Trade Mark Paralegal Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Oversee the daily management and coordination of the Trade Mark paralegal team along with supporting colleagues.

• Organize team capacity, distribute tasks, and balance competing priorities across various client portfolios.

• Assist in recruitment, selection, onboarding, induction, performance management, development, attendance, wellbeing, engagement, and succession planning.

• Manage Trade Mark paralegal and administrative services across client portfolios.

• Supervise and conduct quality checks on trade mark prosecution and portfolio administration tasks involving UKIPO, EUIPO, and WIPO.

• Perform Trade Mark paralegal tasks for priority or complex cases and heightened workloads.

• Offer guidance on objections, Registry requests, trade mark monitoring, opposition deadlines, evidence collection, foreign filings, and local-agent instructions.

• Track statutory deadlines, correspondence, and future actions, while escalating risks, delays, and capacity issues as necessary.

• Collaborate with the Partner, Trade Mark Attorneys, IP team, operational teams, and technology specialists.

• Enhance systems, processes, reporting, standard operating procedures, checklists, templates, and guidance.

• Promote technology, automation, and data-driven work practices.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience in trade mark prosecution and portfolio administration within a Trade Mark Paralegal role.

• Proven experience in supervising, coordinating, or managing the work of others.

• Strong technical understanding of UK and international trade mark procedures, including UKIPO, EUIPO, and WIPO.

• Capability to identify issues that require attorney intervention or escalation.

• Experience in reviewing and quality-checking paralegal and administrative tasks.

• Proficient in using IP management systems and related technologies.

• Strong organizational and prioritization abilities.

• Competence in managing competing deadlines, varying workloads, and operational risks across multiple client portfolios.

• Ability to utilize data and management information to evaluate workload and service delivery.

• A mindset focused on continuous improvement and an interest in technology-enabled work practices.

• Clear and confident written and verbal communication skills.

• Exceptional attention to detail, sound judgment, discretion, and professionalism.

• Completion of the CITMA Paralegal Course is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote working opportunity.

• Flexible working arrangements.

• Commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and sustainability.

• Support and interview scheme for Disability Confident employers.

• Confidential handling of application adjustments or support.

• Permanent position.