Trademark paralegal support administrator

Are you an experienced Trademark Paralegal Support Administrator looking for a new role? Do you currently hold or are you working a CITMA qualification? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you! My client, a renowned legal firm based in Birmingham, is currently seeking an experienced Trademark Paralegal Support Administrator to join their highly established team. Benefits: Salary up to GBP38,000 depending upon experience Mon - Friday - 36.25 hours per week Location: Birmingham Free parkingDuties/Responsibilities: Maintain a comprehensive overview of all cases within the portfolio, and approaching deadlines, liaising with the fee earner as appropriate to ensure that required actions are taken. Allocate incoming correspondence ensuring documentation is sent to fee earners, Records, Renewals and Accounts as appropriate and on a timely basis. Produce and manage a case diary for application, miscellaneous cases, including sending reminders, obtaining extensions and other standard correspondence. Ad hoc diarising of certain deadlines for example, those relating to the trade mark watching services, requests for advice on potential oppositions, cease and desist deadlines, client imposed deadlines. Provide a main point of contact for the fee earners #39; clients to ensure that emails, calls and queries are dealt with appropriately on behalf of the fee earner or passed on to the fee earner. Manage the mailbox and Outlook calendar for at least one fee earner (as allocated) ensuring they are accurate and up to date at all times. Ensure the re-allocation of work to another fee earner in their absence if urgent. Prepare and file UK, EU, foreign and International Applications including all forms and required documents and update the due dates. Assess and process all formality requirements relating to official actions. Skills and experience required: Ideally holds a degree Possession of or studying towards CITMA Trade Mark Administrator examination. Possess a comprehensive understanding of the end-to-end IP process- filing, prosecution and the registration of Trade Marks, and all actions associated with each stage of the process. Up to date knowledge of all relevant laws and law updates. Up to date with CPD requirements as appropriate Good IT skills to include excellent and accurate typing skills and experience of using Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel and Outlook and a possess a basic overview of Powerpoint. A thorough working knowledge of filing and managing correspondence through the UK, EUIPO and WIPO websites. Fully conversant with Inprotech and Worksite. Possesses an appreciation of the firm #39;s client account Awareness of UCDs, WIP and the requirement to charge out. Awareness of records and renewals If this sounds like you, please apply today! KSBirmingham Kelly Services are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role. Should you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with Kelly #39;s . For information regarding data protection at Kelly, please visit the Kelly website and have a look into the Privacy Statement. As an Equal Opportunities employer we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age