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Intellectual Property Paralegal

BT Plc.

Intellectual Property Paralegal

Salary Not Specified

BT Plc., Portsoken, Tower Hamlets

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 6 days ago, 12 Sep | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 1375c13a7b914d8db534dee95835527e

Full Job Description

  • Attending to correspondence, docketing deadlines and accurate updating of a specialised IP management system (IPMS) database.

  • Maintaining a diary system including monitoring and actioning critical deadlines on allocated cases according to statutory and internal procedural deadlines.

  • Liaising with inventors, outside companies and others in respect of official actions and legal documents including the execution of agreements and notarisation where necessary.

  • Assisting with financial recording, purchase requisition, settlement and receipting processes.

  • Providing operational procedures, formalities and document management service to BT's in-house and external IP legal advisors, enabling them to deliver rigorous, high quality and efficient IP legal services for BT Group.

  • Flagging changes in law and/or issues with cases as soon as these arise and suggesting solutions.

  • Preparing legal documentation and official papers (as defined in Intellectual Property Legislation for each country) on a worldwide basis.

  • Assisting with recording and/or updating procedures as required due to law or procedural changes.

  • Ensuring timely instructions of IP Registration renewal and maintenance fees.

    Patent Administrators Certificate (CIPA) or European Patent Administration Certification (EPAC).

  • Experience in intellectual property procedures and management systems.


    • Preferred:
  • Trade Mark Administrators Certificate.

  • In-house intellectual property experience with a multinational corporation.


    • Our leadership standards

    BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.

    Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.

    We value diversity and celebrate difference. 'We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It's fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.'

    We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you'll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won't be alone: we'll be there with help and support, learning and development.

    This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.

    Looking in:
    Leading inclusively and Safely
    I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
    Owning outcomes
    I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

    Looking out:
    Delivering for the customer
    I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
    Commercially savvy
    I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

    Looking to the future:
    Growth mindset
    I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
    Building for the future
    I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.,
  • Annual On target bonus 10% (personal and company multipliers)

  • BT Pension scheme; minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%

  • Life Assurance

  • Direct share scheme

  • Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages

  • 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans

  • My Discounts gives colleagues access to unbeatable savings on everyday purchases at hundreds of retailers

  • Discounted EE TV including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership

  • Great support for working parents including pay whilst on maternity, adoptive, and paternity leave

  • Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.

  • 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service with buy holiday option

  • Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community

  • Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as 'My EV'