Newly Qualified Associate - IP & Dispute Resolution

Bird & Bird LLP; Dublin; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Dublin is seeking a Newly Qualified Associate to join their IP and Disputes team. The candidate will work on strategically important cases across various industries, focusing on digital technologies and AI. This role offers excellent career development prospects within an international framework. The firm values ambition and teamwork, aiming to provide transformative legal advice to major enterprises and high-growth businesses.

Qualifications

• Ambitious associates aiming to work in intellectual property and disputes.
• Interest in multi-jurisdictional cases in life sciences, tech, and AI.

Responsibilities

• Work with the growing IP and Disputes team in Dublin.
• Assist clients across various industries transformed by digital tech.

Job description

Job Title: Newly Qualified Associate – IP & Dispute Resolution

Role: Associate / Lawyer

Expertise: Intellectual Property

Job Location: Dublin

About this opportunity

We are looking for a Newly Qualified Associate to join our fast‑growing IP and Disputes team in Dublin.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious associate to work with the world‑renowned Bird & Bird IP/Disputes team and assist our clients across a range of industries being transformed by digital technologies and AI. The IP/Disputes team in Dublin is growing very quickly. It will involve working on a range of cases that are strategically important to our clients. There will be an abundance of opportunities for career development including working closely with our international team on multi‑jurisdictional cases in life sciences, tech, AI and many other industries.

About us

Bird & Bird is a leading law firm in IP and disputes globally. Our office in Dublin is growing rapidly, with ongoing case‑managed high‑stakes litigations in the Superior Courts, including litigations involving parallel cases in other jurisdictions and coordinated by Bird & Bird. We are keen to hire the leading talent in intellectual property and disputes – individuals who are ambitious to work in a leading law firm in these fields and who want to build their career and reputation in an international law firm known across the world as the leader in this field.

At Bird & Bird you will advise major enterprises and high‑growth businesses on matters that are often transformative in nature, 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.

We have a stellar, global reputation for providing sophisticated, pragmatic advice to companies which are carving the world’s digital future. We are interested in the world, current issues, and emerging trends. We use our sector understanding and legal expertise to unlock the issues and we take a commercial approach when applying the law. We advise on cutting‑edge issues facing our clients in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), and we are leading some of the most closely‑watched litigation in this space.

Please note CVs will only be accepted via our careers site and not via email.

If you require any accommodations to support you during the hiring process please let your HR contact know and we can arrange support.