive team camaraderie;

LIFE FRIENDLY +work flexibility eg work from home/rostered days off.

WHO YOU ARE

We are interested in hearing from you if you:

have a minimum of 2+ years (or MORE….10-20 yrs+ seniors welcome) proven experience as a legal administrator/secretary/paralegal;

have had 2 years or more experience in intellectual property (IP) law including in at least ONE (preferably BOTH) of: 1) patents; 2) trade marks working for a law firm OR IP firm AND/OR in-house/government;

are a forward-thinking, positive & proactive person with superb organizational/communication/people skills with proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines;

are deadline driven, results-oriented, can multi-task+ highly ADAPTABLE;

Have strong MICROSOFT OFFICE skills+ IT/tech savvy ;

are hungry to PROGRESS your career in a KEY pivotal role with an impressive industry-leading IP firm dedicated to their staff.

REFERENCE: MARIA YUN (0403322119)