Trade Mark Practice Specialist

Your role

You'll be a part of our Intellectual Property & PTA, Patents & Trade Marks team and work with Partners and senior legal operatives in our Sydney or Melbourne office.

At Allens, our structure means you'll work directly with operatives to provide high quality, proactive business support and play a key role in assisting senior legal operatives to manage the financial aspects of their practice, including client reporting. In this role, you will demonstrate a high level of skill across a variety of administrative tasks and demonstrate advanced capability within the Trade Marks Practice Specialisation.

As a Trade Marks Practice Specialist, you will be responsible for:
- Management and input of data into our case management database (Inprotech)- Supporting the trade mark attorneys with communications to clients and IP Offices-
- Providing general administrative support to the team- Input and maintain data in the relevant systems database.- Prepare PTA documents and draft correspondence for IP offices and clients.

This is a full time, 12-month maximum term contract opportunity (parental leave cover). Hybrid working (60% in the office) is how we work however flexibility matters at Allens, so if you are seeking hybrid working or are looking for flexibility in your work, we would be happy to discuss what arrangements would work best for you.

About you

You will have:
- Experience in a similar role within a law firm or trade marks attorney practice.- Specialised knowledge of Australian, New Zealand and global trade marks and design practice.-
- Strong written communication skills and keen attention to detail, with the ability to draft correspondence, presentations, pitch documents and slide packs quickly and accurately.- Strong organisation skills and the ability to thrive in an environment of continuous change working with challenging clients or stakeholders.- A high degree of initiative, proactivity and problem solving skills, with a willingness to take ownership for the completion of tasks/projects and deliver innovative solutions to improve systems and work practices.- Strong influencing skills, with the ability to respectfully manage upwards with stakeholders.- The ability to work well within a team environment.- A desire to learn, grow, network and mentor others

Your development

In joining Allens, you will receive unparalleled learning and development opportunities. You will be challenged, supported and guided as you learn and develop, and will be encouraged to grow. We foster greatness, and will coach and support you to meet your goals and aspirations.

Our unique Career Deal allows you to take control of your career and provides a transparent approach to career development. Our international alliance with Linklaters means we are able to support secondments all over the world.

Our perks

Our benefits include:
- Financial: market competitive fixed remuneration; salary continuance insurance, employee recruitment referral program, discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding program.- Health and wellbeing: fully subsidised gym memberships, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, in-house snacks and catered meals, subsidised sporting and social activities, emergency childcare, Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families and regular wellbeing sessions with our in-house consulting Psychologist.- Flexibility: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support you in your work and life commitments and passions, equipment to support working from home.- Leave: ability to purchase additional annual leave, access to an enhanced, inclusive and flexible- parental leave policy
- 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees and high quality executive coaching to support the transition.- Recognition: team based recognition including social activities and contribution based recognition activities, and annual Allens Values Awards to nominate and recognise the incredible contributions of our people.

Allens is also proud to invest in our communities, giving you the opportunity to make a difference through our work on reconciliation, the environment and other social justice issues as well as our workplace giving and volunteering programs.

How to apply?
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At Allens, we've been building legal careers for 200 years; longer than any other firm in Australia. The impact of our people extends to almost every sphere of business, government, the judiciary and the wider legal profession. We continue to provide opportunities for people from diverse backgrounds to build outstanding careers and shape the world around them.

Through our alliance with Linklaters, we work in a global network of 41 offices in 26 countries. Our size and global reach provide exceptional opportunities f