Patent Secretary
An amazing opportunity has arisen to work in a Top-Tier IP law firm specialising in patent and trademarks as a patent secretary. This is a full-time, permanent position based in one of the most iconic buildings in London, ‘The Shard’.

The Firm
They are one of the best IP firms in Europe and the UK who provide legal advice on protecting inventions and trademarks. They have a strong clientele in the sectors media and entertainment, pharmaceutical, aerospace, social media, technology and electronics.

The firm has embraced hybrid working and you will be able to work 1/ 2 days a week from home.

The Team
You will be supporting a super busy senior partner who is named in Chambers and The Legal 500 and who is well liked within the firm. You will become an integral part of the team and also have the support of the central patent secretarial team.

The Role
You will be working with clients directly while assisting the Patent attorneys and fee earners in their day to day tasks. In addition, this job offers high levels of autonomy which allows you to be in charge of your own work. For the right person patent paralegal duties may also be included in the role.

The Requirements
As it is a high profile role, previous experience as a Patent Secretary is a must. Candidates that are CIPA qualified and who had Inprotech experience would be ideal.
Other than that if you think you have good organizational skills, effective time management strategies, attention to detail and strong communication skills this is an amazing opportunity for you!

The firm is looking forward to welcoming a highly motivated person with prior experience as a Patent Secretary to join their team!

This role comes with an amazing salary along with other benefits!

Lunaria Partners are advertising this patent secretary role on behalf of our client. We strive to respond to all applications but due to the volume received, this isn't always possible. If you have not heard from us in 7 days your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

HR Assistant
An excellent role has arisen in a professional services company based in The Shard for an HR assistant.

The Company
The company are a law firm that specialise in intellectual property which includes copyright and trademarks for well-known brands, and patents for inventions. Clients include social media, technology, AI, electronics, aerospace and pharmaceutical companies.

The Team
The team is currently comprised of an HR Director and an HR Advisor who are both really friendly and supportive and although work hard, do so with a great sense of humour!

This HR Assistant role is newly created as the business has grown the past year and so the HR team is currently very busy.

The Role
The role will be really varied and the successful HR administrator can look forward to:

• Organising recruitment briefings
• Organising graduate recruitment events
• Organising careers fairs - external
• Updating the HR System (HiBob)
• Diary management and arranging interviews
• Updating spreadsheets and producing reports
• Drafting letters including in regards to salary information and maternity/paternity/shared parental leave
• Managing candidate onboarding compliance including reference requests
• Managing induction schedules
• Preparing PowerPoint slides for internal meetings
• Helping producing HR marketing collateral for example careers fair brochures

The Requirements
Ideally you will have completed a degree, perhaps in Human Resources, but will also be considered from those with other degrees (Law, English, History or Psychology for example) looking for a career in HR. Some office experience would be a bonus. Perhaps you have completed a year in industry/placement year as part of your degree.

Excellent organisational skills are required and you should be able to demonstrate managing a busy work load with competing deadlines (perhaps you worked while studying), and enjoy being thrown in the deep end and having a good level of responsibility from day one.

You must be able to travel to London Bridge at least three days a week.

The Benefits
You will be joining such a great team who are very experience and really enjoy mentoring so you will learn a lot which will set you on a fantastic career path.

Lunaria Partners are advertising this HR Assistant role on behalf of our client. We strive to respond to all applications but due to the volume received, this isn't always possible. If you have not heard from us in 7 days your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

An amazing opportunity has arisen at an incredibly well regarded Silver Circle law firm in Birmingham who are looking to add a Property Litigation Associate to their market leading team. 

The Firm/Role: 

The team sits within the firm's real estate group (one of the largest real estate practices in the country) and this means that they have a very diverse client base. The firm would describe the day-to-day work as stimulating and challenging (to give you a flavour of the work, they act for house-builders, pension funds, property companies, developers and telecoms operators in Court, in arbitrations, adjudications and mediations).

The firm is well known for its commitment to work-life balance and this is reflected in its very realistic billable targets!! 

What They Are Looking For: 

The firm are ideally looking for associates in the 0-5 year PQE range, with Property Litigation experience gained at another UK or international law firm. However, they will consider applications from outside this PQE range, so if you have Property Litigation experience, then please do get in touch. 

The Benefits: 

The salary for this position is competitive and they have a great benefits package and bonus on top of this. 

The firm's culture means that they have a high retention rate and many of their associates will have trained and chosen to stay at the firm (with many often going on to make partner)!

The firm's office is based in Birmingham (however, they are very pro-flexible working, with remote working being available up to 50% of the time).

If you are interested in finding out more information about this role, then please do get in touch!

Lunaria Partners are advertising this role on behalf of our client. We strive to respond to all applications but due to the volume received, this isn't always possible. If you have not heard from us in 7 days your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Junior Legal Secretary
We are looking for a junior legal secretary to join a Top-Tier IP law firm that specialises in patents and trademarks. The position will be full-time, permanent and based in one of London's most iconic buildings, The Shard.

The Firm
They are a market leading IP firm in Europe and the UK who provide legal advice on protecting inventions and trademarks. The firm has a wide range of clients in industries such as media and entertainment, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, social media, technology, and electronics. 

