Job Description

Description

We are now looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Records Administrator to join Appleyard Lees. As part of the Records team, this role supports the Records Manager and Records Paralegal and works closely with teams across the firm, contributing to overall operational efficiency and effective service delivery.

This position is hybrid working, and can be based at any of our offices - Leeds, Manchester, Halifax or Cambridge.

Key Responsibilities

Ensuring the internal deadline docketing system is consistently up to date, proactively flagging errors, and generating monthly completion deadline reports as required Dealing with incoming official correspondence, drafting reporting emails for various official communications as well as correspondence to local teams Running regular completion deadline reports, as well as checking expiry and case closure reports Supporting the organisation and maintenance of original document storage, including responding to team and client requests for document or grant certificate retrieval Assisting with the monitoring and processing of team inboxes, as well as assignment and recordal requests as needed Contributing to the creation, maintenance, and improvement of team process guides, and providing training and guidance to Records Administrators Collaborating closely with the Records Manager and Paralegal and providing cover for the Administrator role when needed

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Proven experience within an Intellectual Property firm Exceptional attention to detail, with a diligent and self-motivated approach A fantastic communicator at all levels Strong IT Literacy, with database management knowledge Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to work well under pressure CIPA / CITMA qualification desirable, but not essential The ability to work well independently as well as within a team

Benefits

We pride ourselves on being small and friendly enough for you to get to know everyone - but big enough to offer you great career prospects. At Appleyard Lees, you won't feel like a number or just another cog in the wheel. We understand everyone is individual and offer a friendly and supportive place to work and learn.



We also offer:34 hour working week, Monday - Friday Agile working A supportive and friendly place to work and learn Annual salary review 25 days annual leave + bank holidays Holiday Purchase Scheme Salary Exchange Life assurance Healthcare Cash Plan & Wellbeing App Group Income Protection Long Service Milestones Social outings Vouchers on Christmas, Birthdays and Special Occasions Charity events

About Appleyard Lees

Appleyard Lees is a leading intellectual property law firm with approximately seventy patent and trade mark attorneys and litigators across offices in Halifax, Leeds, Manchester, and Cambridge.

We provide a full range of intellectual property (IP) services covering patents, trade marks, designs and copyright in the UK, Europe and worldwide. We use our technical and legal skills, and many years of experience, to identify and protect IP assets and to uncover and eliminate the risks posed by other people's IP rights.

Who we are, and what we do - but also, how we do it - makes us distinctive.

Our clients include some of the world's most exciting innovators, largest companies, and household names, with a number of clients obtaining Fortune 500, Fortune Global 2000, FTSE 100, FTSE 250, and Forbes Global 2000 status. Our clients operate across a diverse collection of industries, including chemicals, retail, consumer goods, electronics, software, bio and life sciences, pharmaceuticals, metals, and heavy industry, higher education, and hospitality, leisure, and tourism.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) has always been part of the core values of Appleyard Lees. To us, diversity is not just a box-ticking exercise, it is a core part of our firm's values . Diversity of people means diversity of ideas and perspectives, and these allow us to be more creative and flexible as a business.

We welcome the unique contribution that a diverse workforce will bring to our firm and actively encourage applications from all talented people - however your talent is packaged, whatever your background or circumstance and regardless of how you identify.