The Department

We are one of the largest IP teams in London and we help the owners of some of the world's best-known rights create, protect and exploit their IP

Our team provides our clients with a complete range of IP-related services including: trade mark and design portfolio management; clearance; enforcement; franchising and licensing, with the experience and know-how to take on the role of strategic advisor in pursuit of key business objectives.

We are regularly instructed in high-stakes and complex litigation and enforcement work, including groundbreaking cases before the UK and EU Courts. Example cases in recent years include: Sky v. SkyKick (CJEU and Court of Appeal), Lupin v. Gilead (CJEU and Court of Appeal), Nintendo v. Sky (first ever blocking injunction based upon technological protection measures), Iceland v. Iceland (EUIPO Grand Board of Appeal), Dr Reddy's v. Warner Lambert (largest ever damages claim in the Patents Court under a cross undertaking), Jack Wills v. House of Fraser, Rihanna v Topshop and, shortly to come to trial, Adidas v Thom Browne.

Duties and Responsibilities

The role will involve advising on a varied range of advisory and disputes work which may include both soft IP (trade marks, designs, copyright and confidential information) and patents (including in relation to SPCs, FRAND disputes and freedom to operate).

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

• 0-2 years PQE gained within IP in private practice.
• We welcome applications from newly qualified lawyers in addition to those with up to 2 years PQE.
• A passion for IP, with a solid grounding in its basics, and a commitment to building a career in IP.
• Has undertaken the Oxford IP Diploma or an interest in doing so.
• Excellent written and interpersonal skills.
• 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.
• Excellent team working skills.
• At all times, to exercise high standards of client care and service in a professional and pleasant manner.
• Strong organisational and prioritising skills, in order 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 Group

TheMishcon de ReyaGroup is an independent international professional service business with law at its heart, employing over 1450 people with close to 670 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services. We have grown rapidly in recent years, showing more than 40% revenue growth in the past five years alone.

Based in London, Cambridge, Oxford, and Singapore, with an association with Karas So LLPin Hong Kong, the firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply. The work we undertake is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning six core practice areas: Corporate; Dispute Resolution; Employment; Innovation; Private; and Real Estate.

In times of such far-reaching and profound change we want to be the law firm that enables our clients - and our own people - to shape the world's possibilities. We are here to help our clients benefit from new economies, new geographic centres of wealth, the new global movement of people and capital, and the impact of new technologies and new knowledge. Through Mishcon Future, we work to shape a better world through innovation, creating value for clients at every stage of the innovation life cycle and for society.

Our purpose remains rooted in our founding values. We take pride in the diverse range of people who make up the firm and are proactive in driving change and continuous improvement across the spectrum of equality, diversity and inclusion. Mishcon Academy , our in-house place of learning, development and new thinking for our people, clients and contacts and our innovative impact strategy, including a commitment to be a net zero carbon business , also play a central strategic role in the direction of the firm. In 2020 we launched Mishcon Purpose , a first-of-its-kind sustainability practice providing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) advice and purpose-driven insight to clients.

The Mishcon de Reya Group comprises standalone businesses MDR Brand Management , MDR Cyber , MDR Discover , MDRi , MDR Lab , MDR One , MDR Mayfair (in London, Singapore and Dubai) and MDRx . Earlier this year, 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 flexible working.

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