Experienced Patent Secretary Role - Full Time

Principal Patent / Trade Mark Secretary

About Us

At A.A.Thornton & Co. we provide excellent, client focussed advice and support.  In order to do so it is important that the individuals we employ are pro-active, willing to learn and are committed to providing a high quality service.  This role will suit a graduate looking to develop their administrative/secretarial skills or an individual with sound secretarial training looking to move into their first full-time administrative/secretarial role.

To be right for this role, you will have demonstrable experience in using a variety of IT packages (to an intermediate level) and an ability to organise and prioritise a busy workload and communicate clearly, accurately and concisely with a range of colleagues.  You will be able to produce consistently accurate work, and will therefore possess an attention to detail that will enable you to spot errors and ask questions when needed.

In turn, we will provide training and support you to develop your skills which will provide you with excellent administrative and secretarial experience within a leading intellectual property law firm.

Skills and Qualifications

• Be a qualified CIPA administrator
• Have excellent audio typing and copy typing skills
• Possess excellent oral and written communication skills and attention to detail
• Demonstrate an ability and willingness to provide excellent client service at all times and to work as part of the secretarial team
• Be computer literate (Word, Outlook and Excel) and have experience of data entry, e.g. database administration
• Very importantly, the successful candidates will have a positive attitude, a willingness to contribute to a team environment and be enthusiastic in making the most of the learning and support on offer.

What will you find at A.A. Thornton & Co?

We strongly believe that it’s our people that make the difference. As such, we are committed to recruiting the very best talent and providing training to nurture that talent.  We enjoy an excellent working environment in our modern office at 10 Old Bailey in central London and are proud of our collegial working style, where we value diversity and work hard to ensure that everyone feels part of the team.

For further details, please visit our website to find out what our clients our saying about us.

How to apply

Please apply by email with your CV and a covering letter below