Ref: 781
Role: Patent Renewal Clerk
Salary: £24,000 - £33,000
Location: Edinburgh
Hours: Mon-Fri (Hybrid available)
Our client is seeking an enthusiastic, dedicated Patent Renewal Records Clerk (Paralegal) to join their Legal Services Unit in Edinburgh.
Benefits:
* A Cycle to Work scheme
* Emergency Backup Care (for childcare needs)
* An Employee Assistance Programme
* Subsidised gym membership
* Health assessments at Nuffield Hospitals
* Interest free season ticket loans
* Loyalty awards every five years
* A payroll giving scheme
* A referral scheme paying up to GBP 5,000 for each new hire
* Study assistance
* Taxi costs if you work late
Duties:
The main duties of the role will include:
* Generating and preparing renewal reminders for clients.
* Attending to payment of renewal fees as instructed.
* Dealing with client queries and helping them understand certain procedures.
* Ensuring all service charges and official fees in relation to renewals are accurately recorded and working closely with the Revenue Team.
* Docketing and processing incoming requests from the internal records mailbox, external client mailbox and adding new patent applications (EP, UK, PCT and Foreign)
* Reviewing and second checking deadlines and actions docketed by other members of the team including post received via the EPO mailbox.
* Checking documents as filed to ensure that ...