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An exciting opportunity to join our Patents Team as a Paralegal in our London office on a 12-month fixed term contract.
About The Role
At CMS we pride ourselves on providing industry leading training, guidance, support and variety of workload to ensure our paralegals are in the best possible environment to learn and develop.
The aim for all of our patent paralegal team is to become “full service”, with technical knowledge extended across the whole range of patent prosecution activities and related support. There are opportunities to tackle a wide range of tasks across all of our clients, from European, PCT and United Kingdom applications to handling foreign patents, assignments and helping to design client processes.
Teamwork and communication are a huge part of making our working model efficient and high performing. Paralegal feedback is encouraged, reviewed and, where we see value, is implemented into our process refinements.
The successful candidate can therefore look forward to really being a part of shaping how we operate in the future. We believe that the team’s ideas and feedback are fundamental to us continually moving forward in the best way possible.
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About You
We will invest in your ongoing training and development to support your professional goals and help you to thrive in your role from day one. Our opportunities are open to all suitably qualified applicants, so to be considered for this role, you must meet the following skills and experience:
- Experience in patents, at least to the level of the Introductory Certificate in Patent Administration from CIPA, is needed for this role.
- Candidates should possess an eagerness to learn, a scrupulous sense of attention to detail, strong communication skills, the ability to work efficiently under pressure in a dynamic environment, willingness to go the extra mile where work dictates and the ability to work and interact well within a busy team environment.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone to develop their career and skill set within patent prosecution as our paralegals are given high levels of autonomy and responsibility.
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Benefits
We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:
- Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
- Flexible, hybrid working policy
- Generous bonus scheme
- Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
- Holiday exchange scheme
- Private medical insurance
- Enhanced parental leave
- Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.
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