Customs Enforcement Paralegal Apprentice (Stobbs (IP) Limited)

Summary

As a Level 3 Customs Enforcement Paralegal Apprentice, you will play a key role in supporting the customs team and also the wider Brand Protection team in safeguarding the intellectual property, brand image, and reputation for well-known global brands. Duties include: 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.

Annual wage

£19,240 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Salary - £19,240 - £20,540

Training course

Paralegal (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 7 October

Duration

2 Years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

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.

Where you’ll work

BUILDING 1000

CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH PARK

CAMBRIDGE

CB25 9PD

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

BPP UNIVERSITY LIMITED

Your training course

Paralegal (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

assist in administering procedures using most effective channels to progress caseloads.

conduct legal research using selected sources such as legal databases.

solve legal technical problems within their remit and escalating as needed.

present findings from legal research in line with organisational expectations.

assist in applying the principles of Law to stakeholder cases.

assist with legal matters and transactions within the organisation.

communicate using plain English to provide clarification and explanation of the legal process and standard legal terms.

organise and administer workflow such as legal files, case management and accounting systems to progress work within service level expectations.

carry out file management activities such as prepare and collate bundles, take and file accurate notes, close and review files, maintain databases and version control.

use a range of digital tools and technologies, for example to draft legal documents, conduct legal research, carry out data analysis and collaborate with others.

apply fraud protection measures and cyber security procedures in relation to transactions, keeping up to date with approaches.

undertake activities to ensure a clear picture of a stakeholder’s needs and risks throughout legal transactions.

assess risks and benefits to the stakeholder of different options and making recommendations to senior team members to ensure that they work in the stakeholders’ best interests.

Your training plan

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

More training information

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.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

Other in:

5 GCSE's including English and Maths (grade (A*-C/9-4 or equivalent))

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Team working
Reliable and punctual
Flexible

Other requirements

· 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

About this company

Stobbs is a niche intellectual property practice that recognises that to give the best advice on brands, you need to take a more strategic and holistic approach than pure trade mark expertise. To that end, we launched the concept of Intangible Asset Management. We have a breadth of capability that goes far beyond the scope of any other IP firm and encompasses trade marks, designs and copyright, litigation, disputes, commercial contracts, brand intelligence, brand extension (licensing), systems, online brand enforcement, anti-counterfeiting and brand restructuring. Formed in 2013 with 18 people, today we have over 200 professionals based in Cambridge, London, Dublin, Eindhoven and Munich.

After this apprenticeship

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.

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