Associate - Intellectual Property

Bird & Bird LLP; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a talented legal professional to advise on intellectual property rights with a focus on UK litigation. The ideal candidate will manage various IP matters and assist in practicing development. This role offers competitive pay, a flexible benefits package, and opportunities for career progression through tailored development programs. A commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion within the firm is a key part of the company's ethos.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working hours

Career development programs

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience in handling complex contentious and non-contentious IP matters.
• Ability to manage aspects of complex IP matters at an appropriate level.
• Experience collaborating with other fee earners across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Advise on all aspects of IPRs, with a focus on UK litigation.
• Assist in developing the practice alongside IP partners.
• Support general IP advisory work in various sectors.

Skills

Flexibility in handling IP issues

Effective communication

Managing complex IP matters

Education

Oxford Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Advise on the full range of IPRs, with a particular focus on UK litigation in all areas, including the life sciences, retail & consumer, and/or tech sector.
• Be able to assist with general IP advisory work across all sectors in both a contentious and non‑contentious context.
• Assist the IP partners to develop the practice.

What you'll bring

• Ideally, have attended and passed the Oxford Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice.
• Proven experience in handling complex contentious and non‑contentious IP matters within a comparable environment and at an appropriate level.
• Flexibility, supporting cases across a broad range of IP issues and jurisdictions.
• The ability to liaise effectively with other fee earners within the group, and also to liaise and coordinate with fee earners from other relevant disciplines and jurisdictions as required.
• The ability to manage aspects of complex IP matters at an appropriate level, working efficiently and effectively alongside the partners.

What's in it for you

• Our agile approach to office and remote working enables you to find the right balance to deliver at your best. Supporting you, our business and our clients in a flexible way.
• Progress your career and personal development with our award‑winning development programmes, from our global mentoring scheme to our bespoke coaching opportunities.
• Equip yourself with a board range of technical and business skills as well as a deep understanding of business issues through our skills‑based curriculum.
• Competitive, market‑led salary and bonus structure.
• Family friendly policies as well as health schemes and wellbeing support.
• A flexible benefits package which allows you to tailor your benefits to your current needs and lifestyle.

In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package, Bird & Bird operates two discretionary bonus schemes.

We offer a performance related bonus that reflects the contributions you make to the firm. We know an inclusive culture, alongside a diverse workforce, makes us more innovative and agile, so whilst some of the criteria for being awarded a bonus is based on chargeable hours, we also include an allowance for hours spent contributing to Diversity & Inclusion, ESG, and Pro Bono work.

We see 'winning work' as significantly different to the day‑to‑day business development activities you carry out as part of your role as an Associate, so in addition to the Performance Bonus, Bird & Bird are keen to reward Associates for winning work. Winning Work Bonuses are paid in addition to the Performance Bonus and are intended to be a thank you for your contribution to introducing a client or generating additional work from an existing client.

To apply

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Bird & Bird opens up a world of possibilities for lawyers everywhere. Here you can advise major enterprises and high‑growth businesses on matters that are often transformative in nature, and alongside people who are truly collegiate in the way they work with everyone at Bird & Bird. We are one international firm, where over 70% of our work involves teams from across our firm. And that is only going to increase. It is this common purpose and shared approach that makes for a more productive, and collaborative place to work.

Disability & neurodiversity inclusive employer

As a disability and neurodiversity inclusive employer we want to ensure that you have a barrier‑free recruitment experience at Bird & Bird. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please provide details to your recruitment contact who will be in touch to discuss any details provided and understand more about your individual adjustment needs.