Burges Salmon Hiring for Trade Mark Administrator Job at Bristol, England Full Time

From prestigious brands with renowned trade marks to individuals, start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs, our experienced and illustrious trade mark team help our clients to harness and protect the value of their brands and intellectual property rights globally.

We are seeking an experienced administrator to join our highly acclaimed IP team, ranked in the top tier by both Chambers and Legal 500. Our IP team has a formidable level of expertise, which is acknowledged both nationally and internationally.

Our clients include: the BBC / Starbucks / Victoria’s Secret / Virgin / Harrods / Discovery Channel / Tesla / Yeo Valley

What others say

“They have a great knowledge of trademark law and are tactically excellent, considering commercial concerns as well as the legal perspective. They are user-friendly, responsive, thorough and their success rate is high” (World Trademark Review, 2021).

Responsibilities

• diary and deadline maintenance and related administration;
• file and case management;
• billing;
• document reviewing and checking;
• preparation of standard letters and forms;
• research and due diligence tasks;
• trade mark renewals, assignments, changes of name; and
• related administration of client portfolios.

Requirements

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Strong, demonstrable administration skills
• Ideally, have trade mark administration / formalities experience, gained within a law or trade mark attorney firm.
• To be a strong team player, able to manage a varied workload and prioritise effectively.
• Experience of WebTMS/IPPO or other trade mark management software would be highly advantageous.
• Good analytical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

A full overview of all the benefits of working at Burges Salmon can be found on the ‘working at Burges Salmon’ section of our careers page. We are committed to finding the right person for this role and we are open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working patterns.

It’s important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident employer we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process.

Get in touch!

Our Resourcing team can provide further insight into the firm and an overview of the department to make sure this is the right career move for you. For a confidential conversation please contact Penny Bowring on 0117 307 6201.