Intellectual Property Lawyer

Overview

The organization is seeking Intellectual Property Lawyers to support a variety of clients across multiple industries with intellectual property matters.

This role provides practical, business-focused legal support across IP strategy, transactions, agreements, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical, business-focused legal advice on intellectual property matters, including:
  • Trade marks
  • Copyright
  • Patents
  • Brand protection
  • Licensing
  • IP strategy
• Draft, review, and negotiate IP-related agreements, including:
  • Licences
  • Assignments
  • Collaboration agreements
  • Confidentiality agreements
  • Settlements
  • Wider commercial contracts
• Support the IP aspects of corporate transactions, product development, and business projects, including:
  • Due diligence
  • IP risk assessment
  • Transaction documentation
• Work closely with legal, product, commercial, marketing, technology, and business teams to manage IP risk and deliver commercially effective outcomes.

Requirements (Minimum Qualifications)

• Qualified lawyer eligible to practise in the UK, or an equivalent overseas qualification with relevant UK intellectual property experience, and right to work in the UK.
• Experience advising on one or more areas of intellectual property law, including:
  • Trade marks
  • Copyright
  • Patents
  • Licensing
  • Brand protection
  • IP disputes
  • Commercial IP matters
• Experience gained in private practice, in-house, or on secondment, supporting commercial, technology, consumer, media, life sciences, or other IP-rich organizations.
• Strong commercial awareness, drafting, negotiation, stakeholder-management, and communication skills, with the ability to provide clear, pragmatic, business-focused advice.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience across a range of IP-rich industries and commercial contexts.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver commercially effective legal outcomes while managing IP risk across cross-functional teams.

Compensation & Benefits

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package, including health benefits and pension, and additional benefits.
• Access to professional development resources and learning and development programs.
• Opportunity to work remotely, onsite, or hybrid, depending on client requirements.

Location

• Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC.
• Right to work in the UK is required (as stated in the Minimum Qualifications).