Legal and IP Assistant

China Euro Vehicle Technology AB, CEVT, is a development centre for future cars of the Geely Group.

CEVT covers all aspects of passenger car development – from the total architecture, to powertrain and drive line components, to top hat engineering as well as the vehicles’ exterior design. If we are to succeed we need to attract the right people. CEVT currently consists of some 1700 people and is growing fast. The company is located at Lindholmen Science Park in Gothenburg and in Hangzhou, China.

If you share our passion for engineering and innovation, and want to work in a global organisation that embraces diversity, CEVT could be the right place for you.

We currently have the following job opening;

Legal and IP Assistant

Reporting directly to Vice President, Chief Legal and IP Counsel, the role as Legal and IP Assistant is an exciting one which provides ample opportunity to work with interesting tasks. You will be part of an agile and growing team and being able to participate in further shaping the Legal & IP function and IP Services in a global company with operations in the highly competitive automotive industry. The Legal and IP Assistant will be part of an international Legal and IP team and will gain excellent international experience and have opportunities to grow with the business.

Responsibilities and tasks

- Handle administration of IP and legal cases in a correct and efficient manner.
- Coordinate Legal and IP activities, meetings, training, seminars etc.
- Manage the calendar and planning of the department events.
- Assist in preparatory matters in IP and legal cases, such as preparing draft documents.
- Implementation, coordinating and securing of a new IP case handling software system.
- Coordinate the IP Decision Forum meetings including taking relevant actions in preparations and follow-ups of these meetings.
- Be responsible for the Legal and IP intranet home page.
- Collaborate with external IP agencies, external law firms as well as relevant authorities to secure efficiency and correctness in handling of legal and IP cases.
- Communicate with other legal and IP departments in the Geely group of companies
- Collaborate with the Legal & IP to solve challenges that are common in the team.

Requirements

- A few years’ experience of working with IP administration at a patent agency, Patentverket or the patent department at a company.
- Experience of administrative support for legal personnel, such as business lawyers or trade mark specialists.
- Experience of at least one IP administration system
- Experience of working in an entrepreneurial business, with a positive attitude towards working broadly rather than in a narrow capacity
- Understanding of a potential lack of processes and order in a young business
- An interest in the possibility of partaking in an exciting journey of further development within law and IP
- A personal disposition signified by helpfulness, a wish and an interest in supporting customers, team spirited, structured, meticulous, self-starting and full of initiatives.