Intellectual Property Lawyer
HybridLondon, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Provide practical, business-focused legal advice on intellectual property matters, including trade marks, copyright, patents, brand protection, licensing, and IP strategy. Draft, review, and negotiate IP-related agreements such as licences, assignments, collaboration agreements, confidentiality agreements, settlements, and commercial contracts. Support the IP aspects of corporate transactions, product development, and business projects by managing due diligence, IP risk assessment, and transaction documentation. Work closely with legal, product, commercial, marketing, technology, and business teams to manage IP risk and deliver commercially effective outcomes.
Required 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 or commercial IP matters
- Experience gained in private practice, in-house or on secondment, supporting commercial, technology, consumer, media, life sciences or other IP-rich organisations
- Strong commercial awareness, drafting, negotiation, stakeholder-management and communication skills, with the ability to provide clear, pragmatic and business-focused advice
- Possessing the necessary legal authorization to work
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