Current Opportunities

Role Purpose

To provide a high quality, timely and comprehensive secretarial service for HGF clients of the Manchester office, as directed by the office Attorneys and Partners.  This is a business critical role in a busy and highly valued support team.

Responsibilities

• Producing correspondence and technical specifications via copy and audio typing
• Assisting in the production of invoices and client bills
• Diary and email management
• Creating Word and Excel tables and Adobe Acrobat documents
• Using Outlook to email and book appointments in calendars
• Processing online filing
• Booking meeting rooms, arranging catering, travel and accommodation
• Covering reception duties when required

The person we are seeking should:

• Have previous IP Secretarial work experience in a Patent and Trade Mark firm; formalities experience will be advantageous
• Have a keen interest in IP work
• Possess a proven track record of meeting deadlines
• Have high levels of accuracy and good attention to detail

The successful candidate must be:

• Articulate and literate
• Socially confident
• Able to operate in an intellectually demanding and often stressful environment
• Capable of meeting deadlines

Education/Qualifications

• GCSE level (or equivalent) English and Mathematics

Competitive salary plus an annual performance bonus of up to 3% (rising to 5% in 2013).  Excellent benefits package.

If you possess the experience and skills for this vacancy, please email your CV and a covering letter to:

Zoe Marshall, HR Administrator, at zmarshall@hgf.com

Closing date for applications is Friday 30 December 2011.