Legal Assistant

ISO is the leading platform for the production of globally relevant, consensus-based International Standards with a collection of more than 18 500 International Standards covering a broad, multi-sectoral scope and contributing to the improvement of quality and safety, the facilitation of global trade, the dissemination of technology and good business practice and, more generally, to a sustainable development of the world economy. ISO is an international, non-governmental organization comprised of 161 national member bodies, and with a Central Secretariat of 160 staff based in Geneva, Switzerland.

To join our Legal Services / Intellectual Property, we are currently looking for a

Legal Assistant

whose key responsibilities will be to:

• Assist the Legal Adviser in protecting and enforcing ISO's intellectual property rights and in other legal matters including performing research;
• Perform and coordinate routine enforcement activities independently (requesting cease and desist of minor infringements);
• Maintain and improve the filing systems for physical and electronic documents related to legal activities:
• Assist the Legal Adviser in liaising with ISO member bodies regarding the enforcement of ISO intellectual property rights and policies in ISO member countries;
• Maintain and improve the monitoring and record keeping of ISO's intellectual property rights;
• Carry out research and analysis on the range and amplitude of infringements of ISO's intellectual property;
• Ensure administrative and editorial support as required (e.g. support to the Legal Matters Group, updating IPR Web site, etc.).

The successful candidate will be called upon to deal with confidential information, will have strong attention to details and excellent time management skills.

The selected candidate will have a university level education or equivalent, with training in dealing with legal matters. In addition, 2 to 3 years’ experience as a legal assistant or similar position and full proficiency in MS-Office applications are required.

If you are English mother tongue with excellent knowledge of French (other languages are an asset) and are keen to work in a multicultural environment, please e-mail your application to jobs@iso.org (ref. Legal) by 30 November 2009.