IP Administration Manager
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About The Role
The role
Adamson Jones has an excellent opportunityfor a full time, self-motivated IP administration manager, who wishes tofurther their career in a growing patent and trade mark attorney practice. Inthis role, you will be overseeing and maintaining our client database software,as well as assisting with day-to-day processing and docketing of incomingcorrespondence in our case management system. The successful candidate will need to be experienced inall aspects of patent and trade mark administration, preferably holding eitherthe CIPA or CITMA certificate qualification and having at least ten years'experience as a IP administrator. Experience managingclient database systems, designing and implementing workflows and docketingdeadlines is also essential.
The team
Adamson Jones a part of Gateley, is a dedicated patent and trade mark practice specialising in obtaining intellectual property rights for businesses and organisations in the UK, Europe and throughout the world. As part of Gateley, we work in a progressive arrangement alongside our colleagues in the wider Group to provide clients with the benefits of joined up thinking and can offer our clients a greater breadth and depth of IP services. As well as obtaining IP protection rights, we also assist in managing and maximising the value of our clients' IP portfolios to achieve their wider commercial goals, whether this relates to exit, licensing, generating investment or other commercial opportunities.
We work with clients ranging in size from start-ups and growing SMEs to established manufacturers and retailers, and have a global network of overseas IP associates, whose clients we represent in the UK and Europe. We are proud of our culture and values, which are based on being forward thinking, straight talking, bright and open, and working together. We offer a supportive and collaborative working environment, where you can grow and develop your skills and knowledge.
The person
Dutieswill be wide-ranging within this role and will include:
- Assume responsibility for our case management software, including liaising with the software supplier and our internal IT team
- Develop, implement and optimise workflows in our case management software related to data entry, client onboarding, updates and records management
- Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues to maintain smooth database operations.
- Processing and docketing incoming correspondence in our case management system, ensuring that deadlines and other data are accurately entered, and tasks are appropriately delegated to colleagues.
- Creation of new cases, maintaining client records, and quality control tasks to ensure that the case management system is accurate at all times.
- Liaising with both fee earners and clients, and providing support to other members of the administration team where required.
Anexcellent salary is on offer for the individual that meets the company's needs.Furthermore, the added benefits package is also one not to bemissed! Gateley are fully embracing the new hybrid culture, so a mixtureof both home and office working is available.
About Us
The benefits
Withsupport, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues aroundour great development and progression opportunities will reward your commitmentand loyalty. We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll berewarded for your individual performance with an opportunity to receive anannual bonus.
In addition, we have a wide range of learning and development opportunities viaour Learn platform to develop new skills and progress your career. Our My Flexcomprehensive rewards package includes options covering annual leave (and thebenefit of purchasing extra days), cycle to work, critical illness benefit,employee assistance programme, group personal pension, health care, seasonticket loan and many more benefits (grade dependent). Finally, with Perks AtWork/Home you can select a host of retail benefits that suit your needsalongside a Community Online Academy, free courses for all from fitness tocoding to languages to hip hop dance.
We are Gateley
Weare forward thinking and straight talking, our approach is to find solutions tothe problems that our clients face. Gateley is a legal and professionalservices group, we are a group of formidable experts in all areas of law andbusiness. Passionate problem solvers, we get our kicks from finding the rightanswers and getting our legal and business clients where they need to be. Wesupport more than 5,700 active clients, ranging from FTSE 100 companies toprivate individuals, in the UK and beyond. Being part of Gateley is not justabout the expertise that you bring; it's about attitude too.
The'Gateley Story' is the story of our people and our culture. It is what has gotus to where we are today as a successful business and it's the driving forcebehind the Gateley Team Spirit and the values that have shaped it. We have aset of shared internal values that capture what the Gateley Team Spirit is andthis includes five elements that bind us all together as one Gateley: Ambitiousfor Success, Forward Thinking, Room to Breathe, Trusted to Do and WorkingTogether. Every year across the group, we recognise members of our team thathave gone and above and beyond and have lived these shared values. They arerecognised at our annual Gateley Team Spirit awards.
Diversity, inclusionand well being
Diversity,inclusion and well being is an important part of Gateley's culture and values.We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures,providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex,race, sexual orientation, disability, or culture.
Wecreate an exciting and rewarding place to work that aims to fulfil everyone'spotential and together to achieve personal and business goals. We offerflexible working patterns to help our staff achieve a good work/ life balanceand we encourage candidates seeking flexibility in their next role to applyfor any of our vacancies.
Weare proud to have been recognised by The Law Society as gold standard for ourDiversity and Inclusion Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions.
AdditionalInformation
Ifyou are successful in receiving an offer of a role with our company a varietyof pre-employment screening checks will be completed. Our screening checks caninclude but are not limited to your eligibility to work, professional andacademic qualifications, any criminal records, your financial stability andreferences from previous employers. The screening that takes place will berelevant to your role and will vary from role to role.