Formalities Assistant

Job title:

Formalities Assistant

Company

Fieldfisher

Job description

Fieldfisher is famous for IP. Our market-leading specialist team has a proven track-record of success. With a wealth of expertise across sectors including technology, media, life sciences, retail, energy and natural resources. Our IP team represent several household name clients in protecting their IP and regularly work for clients in the UK and EU, North America, the Middle East, China and the Far East and Asia Pacific.Inclusiveness and DiversityAt Fieldfisher, led by the social model of disability, we are working towards removing accessibility barriers and maximising disability and neurodiversity inclusion in our recruitment processes.Should you have any accessibility requirements, please contact a member of Fieldfisher’s Recruitment Team who will work with you to implement suitable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All conversations are treated in the strictest of confidence and we would appreciate your feedback to ensure we can provide an accessible and enjoyable recruitment process.For accessibility information on our Belfast offices, please visit our website:What to expect

• Preparing, filing and reporting new trademark and design applications
• Attending to formalities requirements
• Drafting responses to objections and other responses before the relevant Registry
• Processing official documents (filing receipts, publication notices and registration certificates)
• Seeking renewal instructions from clients and attending to renewal of trade mark and design registrations before the relevant Registry
• Billing, records database and other administration duties relating to the aforesaid

A bit about you

• Good academics
• At least 3 years prior experience in trade mark formalities either gained in a law firm or patent/trade mark Agency
• Experience using WebTMS database desirable
• Able to work without supervision and to be able to demonstrate initiative
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills and a good team player
• Able to demonstrate a genuine interest in the client’s business and be client-facing
• Completion of CITMA Introduction to Trade Mark Administration and Formalities Course (or a similar Course) desirable

Fieldfisher Belfast is based in the vibrant and modern offices located in the iconic Titanic Quarter. You will be joining a growing and exciting office environment, which has seen rapid expansion since its opening in August 2018.Our open plan workspace encourages a sense of camaraderie, hybrid working and hot-desking. We have diverse teams made up of Lawyers, Legal Support and Business Services Professionals, collaborating to provide outstanding service to our clients, working across our many different sectors and practice areas. Offering great commuter links, being a 10-minute walk from the city centre, bookable on-site parking and easy access to railway and bus services.We understand the importance of collaboration outside of work with lots of different clubs and networks for our people to get involved in, including quiz nights, book club, choir, firm-funded yoga, fitness challenges, football teams, and inclusive events with our nominated charity partners. If you would like to know more, chat with our recruitment team or visit our social media channels to see for yourself!Culture & personal developmentWe’re a firm with real entrepreneurial drive and we don’t believe in squashing people’s individuality. We want you to use your unique talents and experiences to help the firm grow. You can only do that by being yourself. And working closely and collaboratively with people throughout the firm. That’s why we foster a culture that encourages you to be yourself.We’ll give you bespoke support to develop your own career. Whether that’s through allowing you to “access all areas” across the firm, funding you through training for professional development qualifications, or making sure you have a structured career plan, we’ll make sure your talents are being nurtured.How to applyEnter your email address on the job advert and press the ‘apply now’ button to submit your CV and to start your application.Please note that we recruit on a rolling basis, meaning that your application will most likely be reviewed before the application deadline. We will continue to accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.Fieldfisher is a European law firm with market-leading practices in many of the world’s most dynamic sectors. We are an exciting, forward-thinking organisation with a particular focus on technology, financial services, energy & natural resources, and life sciences.We are a law firm built around people with all their diversity and we strike a healthy balance between legal excellence and a down-to-earth practical approach to our clients’ needs. We believe The Future is Human, so we choose a collaborative approach with an intense focus on the end-user and consider carefully how to shape our services to add the most value to our clients.

Expected salary

Location

Belfast

Job date

Sat, 02 Nov 2024 02:08:00 GMT

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