However, the main areas where career opportunities are available are:

• Secretarial
• Formalities – Paralegal work
• General Administration

Such opportunities are predominantly available in our London office, but as the firm grows there will be increasing numbers of roles in our regional offices.

Secretarial

Newly appointed staff usually provide full secretarial support service to a small team of attorneys and trainees.  This will involve receiving and recording documents from various sources on to the firm’s systems, preparing documents, managing diaries and making appointments.  With time and experience there will often be the opportunity to become a secretary to more senior attorneys at the firm.

Formalities

Paralegal Work – The firm offers opportunities to pursue careers in professional support.  There are a number of challenging roles requiring the development of in depth knowledge of patent laws and data entry, covering not only UK and European jurisdictions but also across the worldwide, such as the United States, Korea and Japan.  Such roles offer plenty of client contact, reminding clients on patent & design renewals, as well as processing such instructions, paying renewal fees directly at Patent Offices and instructing foreign attorneys.

Such roles require good administrative and secretarial skills; good communication (verbal and spoken) and experience of direct client contact;

There is usually the opportunity to undertake training and examination to achieve paralegal qualification in patents or trade marks.

General Administration

The firm operates with a small team of administrative staff to carry out reception, post and filing services.

Interested candidates should send a CV and covering letter via email to rherrington@mathys-squire.com, or to the following address:

Roger Herrington
HR Manager
Mathys & Squire LLP
120 Holborn
London
EC1N 2SQ