In addition, they have embraced hybrid working and you will be able to work 1/ 2 days a week from home.

The Team
You will be working in a really busy team and assist on interesting work in a friendly and supportive environment.

The Role
You will be supporting the Patent attorneys in their day to day tasks, in addition to, managing diaries and assisting with general administration work. As the role might include over time, a flexible person would be ideal.

The Requirements
The team welcomes recent graduates who are interested working in IP, as well as, people who have prior legal secretary experience. A person with great communication and organizational skills and who has an eye for detail would be ideal.

Having a CILEx Legal Secretary qualification would be an advantage for the role!

If you are interested in this junior legal secretary role apply now!

Lunaria Partners are advertising this junior legal secretary role on behalf of our client. We strive to respond to all applications but due to the volume received, this isn't always possible. If you have not heard from us in 7 days your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Compliance Analyst
A top 10 law firm is seeking 3 compliance analyst temps to assist on an interesting project in their compliance team.

The Firm
The law firm is a top tier international firm with offices all over the world. The London office, where the compliance analyst will be based, is near Liverpool Street Station.

The Team
The team is really friendly and supportive and consists of conflicts analysts, AML analysts, risk lawyers and a compliance manager. The compliance analyst will work closely with the compliance manager on this project.

The Project
The compliance analyst project is expected to last for 2-3 months and is to start asap.

The Requirements
AML or Conflicts experience would be ideal, but applications are also welcome from future trainees looking for some temporary work for 2-3 months or paralegals who are wanting to move into a career in compliance.

Lunaria Partners are advertising this compliance analyst role on behalf of our client. We strive to respond to all applications but due to the volume received, this isn't always possible. If you have not heard from us in 7 days your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

• REAL ESTATE LITIGATION PARALEGAL FOR A FIXED TERM 12 MONTH CONTRACT
• TRAINING CONTRACT POTENTIAL

Paralegal - Real Estate Litigation

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Paralegal with Real Estate Litigation experience who is looking to gain trainee level experience and run their own caseload.

The Team

The Real Estate team at this firm is highly regarded and highly ranked in Chambers and the Legal 500. The Real Estate Litigation team deals with a range of matters including development disputes, landlord and tenant issues, overdue rent and service charges, breaches of covenant and dilapidations. The team also cover construction disputes, property fraud and professional negligence.

The Role

The successful paralegal can look forward to a high level of responsibility managing their own caseload of smaller matters and having substantial client contact, as well assisting the Real Estate Litigation partner on larger and more complex matters. You can look forward to gaining experience on a range of litigious issues and experience of the whole litigation processes from instruction to settlement or trial.

Duties will include:

• Drafting letters before action, particulars of claim, particulars of debt, statutory demands, witness statements, instructions to counsel and experts
• Issuing County Court debt claims
• Preparing disclosure and trial bundles
• Legal research on a variety of landlord and tenant queries both commercial and residential

The Requirements

The firm are open to seeing applications from paralegals with a range of backgrounds and experience. However, academics are key and a minimum of a 2.1 is required as is completion of the LPC. In terms of experience you may have both commercial litigation and commercial property experience, but not necessarily Real Estate Litigation. Or you may be in a Real Estate or Commercial Property Litigation team seeking a new challenge. Any experience with landlord and tenant transactions – leases and licences (to assign, to underlet and for alterations) - would be an advantage.

The current paralegal has been offered a training contract with the firm to start in September, there is a strong possibility this paralegal role will also lead to a training contract.

It could also be a great opportunity for a future pupil or a future trainee looking to gain experience before starting pupillage/training contract.

The role is initially a 12 month fixed term contract.

Apply today to this Paralegal - Real Estate Litigation role to find out more.

Lunaria Partners are advertising this Paralegal - Real Estate Litigation role on behalf of our client. We strive to respond to all applications but due to the volume received, this isn't always possible. If you have not heard from us in 7 days your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Paralegal

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Real Estate Paralegal to join a mid-sized city law firm on an initial 6 month contract.

The Team

The Real Estate Paralegal can look forward to working within a small team with a partner who is ranked in Chambers, and having a high level of responsibility assisting on Real Estate Matters.

The Role

The team act for high and ultra-high net worth individuals on the acquisition, letting and disposal of private property. The portfolios are often comprised of both commercial and residential properties.

You can look forward to working closely with the partner and being given a high level of autonomy with transactions. Due to the size of the team you will also get the chance to attend client meetings, networking events and have client contact during the transactions.

The Requirements

It is anticipated you will have at least 6 months property paralegal experience. Having experience with seeing conveyancing through from start to finish and with managing the post completion process would be ideal.

The firm is open to whether this experience is from another city law firm, or from a regional firm. Any experience with high net worth individuals or properties over £1 million would be a bonus.

The Benefits

The firm has offered a number of their paralegals training contracts in the past and there is opportunity for the successful property paralegal to progress to being a future trainee.

Apply today for this property paralegal / real estate paralegal role to find out more!

Lunaria Partners are advertising this property paralegal / real estate paralegal role on behalf of our client. We strive to respond to all applications but due to the volume of applications, this isn't always possible. If you have not heard from us in 7 days your applications has been unsuccessful on this occasion.