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Recently qualified and feeling you’re not getting the freedom to grow your career how you would like? Perhaps you’re undervalued, overworked (in areas that you’d rather have less of), and not getting access to work you want more of?

Reporting to the Head of IP, the successful candidate in this role will be responsible for managing the patent assets of the business. This will include patent harvesting, searching, managing registrations and IP risk.

Perhaps you’ve just passed the EQEs or perhaps that was a year or two ago? You probably feel like you should have more autonomy, or a broader range of clients or more agency over the work you can do. Maybe there are specific technical areas you really want to work within or you just want to have more experience of Oppositions and Appeals.

This patent attorney firm are rapidly growing their biotechnology practice which is already well-established, high profile and successful.

This is a newly created position for IP Inclusive.  Therefore, early in your career with the organisation you will help in defining what the role is beyond the initial requirements.  The role reports to the Lead Executive Officer (LEO) who is responsible for leading and managing IP Inclusive's day-to-day operations.  

Leading patent and trade mark practice Dehns is offering a fantastic opportunity to explore another side of the IP world, with a regular secondment to a well-known global name. The role holds significant responsibility and the opportunity to direct the future of their patent strategy. You will work closely alongside the inhouse IP team, as well as other secondees and outside counsel, tackling a varied and ever-changing case load.

As a result of ongoing success and significant investment in their internal resources, leading top tier firm Dehns now has the capability to recruit engineering patent attorneys across their offices, in particular London and Oxford. The private practice has a whole host of high-profile clients, a varied and challenging caseload, and offers fantastic training and the opportunity for career progression.

Has your career reached a bit of a stop?  You want to progress but you’re not sure it’s possible where you are?  Maybe you’ve been overlooked? Maybe you’re underappreciated? Or maybe you’re exactly where you want to be in respect to your career but you’re not sure that the firm you’re with is the environment for you anymore.

How about you join a firm who want you for who you are, not the cash you bring along?  They want someone who is a leader.  Someone who enjoys training and mentoring, someone who can see where the gaps exist in knowledge and support attorneys to grow.  The firm wants someone who will look for commercial opportunities and be able to present the firm robustly and persuasively to new clients.  You may be better at management or better at business development or great at both, there’s flexibility to fit around what interests you most. 

It can be difficult getting the exposure to the work that you’d like when you’re starting out in your patent career. There might be a few trainees all trying to liaise with the same Partner or work with a particular client/technology. That is far from the case at this firm.

Starting out in your patent career and realised you’re looking for something a little different? Why not continue your training at a friendly forward-thinking firm in Dublin?

When being a chemistry patent attorney is not enough and what you really want is to be a chemistry patent attorney, but in Singapore.

Who loves management? You do! And you know your IP too. This is a leadership role for a person working in IP support (paralegal, formalities, strategy, etc.)

Are you an experienced paralegal struggling to find the next step in your career? Perhaps you’ve progressed as far as you can in the available infrastructure at your current firm, or maybe you’re just in need of a refresh? Our client has been investing heavily in their support services over recent years and as a result has grown significantly, boasting an impressive team of experienced paralegals and formalities experts across offices in the UK and Europe.

Inhouse opportunities don’t come around that often and this one can definitely offer you everything you’ve been holding out for.

We are recruiting for a business that’s a start-up but is made up of a team with IP expertise and an excellent commercial track record.  People who know what they’re doing and have done it before with remarkable successes.  They are looking for a key collaborator, someone who has considerable experience managing and operating impressive renewals portfolios.  This would ideally be someone who has worked for multiple clients – law firms and corporate departments.  You will be keen to innovate, work with your clients to improve processes – you rarely settle for the status quo. 

This Trade Mark department has been going from strength to strength over the recent years, making a significant investment in adding to their ranks when many of their competitors were buckling down on recruitment. This has resulted in a very healthy practice brimming with complex case-loads and an interesting client base.

Are you looking for a client facing role that marries together relationship management and in-depth IP knowledge? A well established and highly networked name in IP management software is looking for the missing piece in their client onboarding team.

A firm with a long and respected history who hasn’t been afraid to evolve with the times need an experienced patent attorney at salaried Partner/Partner designate level to help manage their current caseload, represent the firm in front of clients and industry events, and be integral to the future of the business and its management strategy.

You really don’t need to go back to the office.  You can work from home all of the time (apart from the occasional meeting).  And this is not a second-class option - your career will progress at the same pace irrespective of where you’re based.  The firm just doesn’t see geography as a priority.

A firm with a fantastic pedigree in biotechnology is in need of an additional fee earner to help manage their growing workload. The team represents SMEs, blue chip companies and academic institutions before the UKIPO and EPO. There’s a well-established oppositions practice with many of the team having extensive experience in EPO oppositions and appeals, as well as handling litigious matters in the UK, Europe, South Africa, USA and Asia.

We’re working with a firm that has responded incredibly well during the fall out of the last few years and can offer a fantastic working environment, including regular social events, a strong commitment to employee wellbeing, generous salary, and remote working for up to 40% of your time.

This one ticks all the boxes. Interesting and challenging work portfolio? Yup. Varied day-to-day responsibilities? You betcha. Inclusive cross discipline teams? That’s a yes from us. Fantastic salary and achievable career progression? Definitely. We could go on but hopefully you get the picture, it’s a great opportunity with a lovely bunch of people. The training and support on offer will ensure you feel secure and in control of your career development and qualification as a fully rounded and experienced patent attorney.

