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Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm.

A rare opportunity now exists for an experienced IP Administrator to join our Intellectual Property team in Melbourne on a part time basis.

The main purpose of this role is to assist the IP team in the management of IP Assets of the firm’s clients.  

Key responsibilities for the role are:

• Filing trade mark and design applications
• Filing and management of trade mark oppositions
• Preparation and filing of evidence in trade mark oppositions
• Engagement with IP Australia
• Obtaining renewal instructions and renewing trade mark and design registrations
• Managing local and foreign trade mark and design portfolios, including the production of portfolio reports
• Maintaining trade mark watching services
• Attending to daily reminders and liaising with the lawyers in the IP team

Required skills and personal attributes:

• Outstanding organisational and time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise tasks and commitments
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office (including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel)
• Advanced knowledge of Aderant Expert Billing or other finance related software
• Ability to develop and foster excellent professional relationships internally and with clients

At Corrs, we help you achieve your ambition - at every stage of your career.

About us:
Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.

Why Corrs?
We pride ourselves on meeting our clients needs in a culture characterised by excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a safe and inclusive workplace, and we focus on creating opportunities and supporting a diverse workforce.

• Flexible working as standard – we’ve established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
• Bonus leave - an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total).
• Wellbeing program – we support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mental health, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
• Diversity and Inclusion – this is a key area of focus for the firm. We set meaningful goals to improve diversity and an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
• Responsible business approach – we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and are committed to promoting and respecting human rights, supporting the Compact’s Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.
• Learning and development opportunities – including our Australian-first international study scholarship, our national training program and our mentoring program.

To apply click on the "apply" button or contact Mariah Ioannidis on 03 9672 3124 for a confidential discussion.

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