Do you have a head for admin and an eye for detail? Would you like the opportunity to learn and gain a new qualification? If so, you could be a part of our vital support team.

Trainee Records Administrator - Intellectual Property - Full-time

Based in: Abel & Imray’s Bath office
Salary: £23,000 - £25,000

Would you like to become part of a close-knit administrative team that provides essential legal support services within our organisation? We are looking for someone to join our patent and trade mark attorney firm that works to protect some of the world’s leading brands and newest innovations.

Do you have an eye for detail and excellent organisational skills? You’ll need to be the kind of person who enjoys a challenge and likes using your initiative. In return, we’ll give you training, as well as the opportunity to work towards a qualification in Intellectual Property, with the goal of becoming a Records Administrator.

Key Responsibilities

This is a varied position, but your tasks will typically be to:

- Set up new cases in our database;
- Help the team monitor the electronic diary system for the attorneys;
- Liaise with team members on a daily basis working together to ensure all tasks have been met;
- Save and process incoming correspondence from various Intellectual Property Offices and foreign law firms, ensuring our data is up to date and accurate;
- Data entry - that includes extracting key information and entering it into our case management system;
- Scanning and saving paper post.

You’ll be based in our Bath office, in the city centre. Once you are fully trained, there may be an opportunity to work from home for part of the week.

We’d like whoever takes on this role to study for and pass the CIPA Introductory Patent Administration Certificate.

Desirable Skills/Experience

As well as being someone who thrives as part of a team, you’ll be resourceful enough to work independently when needed. Combined with strong problem solving and IT skills, your attention to detail will be first-class. You will be bright, organised and keen to learn.

In terms of academic background, we’re looking for someone with five GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade 4 (previously known as C) or above, including English and Maths. Further qualifications such as A Levels or equivalent are not essential but would be preferable.

Company Benefits

- Private Medical Insurance
- Flexi-time and hybrid working opportunities
- Pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric car scheme
- Annual flu jabs
- Social events
- Mentoring scheme

More about us

Abel & Imray is a firm of patent and trade mark attorneys. Our clients range from established global brands to UK-based start-ups, who need legal advice and support to protect their intellectual property. We help safeguard their ideas and innovations by securing patents, trade marks and design registrations.

Here in our Bath office, we have over 50 staff split between fee-earning legal professionals and specialist support staff. Our Bath office is a friendly and vibrant working environment, housed in modern offices in the centre of the city. We also have offices in London, Cardiff, and Delft.

Everything we do is centred around providing the highest service and professional standards to our clients and our support team plays a vital role in doing that. We’re also committed to improving equality, diversity, and inclusivity within our community, as members of IP Inclusive – a professional intellectual property body.

If you are interested in this role, please apply with your CV and covering letter.