Commercial IP & Technology - Senior Associate/Director (12-month FTC) - Leeds

Norton Rose LLP; Leeds; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm seeks a Senior Associate or Director within their Intellectual Property & Technology team in Leeds. This role, on a 12-month fixed-term contract, offers a chance to work with diverse clients on commercial contracts, including technology and data privacy issues. The candidate should possess significant experience, excellent communication skills, and a strong commercial attitude. Applications will be reviewed continuously, and the firm promotes an inclusive hiring process.

Qualifications

• Significant experience and knowledge of commercial contracts.
• Minimum of six years' PQE.
• Experience in advising on consumer law issues or technology contracts preferred.

Responsibilities

• Join the IP&T team in Leeds and advise on a wide range of commercial contracts.
• Supervise junior members and lead on client matters.
• Collaborate with colleagues from various offices across the UK.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Data privacy

Consumer law

M&A support work

Excellent communication

Job description

Job Title Commercial IP & Technology - Senior Associate/Director (12-month FTC) - Leeds

Ref No. 4914

Job Location Leeds

Work Type Full Time

Description

Are you an experienced commercial lawyer looking to take on a newchallenge? Or an in-house lawyer looking to step back into privatepractice? Then this could be the role for you.

Our Intellectual Property & Technology (IP&T) team arelooking to recruit a Senior Associate or Director-level commerciallawyer to join our Leeds office on a 12-month fixed-term contract,working as part of a multi-disciplinary practice that operates at theleading edge of modern business.

Our Firm

Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world's strongest integrated lawfirms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, businessand government meet. We deliver commercially focused businesssolutions to a diverse mix of clients, from long-established leadingcorporations to emerging businesses, start-up visionaries andsovereign nations.

With over 1,500 lawyers spanning more than 40 offices across fourcontinents, the firm is renowned for its local connections and globalinfluence, delivering comprehensive legal services across NorthAmerica, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Inthe UK, we have offices in Birmingham, Leeds, London, and Manchester.

The firm is committed to promoting a collaborative and supportiveworking environment. Embedded by local champions in each of our UKoffices, our well-regarded family and carer, wellbeing and workplaceculture and development programmes provide a variety of flexibleworking options to support individuals' life journeys, helping ourpeople pursue their personal and professional goals.

Our Team

Our IP&T team in the UK advise on a broad range of commercialcontracts across a variety of industry sectors including technology,telecoms, advertising, media, food & drink, retail, financialservices, pharma and life sciences, and sports/entertainment, amongst others.

In addition, our team advises extensively in relation to IPprotection and exploitation, consumer law and data protection. We actfor a broad range of clients from fast growing UK companies and largemultinationals to governments and sovereign wealth funds.

We also provide commercial, IP and IT support to our Corporate teamsin respect of M&A transactions in Leeds and across the UK.

You will join our IP&T team in Leeds which is a relatively smallbut also well-respected and ranked by the legal directories such asChambers. The team is an integral part of the broader IP&T team inthe UK. You'll be working with a very experienced Director who leadsthe team in Leeds alongside a mid-level associate and trainee. As atruly integrated national team, you will work with others in the teamin Manchester, Birmingham and London on a daily basis as wellcolleagues in other practice groups and offices around the world.

You'll have the opportunity to get involved in a varied workload withplenty of scope for direct client contact. The role will suit anoutstanding lawyer with a commercial attitude along with a confidentand proactive approach, with good people skills, the ability to workas a team player.

You

We are looking for someone with significant experience and knowledgeofcommercial contracts in some or all of the industry sectorsreferenced above, has extensive experience in undertaking corporatesupport work on M&A matters, a good working knowledge of dataprivacy issues in the commercial contracts context, and ideally,experience in advising on consumer law issues and/or technologycontracts, with a minimum of six years' PQE.

You'll be technically strong, with excellent communication skills,able to take the lead on matters and supervise more junior members ofthe team.

What you need to know

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, pleasevisit our Careers website at www.squirepattonboggs.com/en/careers inthe first instance. We will be reviewing applications on an ongoingbasis, please complete an online application.

We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce isrepresentative of our society. We welcome applications regardless ofage, neurodiversity, disability, family or parental status, race,religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity andexpression or other legally protected characteristics. We will makereasonable adjustments and adaptions to our recruitment process toensure it is inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply.