Trade Mark Paralegal

HGF; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

HGF Limited is seeking a Trade Mark Paralegal to support trademark operations across the firm, ensuring formalities for clients’ marks and designs are handled with precision. You will work closely with attorneys and support staff to manage filings, deadlines, and communications to protect IP rights internationally.

The role involves collaborating with foreign agents, monitoring statuses, and ensuring timely progression of actions within established timelines.

Qualifications

• CITMA qualification and at least 2 years experience in a trade mark formalities or paralegal role.
• Ability to work to deadlines and maintain accuracy in a busy IP environment.
• Experience in online brand enforcement would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end oversight of trade mark filings to maintain clients' IP rights.
• Delegate general reports and admin duties to the Trade Mark Formalities Assistant and Administrators.
• Liaise with attorneys and foreign agents to progress actions within required timescales.
• Monitor status of trade marks and designs, maintaining contact with local counsel and clients.

Skills

Trade mark knowledge

Education

CITMA qualification

Job description

Location: London, Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham

The Position

The Trade Mark Paralegal at HGF plays a vital role in supporting trade mark operations across the firm, ensuring the legal formalities of clients’ trade marks and designs are managed with precision. The position requires close collaboration with attorneys and support colleagues, handling filings, deadlines, and communications to maintain and protect intellectual property rights internationally.

Key Responsibilities:

• End to end oversight of trade mark filings to ensure our clients IP rights are maintained
• Delegate general reports and various admin duties to the Trade Mark Formalities Assistant and Administrators
• Liaise with attorneys and foreign agents to progress assigned actions within required timescales.
• Monitor the status of trade marks and designs, maintaining contact with local counsel and clients.

About You

If you are CITMA qualified and have at least 2 years experience in a trade mark formalities or paralegal position we’d love to hear from you. Being able to work to work to deadlines and prioritise your workload whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy will be key attributes to succeeding in the role, experience in online brand enforcement would also be an advantage in this role.

About HGF:

HGF Limited is one of Europe’s largest intellectual property specialist firms offering a fully integrated IP solution, bringing over 200 Patent Attorneys, Trade Mark Attorneys and IP Solicitors together to provide a full-service IP solution.

With 25 offices across the UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, France, Switzerland & Austria, HGF’s Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys provide specialist technical and legal advice to blue chip organisations and small to medium businesses across the world. Many of our clients are household names and the work HGF does allows them to protect and exploit their inventions, new products and branding.

Why move to HGF?

• HGF takes a transparent and merit-based approach to your career development and you will have the opportunity to shape your long-term progression.
• We’re a firm with a focus on DEI (Diversity, Equality and Inclusion), with a staff led DEI Focus Group, affinity networks and a DEI Board sponsor
• As a business we have a dedicated Learning and Development team focused on career long development of your skills along with a digital learning platform covering a wide range of content
• Benefits including our award winning enhanced parental leave policy, 27 days holiday, bonus scheme and flexible working

HGF Values

People - People matter. We treat people fairly, with respect and compassion. We foster a friendly, inclusive and enjoyable culture for everyone to prosper in. We invest in our people and offer appropriate coaching and training to assist with development and learning. We promote a healthy work-life balance. Progression is based on merit.

Excellence – We strive to be the best. We pursue excellence in all our individual roles resulting in outstanding legal and technical advice for our clients. Our people are pragmatic, responsive and commercially minded. We do not presume but listen to understand so we can engage proactively and appropriately.

Teamwork – We stand together. We work with our clients to protect their interests, and with each other as a mutually supporting firm. We value, appreciate and listen to others, regardless of role, recognising each individual’s particular blend of talent, skill and experience. We are individually and jointly accountable and take responsibility for our actions and decisions.

Progressive – We innovate. We continually improve our services and processes through understanding, creativity, and investment. We evolve by taking opportunities and adopting new business procedures, unencumbered by historical structures or out-of-date attitudes. As a firm, we have an entrepreneurial spirit, and encourage new thinking in our people.

At HGF, we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected,

valued and supported to reach their potential. We strive to ensure fairness throughout our

recruitment practices, invest in the development of our people, and encourage colleagues to

share their views and help shape their experience at HGF. As a Disability Confident employer,

equality, diversity and inclusion remain an important part of our approach. We welcome

applications from candidates with the relevant skills and experience and are happy to provide

reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.