Your New Role

An attractive opportunity has arisen for a full-time Junior Patent Assistant to join FB Rice’s highly successful Chemistry group.

Your Key Responsibilities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

• Provision of administrative support where needed and a backup support for more senior Patent Assistants
• Working with our database and template system (including Inprotech, iManage, Outlook)
• Data entry
• Proof reading
• Creating and amending documents
• Managing attorney reminders
• Ad hoc administrative tasks such as organising meetings and managing emails and official correspondence
• Preparation of invoices
• Filing of patent applications
• Working with the IP Australia and IP Office of New Zealand on-line databases

Your Training and Skills

To be successful in this role it is a requirement that you have:

• excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• strong organisational and time management skills
• strong attention to detail
• an ability to work in a team and independently 
• a respect for established processes and procedures
• a solid knowledge of MS Office

Preferred

• Two years working in an Intellectual Property firm

Culture and Benefits

Become a part of our inclusive and people-driven culture. At FB Rice you will be guided in a continuous learning environment, enabling you to grow and progress throughout your career.

Our team is key to providing the best patent and trade mark services in Australia to our clients, therefore our focus has always been to develop a business that is a great place to work. We offer a range of excellent employee benefits such as:

• Hybrid working policy that encourages flexible working arrangements
• Reward and recognition program that recognises individual and team performance
• A Social Club which provides a wide range of activities throughout the year
• Health and Wellbeing program including access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Paid Parental leave
• Subsidised Classpass (exercise and wellbeing program) membership

Working at FB Rice

You will be joining a long-established and successful top tier intellectual property firm acknowledged for its client experience and expertise through a number of industry awards. FB Rice represents an extensive range of loyal local and international clients; with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane.

As a privately-owned partnership that is committed to seeing the firm remain wholly owned by its partners, we are able to offer a variety of staff benefits as demonstrated above.

How to Apply

Please submit your cover letter and CV by clicking "Apply Now".

To be eligible for this position you must be fluent in English and have an ongoing right to work in Australia.

All expressions of interest are strictly confidential.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

FB Rice recognises the importance of a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourages any interested candidates with the above-mentioned technical background and professional skills to apply. Please read our Inclusion and Diversity Statement on the FB Rice website at fbrice.com.au/careers.