Patent and Trademark Secretary

Job Title: Patent and Trademark Secretary

Salary: £40,000

Location: Central London

Leading firm of patent and trademark attorneys are looking for a legal secretary to join their support team and provide administrative and secretarial support to a small group of fee earners. This will be a busy PA role and you will be responsible for all diary management including extensive UK and international travel, booking meetings and telephone conferences etc.; amending patent related documents and correspondence; audio and copy typing; proof reading; and tracking patent file deadlines.

You must be proactive with excellent communication skills as there will be extensive contact with clients both by phone and email. Strong IT skills are also required and previous experience of using Inprotech software is an advantage. Whilst some training will be provided, it is essential that you have a background of previous work in patents, trademarks or intellectual property.

McKinlay Law endeavour to contact all successful candidates within 24 hours. However, due to the volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every candidate individually. If you have not heard from us within 24 hours your application has been unsuccessful and we have not retained your details.