Legal Secretary - IP Firm

Legal Secretary - IP Firm  
Sheffield, Yorkshire 

Are you a highly-organised and diligent Secretary with experience in a professional services environment? Are you looking to take on a rewarding role with a leading legal firm? If so, Withers & Rogers want to hear from you.  

The Opportunity  

As a Legal Secretary, you will provide full secretarial, PA and administrative support to an Attorney within our Advanced Engineering group.  

In this key role, you will:   

- Prepare official forms for UK, European and International Patent applications and some foreign patent applications   
- Screen telephone calls and enquiries  
- Transcribe audio to support the creation of letters, patent specifications and claims sections   
- Organise diaries and prioritise appointments   
- Arrange both UK and overseas travel   
- Maintain and submit expenses  

The Benefits   

- Competitive salary   
- Join a growing, vibrant office with excellent transport links   
- Enhance your experience with a leading firm that promotes a healthy work/life balance   
- The chance to learn from senior members of the firm and increase your patent knowledge   
- Positive and welcoming work environment   
- Flexible working   
- The chance to buy up to an extra five days’ holiday   

You will receive a comprehensive induction, as well as excellent training and support from colleagues to enable you to hit the ground running, rise to new challenges and succeed in your role.   

About You   

To join us as a Legal Secretary, you will need:   

- Previous experience of multi-tasking and forward-planning   
- The ability to manage Attorney’s emails, judge their urgency and action as required   

Ideally, you will have strong experience of providing dedicated secretarial and administrative support to an individual or a group of professionals. 

Other organisations may call this role Patent Secretary, Patent Administrator, Team Patent Secretary, Legal Administrator, Patent Services Co-ordinator, Patent PA, IP Formalities Administrator, Legal Assistant or IP Formalities Secretary.   

About Us  

With offices in Bristol, Leamington Spa, London, Munich and Sheffield, Withers & Rogers are one of Europe’s largest dedicated intellectual property law firms.   

Established more than 130 years ago, we remain as passionate as ever about delivering the very best for our clients.   

Webrecruit and Withers & Rogers are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applications 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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