Appleyard Lees
Senior IP Records Administrator

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Senior IP Records Administrator
Senior IP Records Administrator Department: Records Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Manchester
Description We are now looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Records Administrator to join Appleyard Lees. As part of the Records team, this role supports the Records Manager and Records Paralegal and works closely with teams across the firm, contributing to overall operational efficiency and effective service delivery. This position is hybrid working, and can be based at any of our offices - Leeds, Manchester, Halifax or Cambridge.
Key Responsibilities Ensuring the internal deadline docketing system is consistently up to date, proactively flagging errors, and generating monthly completion deadline reports as required Dealing with incoming official correspondence, drafting reporting emails for various official communications as well as correspondence to local teams Running regular completion deadline reports, as well as checking expiry and case closure reports Supporting the organisation and maintenance of original document storage, including responding to team and client requests for document or grant certificate retrieval Assisting with the monitoring and processing of team inboxes, as well as assignment and recordal requests as needed Contributing to the creation, maintenance, and improvement of team process guides, and providing training and guidance to Records Administrators Collaborating closely with the Records Manager and Paralegal and providing cover for the Administrator role when needed
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We also offer: 34 hour working week, Monday - Friday Agile working A supportive and friendly place to work and learn Annual salary review 25 days annual leave + bank holidays Holiday Purchase Scheme Salary Exchange Life assurance Healthcare Cash Plan & Wellbeing App Group Income Protection Long Service Milestones Social outings Vouchers on Christmas, Birthdays and Special Occasions Charity events
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