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In-House Training and Vocational School | 3 Years (Shortening Possible)

Patent Administrative Assistant (m/f/d)

A Versatile Profession with a Future

As a patent administrative assistant, you can look forward to an exciting and varied role in an international environment. You will work independently and support patent attorneys in filing and enforcing IP rights.

Your Tasks Include:

Preparing applications for patents, utility models, designs, and trade marks
Calculating, recording, and monitoring important deadlines
Assisting with correspondence with clients, authorities, and courts
General secretarial and office organisation duties

Further Training Opportunities

After completing your training, you have the opportunity to further qualify as a certified legal specialist (Rechtsfachwirt/in).

Requirements

Educational qualification: Intermediate school leaving certificate (Mittlere Reife), (subject-restricted) Abitur, or an equivalent qualification
Skills: Organisational talent, flexibility, diligence, and absolute discretion
Soft skills: Service orientation, ability to work independently, and strong communication skills
Language skills: Confident spoken and written command of German and English
Interest in legal topics: Motivation to familiarise yourself with legal fundamentals and working with legal texts

Training Content

Fundamentals of legal methodology – Introduction to legal thinking and working methods
Civil and civil procedure law – Key fundamentals of contracts, claims, and court proceedings
Commercial and company law – Legal framework for businesses
Business and social studies – Understanding of economic contexts and social security
Accounting and finance – Bookkeeping, invoicing, and cost management
Specialist, legal, and organisational-commercial content – Practical knowledge for working in a patent attorney firm

Training at Meissner Bolte

At Meissner Bolte, a leading firm specialising in intellectual property law, you can look forward to well-founded training in an international environment. You will gain comprehensive insight into the protection of intellectual property and work actively on exciting cases.

Fundamentals of intellectual property law – Patents, trade marks, designs, and their significance
Trade mark and design law – National and international protection strategies
IP protection at national and international level – Proceedings and particularities
Drafting and processing legal submissions – Legal correspondence with authorities and clients
Filing IP rights – Preparing and filing patents at national and international level
Handling legal disputes – Support in disputes relating to IP rights
Fundamentals of accounting and controlling – Financial processes within a patent attorney firm

Benefits

Flexible working hours
Excellent onboarding and support throughout your training
Home office possible
Internal events: summer party, company run, Christmas party, after-work events, and more
Attractive salary already during training (around €1,000 in year 1, increasing with each year of training)
Chance of being kept on with a permanent contract
Travel cost allowance
As much water, fruit, and coffee as you like

Training to become a patent administrative assistant

Patent Administrative Assistant (m/f/d)

Your Contact

Kathrin Mühlstein