It’s always a risk moving from a small firm to a larger one, or vice versa. This firm can offer you the best of both worlds; a close-knit team, open door policy, access to a varied work portfolio and opportunity to contribute to BD, marketing, internal policy, all coupled with an impressive client base, fantastic support structure and achievable/transparent career progression.

Not sure where your career is heading? Want to shake up your workload but don’t know who to/feel like you can’t ask? This firm encourages constant conversation between management and fee earners. They listen and try to accommodate everyone’s interests and career aspirations, whether it be something they can offer straight away or work with you to make to plan to achieve it in the future.

Constantly being overlooked for promotion? Frustrated that your ideas aren’t being heard? Maybe you’re stuck in a firm with a ‘one size fits all’ ethos? Then this one could be for you. The firm understands that everyone has different aspirations for how their career will progress and eventually end up. Not everyone wants to work for one large client, or get involved in training and business development, or maybe you do. And all of this is absolutely fine.

This firm ranks incredibly high on both client service and employee satisfaction. They do everything they can to ensure their team members are happy and heard, with access to an exciting and challenging work portfolio, regular social events and wellbeing initiatives, and a ton of support to aid career progression.

Part qualified position with excellent long term potential. They're already thinking about what you'll be doing once you're qualified.

In times of uncertainty this firm has been growing from strength to strength and is now in need of an additional team member to join one of their offices across the UK.

Enjoy a great mix of work including immunology, therapeutics, food technology, genetics and plant bio-agritech. The overwhelming majority of clients are direct so you will be working closely with in-house teams and R&D to develop an IP strategy.

A great chance to relocate and join a firm with a down to earth culture and plans for expansion. The job has considerable career progression baked in – you will benefit from an extensive existing portfolio but will be encouraged to build on this with your own networking activities.

International travel, commercial IP strategy, flexibility and tremendous growth potential for candidates from almost qualified up to Senior Associate.

Opportunities at this level are rare and normally come with a lot of caveats. This can normally mean that even if you’re not fully in a position to a move you feel you need to take the time to consider it as they don’t come up that often, but is it really worth all the hoops?

Top tier patent and trade mark practice Dehns is growing their already strong presence in Munich by hiring at least one engineering graduate to train and qualify as a patent attorney. There is also the opportunity for those who have started out in their career, perhaps those at part qualified level with a small amount of experience already training in the role. The firm has built a fantastic reputation across their multiple offices here in the UK, as well as having a well-established base in Munich for many years.

It’s no secret that no matter where you work, what you’ll be doing day to day won’t differ that greatly. Drafting, prosecution, contentious and advisory matters – it’s what a patent attorney does regardless of the firm. What does differ however is the firm culture and the types of technologies/clients you’ll be exposed to.

With a focus on non-contentious soft IP this is an ideal role for a solicitor to build upon their existing intellectual property experience. The firm has a largely corporate client base and you will be providing advice on the value of IP portfolios. You will investigate what opportunities a company might have to exploit existing rights as well as develop new ones.

A small and highly ambitious firm is in need of an additional pair of hands to help deliver continued excellent service to their established clients and build the business even further.

Join an incredibly inclusive firm with an open door policy and plenty of social events (pandemic allowing) in the calendar. They're also involved in industry initiatives such as IP Inclusive and are highly visible at events both locally and overseas.

Ready to take on the next challenge that will help push you up a level in your career?

Qualified, part qualified, Associate, Senior Associate, there’s room for you whatever your level. What the firm really does want though is someone who is interested in working in the area of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Ideally you will have some experience in this area but if not, then it should at least be an area you would like to build your career in.

A firm that supports, listens, develops and is religiously transparent. Enjoy the security of knowing what you have and where you are heading.

Looking for a role where you can fully utilise both your technical knowledge and commercial expertise? Then this firm is the one for you.

Commercial, strategic, diverse, interesting, world leading client base and excellent career prospects.

More client interaction, broader IP experience, more international experience and a highly supportive peer group.

Join a firm with a superlative reputation for training and an enthusiastically supportive culture.  Part qualified attorneys in this practice group enjoy a particular focus on contentious work and EPO oppositions.  Their clients include many internationally leading companies as well as some smaller highly innovative business thrown into the mix.

Perhaps you are a Senior Associate and finding that your options for partnership are closing at your current firm? Perhaps you are a salaried Partner but can't see a way to progress beyond that? Or perhaps you want not only the title but active involvement in how the firm runs, to be listened to when you have good ideas, to help develop a team and develop a practice.

Commercial, autonomous, creative role for a leading IP firm.

We are recruiting for a relatively small but growing, innnovative and flexible London firm.  The workload and client mix is likely to be pretty changeable accross engineering and electronics, so a broad base of technical backgrounds will be considered.  You need to know enough to work autonomously so it is expected that you are either qualified or nearly there.

British firm, Munich office. Plans for significant investment and support for growth. There is wide scope for developing your own ideas for the practice and considerable autonomy will be given.

The role will require a mixed approach of drafting and prosecution of high-quality work from international corporations whilst also getting out there and meeting new clients locally and developing strategic relationships. 

This is the last move before you become a Partner.  Hopefully at least.  You might be considering a move because you are not sure that achieving Partner status is at all possible where you are, or that it is, but you are not sure you want to be a Partner with the colleagues you currently have.