Trademark Legal Assistant - Intellectual Property (Maternity Coverage)

Trademark Legal Assistant - Intellectual Property (Maternity Coverage)

Why Norton Rose Fulbright?

You will be part of a talented global team who is a leader in the legal industry. Your work will be challenging and rewarding and you will have the opportunity to maximize your potential. Our Firm has been recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2018, 2019 and 2020. We look forward to welcoming you to our team!

The Team

This Temporary Full Time Trademark Assistant role will provide support to our lawyers in the Intellectual Property Department of our Calgary office. This position will play a key role in handling administrative items and requires a highly organized professional individual with excellent client service skills and the ability to work in a challenging fast-paced environment.

The Role

• Prepare documents required for new applications and official correspondence with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO), and other foreign patent offices
• Correspondence with clients and foreign associates
• Review files for chain of titles and prepare chain of title documents for recordal at CIPO and the USPTO
• Process and file daily incoming correspondence
• Follow up on patent deadlines daily and ensure that they are met
• Record time entries and bill files regularly
• Open and maintain all trademark files
• Prepare appropriate applications and other registration documents
• Prepare correspondence to trademark offices
• Assist with trademark and/or copyright prosecution
• Prepare trademark reports and spreadsheets for clients
• Docket diaries, reminders and limitations
• Pay trademark office fees (maintenance fees, renewal fees)
• Hybrid opportunity
• 14 - months with possibility of extension
• Administration duties, bill preparation as required

Skills and Experience Required

• Completion of a recognized Legal Assistant program
• 2+ years of Legal Assistant experience
• Basic Intellectual Property experience would be an asset but not mandatory
• Strong technical skills with working knowledge of MS Office 2010
• Strong attention to detail with solid proofreading skills
• Flexibility, patience and the ability to adapt to change
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work in order to meet deadlines and manage a high volume desk
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Proactive and ability to take initiative when appropriate
• Positive attitude and client-service oriented

Diversity and Inclusion

At Norton Rose Fulbright, we value difference and promote a culture of respect for each individual. We encourage workforce diversity in all aspects and at all levels and in doing so create an environment where everyone can realise their full potential and career ambitions on the basis of merit and skill.

Norton Rose Fulbright

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm. We provide the world's preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 3800 lawyers and other legal staff based in more than 50 cities across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.

Recognized for our industry focus, we are strong across all the key industry sectors: financial institutions; energy; infrastructure, mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation; and life sciences and healthcare.

Wherever we are, we operate in accordance with our global business principles of quality, unity and integrity. We aim to provide the highest possible standard of legal service in each of our offices and to maintain that level of quality at every point of contact.

For more information about Norton Rose Fulbright, see nortonrosefulbright.com/legal-notices.

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We wish to thank all applicants for their interest, however, please note that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Please no telephone or email inquiries. We ask that all Agencies register candidates online.