MLS Specialist (Intellectual Property Paralegal) London (3 days per week in the office) Salary range starting at £38,000 a year Role Overview Vario is a market leading alternative legal services provider within the law firm, Pinsent Masons.
It is unique in the legal sector.
Vario is a practice group within Pinsent Masons which incorporates; Flexible Services, Consulting and Technology, Legal Project Management and Managed Legal Services (MLS).
This role sits within our MLS team.
As the Vario team grows, we are recruiting a Specialist to support our MLS Delivery teams in ensuring that we are delivering a world class legal service to our practice groups and external clients.
Reporting to the MLS Delivery Manager, this role focuses on: Supporting our lawyers with a variety of more complex technical work in their area of expertise as well as client relationship activity Leading delivery of small-medium scale projects and lower complexity matters in collaboration with LPM's and/or practice group fee earners Supervising/supporting paralegals with various tasks such as court monitoring including CRO searches, CE filing requests, monitoring Daily Cause Lists, third party document requests and judgment summaries.
You will also oversee due diligence and patent searches conducted by senior paralegals Drafting pleadings, correspondence and notices, assisting with court hearings and bundles and preparing cost schedules.
Keeping up to date with the CPR and procedural rules and informing the wider of any developments Assisting the Senior Specialist or Delivery Manager with the supervision of tasks completed by the paralegal team Mentoring junior members of the team and support their upskilling Support the Senior Specialist and the MLS Delivery Manager to develop and implement new IP work services and solutions Our standard working hours are 9.30am-5.30pm, however, we are happy to consider flexible working requests.
Candidate Overview We are looking for candidates who ideally hold the following skills and experience: Experience as a Senior Paralegal of working in IP patent litigation and Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) related matter types Demonstrable experience of working across IP matter types Experience of working in a large commercial law firm and understanding the levels of service delivery and technical expertise required to support demand What can we offer you?
Agile working (the opportunity to work from home, subject to diary commitments) Carers' leave (up to five paid days' leave towards caring responsibilities) 25 days' annual leave entitlement and the opportunity to purchase or roll over 5 days.
Contributory pension of up to 5%.
Private healthcare policy Death in service cover (4 x base salary).
Eligibility to apply for an interest free season ticket loan, an interest free gym membership loan and/or an interest free rental deposit loan.
Cycle to work scheme.
What happens next?
Once your application has been submitted and reviewed, our Recruitment team will share the outcome with you by email.
We typically hold two interview stages per vacancy providing the opportunity to meet two members of the hiring team at each stage.
The first stage is typically conducted virtually and the second stage typically in person at the office in which the role would be based.
However, we strive to remain flexible depending on the requirements of the role or the candidate.
Our strength lies in our differences.
We are a Disability Confident and top Stonewall employer, a Valuable 500 member, a founding member of the Mindful Business Charter, signatory of the Race at Work Charter and a proud partner of Neurodiversity in Law.
We encourage and value different ideas and styles of thinking.
It's with different perspectives that we'll find solutions to our clients' most complex challenges.
It's how we'll deliver outstanding results today, and tomorrow.
We want everybody attending an interview to be comfortable and able to fully demonstrate their experience and talents.
Our in-house recruiter, Victoria Greaves, would be happy to have an informal chat about this role, provide this job advert or our application form in an alternative format, and/or discuss any reasonable adjustments to be made either during the recruitment process or after offer stage.
You can contact Victoria by emailing ****** #LI-VG1