Summary
About this role
CMS is looking to grow its Trade Mark team, with opportunities for those new to the profession and passionate about IP, as well as for those with some experience in a similar role.
We are looking to recruit a paralegal into our Legal Services Unit in Sheffield or Manchester.
The role will be focused on assisting with managing our Trade Mark team’s busy trade mark practice. If you have the skills and drive to help us develop our successful practice, we want to hear from you. Please submit a CV and accompanying cover letter setting out your reasons for applying for the role.
About the role
CMS has the largest trade mark team in the UK comprising 7 partners and 40 associates, with over 20 years' experience of managing trade mark portfolios based across our offices in London, Sheffield and Glasgow. Our trade mark team offers the breadth and depth of expertise of a boutique firm with the size, coverage and commercial approach that comes from being set within the sixth largest law firm globally. CMS's IP team is ranked Gold by the World Trademark Review.
Our full service IP practice is staffed by solicitors, barristers, patent attorneys and trade mark attorneys, all of whom work alongside specialist practice managers and dedicated paralegals and billing staff.
The team has a breadth of expertise and an international outlook, with a track record in high-value brand protection, development and management work. We advise clients across a range of sectors, including consumer products, technology, financial services, media, real estate and retail.
About you
We are looking for a new paralegal to continue our growth and help us to service our burgeoning client roster. Candidates should be motivated, enthusiastic, interested in developing their knowledge of IP law and trade mark prosecution, and committed to furthering their career as a trade mark specialist.
You will be working with our Chartered Trade Mark Attorneys and specialist trade mark solicitors to support high-end clients who regularly ask us to push the boundaries of trade mark law, making for an exciting and challenging working environment. Paralegals are integral to our team, have direct client contact, and the right candidates have opportunities to develop a career within the IP team. You will need to juggle a busy workload, competing client and team demands, and multiple deadlines, so excellent organisational skills are crucial.
The ideal candidate will want to learn about IP, and may already have experience of trade mark law through university studies or work experience. Candidates who are new to the profession will have a demonstrable passion for brands and IP in general. A degree is preferred, in either law or another discipline.
The role is based in our Sheffield or Manchester office.
What’s in it for you?
We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:
Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
Flexible, hybrid working policy
Generous bonus scheme
Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
Holiday exchange scheme
Private medical insurance
Enhanced parental leave
Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.
Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.
Other facts
About CMS Law
Are you a MENA-based business seeking investments abroad, or a multinational looking to enter, establish or grow your business interests in the dynamic markets of MENA? With our lawyers based throughout the key regional commercial centres, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Algeria and Turkey, CMS MENA has the resources and expertise to support all aspects of your business.
If you’re looking for new markets, investment opportunities, implementation of new strategies or have a dispute to resolve, we have specialist teams of over 125 lawyers on the ground to help across some of the region’s most exciting economies. Our local knowledge and business savvy approach means we give you both commercial and legal insight to make the most of the opportunities in the region. Our sector focus gives us a comprehensive understanding of our clients’ businesses and markets and allows us to constantly deliver sound and commercially relevant advice from any of our offices We focus on relationships, not deals, and we are considered more approachable and accessible than many of our competitors. Our clients tell us that they like working with us and that we’re often seen as the human face of the law.
International law firm CMS has over 5,000 lawyers in 79 locations worldwide to help organisations thrive in changing times. Through our technical rigour, strategic expertise and deep focus on building long-term partnerships, we are committed to putting our clients and their business success first.
What you'll do
- The paralegal will assist in managing the Trade Mark team's busy practice and support high-end clients. They will work closely with Chartered Trade Mark Attorneys and specialist trade mark solicitors.
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