PARALEGAL - IP

Job Req ID: 49781
Posting Date: 14 Aug 2025
Function: Legal and Governance
Unit: Networks
Location:1 Braham Street, London, United Kingdom
Salary: competitive

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

Required:

• Patent Administrators Certificate (CIPA) or European Patent Administration Certification (EPAC).
• Experience in intellectual property procedures and management systems.

Preferred:

• Trade Mark Administrators Certificate.
• In-house intellectual property experience with a multinational corporation.

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• Attending to correspondence, docketing deadlines and accurate updating of a specialised IP management system (IPMS) database.
• Maintaining a diary system including monitoring and actioning critical deadlines on allocated cases according to statutory and internal procedural deadlines.
• Liaising with inventors, outside companies and others in respect of official actions and legal documents including the execution of agreements and notarisation where necessary.
• Responsible for the creation and maintenance of Purchase Orders inclusive of the settlement and receipting processes.
• Assisting with financial recording and preparing appropriate monthly/ad-hoc reports.
• Liaising with outside companies regarding invoices and attending catch up meetings as required.
• Providing operational procedures, formalities and document management service to BT’s in-house and external IP legal advisors, enabling them to deliver rigorous, high quality and efficient IP legal services for BT Group.
• Flagging changes in law and/or issues with cases as soon as these arise and suggesting solutions.
• Preparing legal documentation and official papers (as defined in Intellectual Property Legislation for each country) on a worldwide basis.
• Assisting with recording and/or updating procedures as required due to law or procedural changes.
• Ensuring timely instructions of IP Registration renewal and maintenance fees.