- GMFJ Reference
253769
- Wages
Competitive
- Hours
37.50 per week
- Date Posted
03/09/2024
- Start Date
01/10/2024
- Approx. Duration
24 Months
- Location
Cambridge
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Law
- Opportunity Type
Advanced Level 3
- Apprenticeship Standard
Paralegal (ST0245)
- Employer
Stobbs (IP) Limited
Description
Working at one of the leading brand advisory firms in this field and working for household and world-famous brands, this Paralegal will be involved in various brand enforcement projects.
You will need to liaising with customs officers and law enforcement officers around the globe (mainly UK and EU). You will be asked to review images and confirm whether the pictured goods are counterfeit.
You will be attending UK law enforcement raids across the country (mainly around Manchester, Birmingham, and Leicester) on behalf of Stobbs’ household clients and providing on-site your assistance.
You will also be preparing legal documents, such as witness statements, Cease and Desist Letters and criminal complaints.
You will be exposed directly to your clients, who are world famous brands. You will have direct access to their brand stories and confidential information as to how to assess the authenticity of their products.
You can expect direct client contact in this role, as well as be in full charge of communications with customs officers and law enforcement officers such as Trading Standards officers.
You will be collecting infringement data. You will need to analyse the data and identify the potential links. This may require you to undertake additional high-level desktop investigations.
You will need to communicate your findings clearly and concisely.
Sometimes you will be responsible for delivering trainings to UK law enforcement officers and Border Force officers, using your knowledge gained through this job.
You will be exposed to wider brand protection work, including litigations.
You will be working within a small team at Stobbs. You will be assigned a supervisor with whom you will have regular contact.
Your duties and responsibilities in this role will consist of:
- Liaising with UK law enforcement officers (such as Trading Standards and police officers) to obtain the relevant data as your supervisor may request from time to time.
- Attending law enforcement raids across the UK and providing assistance on site
- Conducting training and education sessions for UK law enforcement officers and Border Force officers.
- Identifying data from various sources and accurately recording data
- Confidently using technology tools and Excel sheets
- Independently analysing the data
- Ability to communicate your ideas, findings, and conclusions confidently.
For more information about this vacancy please contact BPP Professional Apprenticeships on 01133 500 333 (Ref ID: 253769)
- Microsoft system and basic IT skills, good investigation skills
- 5 GCSEs Grad A-C Including English and Maths.
As a Paralegal Apprentice with BPP, you will complete the Paralegal Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship. Additional learning within the apprenticeship will enable you to be awarded a Level 4 Certificate of Higher Education in Legal Services which can afford you exemptions from the first two years of the Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship.
Your apprenticeship shall be delivered by online training from and on-the-job learning.
- An interest in brands and brand protection.
- Good attention to detail.
- Reliable and punctual.
- Ability to keep information confidential (a non-disclosure agreement will be signed before commencing the work)
- Flexible – ability to work out of ordinary hours occasionally.
- Ability to communicate confidently and contextually.
- A team worker
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there may be opportunities to progress into a permanent role within the Brand Protection team or other related areas of the business, such as legal, marketing, or compliance.
- Discretionary annual bonus
- 2 charity days a year
- Professional fees
- 28 days holiday + public holidays + birthday leave
- Charitable giving T
- raining fees, professional development and support
- Paid parenthood leave
- Bupa private medical cover*
- Free lunches and stocked kitchens
- Pension contributions (up to 6%, plus salary exchange)
- Octopus Money financial wellbeing
- Clubs – paddleboarding, book club, folk choir etc
- Death in service (4 x annual salary)
- YuLife (EAP)
- Pool table, shuffleboard etc
- Electric car scheme*
- Specsavers vouchers
- Parties!
- Cyclescheme*
- Massages in the office
- Merch
- Refer a friend (£1K+)
- Bootcamp, Gym, Peloton etc
Please ensure that you apply for the position as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. The closing date is a rough guideline as to when an advert will close. The advert may close before the given closing date if the employer has filled the position(s).
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