Job description

Manchester, Greater Manchester

About Us

We are Wilson Gunn, a leading firm of patent and trade mark attorneys. With offices in Manchester, Birmingham, Chesterfield, Liverpool, London and Glasgow, our clients range from aspiring start-ups and SMEs through to multinational corporations and internationally renowned brands.

We are now looking for a Graduate IP Paralegal to join our head office in Manchester on a permanent, full-time basis.

The Benefits

• Competitive salary (plus bonus)
• Pension
• 25 days’ holiday plus statutory holidays. Additional holidays are accrued with service.
• Flexible working
• Full support and training
• Ride2work scheme

This is the perfect opportunity for a highly-organised graduate, who is confident in working with numbers, to develop a career with one of the country’s leading IP firms.

We will provide all the support you need to kickstart your career and offer a wealth of development prospects that will support your growth and professional advancement.

So, if you’re ready to undertake an incredible legal career as part of our amazing team, we would love to hear from you.

The Role

As a Graduate IP Paralegal, you will provide support to our patent and trade mark work.

Working with our internal trade mark renewal teams, you will create reports and forecasts, communicate directly with clients and associates, and work with attorneys to implement online IP filings and report back to clients.

Maintaining case and client databases, you will streamline and develop formalities and filing processes, as well as assisting with the implementation of new IT systems.

Additionally, you will perform para-professional work, with your responsibility increasing over time as you learn and grow.

About You

To join us as a Graduate IP Paralegal, you will need:

• A minimum of a 2:1 at degree level in any discipline
• The ability to work confidently with numerical data
• An outstanding eye for detail and the ability to work well under pressure
• Good people skills and the ability to work as part of a team
• Good Excel skills
• Excellent written communication skills
• Organisational skills
• A proactive outlook and the ability to find solutions to problems
• A willingness to learn

Other organisations may call this role Graduate Paralegal, Trainee Paralegal, Legal Assistant, Graduate IP Caseworker, Graduate IP Paralegal Assistant, Graduate Paralegal Secretary, or Graduate IP Paralegal Administrator.

Webrecruit and Wilson Gunn are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants 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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