Legal Assistant

About the role

We are seeking experienced Legal Domain Experts specialising in Chinese Intellectual Property and Patent Law to support a professional legal research and analysis project. The ideal candidates should have strong knowledge of Chinese patent law, CNIPA standards, patent prosecution, patentability, and claims drafting, with the ability to conduct high-quality legal research and provide well-reasoned, jurisdiction-specific legal analysis.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed legal research based on Chinese laws, regulations, case law, and CNIPA materials.
• Analyse complex legal and patent-related questions within the Chinese jurisdiction.
• Prepare accurate and well-structured legal research outputs, summaries, and written analyses.
• Review and draft patent-related legal documents and claims where required.
• Verify legal citations, authorities, statutory provisions, and regulatory references.
• Apply sound legal reasoning to identify relevant legal principles and their practical implications.
• Ensure all research and analysis is specific to the Chinese legal and regulatory framework.
• Follow project-specific research methodologies, quality standards, and documentation requirements.
• Deliver accurate, consistent, and high-quality work within agreed timelines.

Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant professional experience in Chinese Intellectual Property, Patent Law, legal research, patent prosecution, or a closely related field.
• Licensed Attorney/Legal Practitioner, JD/LL.M. graduate, Senior Legal Researcher, or experienced Paralegal.
• Strong understanding of Chinese patent legislation and CNIPA procedures and standards.
• Demonstrated experience in patent prosecution, patent research, claims drafting, or patent analysis.
• Excellent legal reasoning and statutory interpretation skills.
• Strong ability to conduct independent legal research using authoritative Chinese legal sources.
• Excellent legal writing, documentation, and citation-verification skills.
• Mandarin proficiency is required; professional-level English is an advantage for reviewing project instructions and reference materials.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify inconsistencies or inaccuracies in legal documents.
• Ability to work independently.
• Chinese Intellectual Property Law and Patent Law.
• China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) rules, standards, and procedures.
• Patent prosecution and examination procedures in China.
• Patentability assessment and prior-art analysis.
• Inventive-step analysis under Chinese patent practice.
• Patent claims drafting, review, and interpretation.
• Patent specification and application drafting.
• Patent infringement and validity-related research.