Job Description

DescriptionThe GroupThe services provided by our Brands group embrace the full life cycle of a brand, from creation through to protection and enforcement. We are experts in trade mark and design filing, but we go beyond this. We add value to businesses by playing a strategic advisory role - finding the right legal strategy to best support your commercial strategy.Our team of Partners, Associates, Trade Mark Attorneys and Paralegals means we can match the issue with the requisite level of expertise and experience. Whether your brand is new or established, or expanding into new markets, regions or sectors, we can ensure your rights are fully protected and ready for commercial exploitation.We operate across five key areas - clearance (including acquisition), filing, monitoring, disputes and domain names - working in tandem with our IP disputes and commercial contracts groups. We have strong relationships with industry bodies across a variety of sectors and work closely with the UK and EU Intellectual Property Offices, and the World Intellectual Property Organisation.Our trade mark practice in The Netherlands, Mishcon de Reya IP B.V., represents our clients in EU Trade Mark and Design matters before the European Intellectual Property Office.Duties and ResponsibilitiesThe role will involve advising on a varied range of IP advisory and disputes work, particularly in relation to soft IP matters (trade marks, designs and copyright). This will include day-to-day portfolio management, and worldwide filing, prosecution and enforcement and Registry dispute work at the UKIPO and other IP offices around the world.The candidate will have every opportunity to engage in all aspects of the life and business of both the IP team, the wider Innovation Department and the Firm, ranging from business development, client care, training and learning, social impact, health and well-being projects. Our associates are never "too junior" to take on leadership roles.Skills/Experience

• 2+ years PQE gained within IP in private practice.
• We welcome applications from qualified solicitors or qualified TM Attorneys.
• A passion for IP, with a solid grounding in its basics, and a commitment to building a career in IP.
• Experience of advising on trade mark and design strategy, clearance, prosecution, monitoring, portfolio management and enforcement.
• Knowledge and experience of working with the UKIPO, EUIPO and WIPO.
• Excellent written and interpersonal skills.
• At all times exercise excellent client care skills in a professional and pleasant manner, in particular advocating for clients from both a technical and commercial perspective ensuring their best interest are prioritised while understanding the current and future landscape.
• Able to manage a diverse portfolio of client work allocated by the Group partners.
• Able to work independently and manage a varied workload, ensuring excellent communication lines with Matter Partners and other fee-earners in the team.
• Excellent team working skills.
• Strong organisational and prioritising skills to meet the demands of challenging and commercial internal and external clients and competing priorities.
• Personable and confident, able to ensure good working relationships with colleagues, clients and external organisations.
• Resilient and calm under pressure.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrates a hunger to undertake business development activities, both internally amongst colleagues across the firm, and externally to existing and potential new clients.
• Takes responsibility for and attends to self-development.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.About The Mishcon de Reya GroupThe Group is an independent, international professional services business with law at its heart, employing over 1400 people with over 650 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services.Mishcon de Reya LLP is based in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore and Hong Kong (through its association with ). The firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply. Its work is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning seven core practice areas: and .The includes consultancy businesses , (in London, Singapore and Dubai), , (in Hong Kong) and . The Group also includes , which invests in the most promising early stage legaltech companies as well as the Mishcon Academy, its in-house place of learning and platform for thought leadership.In 2024, the Group announced its first strategic acquisition in the alternative legal services market, flexible legal resourcing business Flex Legal. It also acquired a majority stake in Somos, a global group actions management business.We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk about flexible working.#LI-Hybrid#LI-Hybrid

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