Legal Admin and Processor | Litigation and Projects
Amicassa Process Solutions, Inc.
- Makati, PhilippinesMakati, National Capital Region, 6F Makati Stock Exchange Bldg., Ayala Triangle, PhilippinesMakatiNational Capital RegionPhilippinesPhilippines
- Full timeFULL_TIME
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Job Description
The considered candidate will act as a Legal and Intellectual Property Assistant of our Land Registration and Legal Administration Processing Group.
Litigation Functions
- Handle hearing schedules and liaising regularly with various courts as to the filings and requirements needed for the court filing of the ALI Group.
- Research regulations, laws, and jurisprudence to assist the lawyer with the preparation of pleadings, legal opinions and other documents as may be assigned
- Gather, examine and organize pieces of evidence and legal documents for the lawyer’s review and case preparation
- Manage, organize, and maintain documents in proper filing systems
- File and serve pleadings an and other documents to various court levels and other government agencies
- Draft and proofread correspondence and other legal documents
Legal Assistant functions
- Schedule meetings of lawyers (internally and with business units)
- Handle administrative tasks for lawyers
- Coordinate with various clients of the lawyers
- Perform a variety of tasks to support lawyers
- Assist lawyers in preparing for transactional closings, hearings, and conferences
Intellectual Property Assistant functions
- Local trademark application and registration
- Check requests for trademark application
- Provide guidelines to business units in registering a mark, registrability of marks according to Trademark Rules
- Conducts trademark search
- Draft trademark applications
- File trademark applications and other documentary requirements with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines
- Coordinate with business units for marketing materials
- Conducts research to gather marketing materials across various online platforms
- Conducts research on trademark, copyright, and patent laws and infringement
- Prepare responses to findings of trademark examiners, declarations of actual use, petitions for cancellation
- Prepare documentary requirements for voluntary licensing of technology transfer agreements, assignment of trademark, abandonment of trademark applications, and cancellation of trademark registrations
- Monitors the status of applications, registrations, and other requests
- Monitor deadlines for filing of responses and declaration of actual use, payment of publication fees
- Coordinate with trademark examiners and other IPO divisions for clarifications in office actions, procedures, and other requirements
- Coordinate with external law firms for engagement proposals, settlement of billing statements
- International trademark application and registration
- Prepare documentary requirements for international trademark applications
- Facilitates consularization of documents that need to be signed by SBU AIFs (To be filed in an IP office abroad)
- Remind IP lawyers of deadlines
- Request for engagement proposals from external firms based on the IP lawyer’s instructions and IP issue
- Coordinate and set up meetings with external firms
- Coordinate with external firms’ finance and SBU’s finance team to settle outstanding balance; Ensure that billings are settled
- Conducts research if needed, especially for IP matters other than local trademark applications
- Gather published marketing materials
Minimum Qualifications
- Preferably a degree holder in Legal Management and/or other related courses
- Must have at least 3 to 5 years of work experience in a law firm
- Must have a background in assisting a litigation lawyer, particularly in preparing court pleadings
- Must have a background in the transactions with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines
- With good verbal and written communication skills
- Has the ability to effectively multitask and handle different deliverables
- Must be willing to be trained and to perform any other tasks required by the lawyers
Jobs Summary
- Job Level
- Associate / Supervisor
- Job Category
- Legal
- Educational Requirement
- Bachelor's degree graduate
- Recruiter response to application
- Sometimes
- Office Address
- 6F Makati Stock Exchange Bldg., Ayala Triangle
About Amicassa Process Solutions, Inc.
Amicassa Process Solutions, Inc. (AMICASSA), is a business process outsourcing company that provides after sales administration support to the Residential Business Group of Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI). The services includes but are not limited to the following: sales administration support - reservations and bookings, customer services, monitoring of billing and collection, buyer’s financing assistance, credit investigation, documentation, transfer and release of titles.