IP Solicitor – Transactional – London/Birmingham/Manchester/Leeds

Job ref: Solicitor/Transactional/London/Birmingham/Manchester/Leeds

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Sectors: Law

The Position

HGF is a specialist Intellectual Property law firm providing expert advice on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious IP.  We work seamlessly with the wider HGF patent and trade mark teams, one of the leading IP practices in Europe, across a number of sectors including healthcare, life sciences, chemistry, electronics & software, engineering and retail.  HGF has built an outstanding reputation for quality of service and entrepreneurial initiative in exceeding client needs.

We are now looking for an IP Solicitor to join an expanding IP team spread across the UK and supporting our on-going growth.  You will have the opportunity to work with the wider Law team across the UK as well as over 100 patent and trade mark attorneys spanning the firm’s 23 offices in the UK, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland and Austria.

The focus of the role is to support on transactional work, this practice area is significantly developed within the firm and offers plenty of opportunity to get hands on from day one, supporting clients with the drafting and negotiation of their contracts (including licensing, co-development, clinical trials, manufacture, supply, sales/acquisitions and technology transfer arrangements) but also advising on strategy, commercial matters and internal policies.  Our practice contains work across all types of IP (with focus on patents, trade marks and copyright), IT and data protection areas across a broad and diverse client base.

HGF takes a transparent and merit based approach to your career development and you will have the opportunity to not only shape your long term progression but also that of the legal transactional team.

 Why move to HGF?

• HGF takes a transparent and merit-based approach to your career development and you will have the opportunity to shape your long-term progression.

• We’re a firm with a focus on EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion), with a staff led EDI Focus Group and an EDI Board sponsor
• As a business we have a dedicated Learning and Development team and a digital learning platform for all staff to use

• A competitive salary and benefits package along with a flexible working policy

About you

You will be passionate about IP and delivering exceptional service to clients and working in tandem with them to build their business. HGF is a “we” not “me” culture where a team focused approach and openness to support others will help you thrive, and the ability to build relationships both internally and externally will be central to how you operate.

The role will suit someone with significant post-qualification experience in transactional work within IP and associated commercial arrangements, or alternatively in the areas of IT and/or data protection.

To Apply

HGF is committed to promoting an equal, diverse and inclusive environment and welcomes applications from all candidates with relevant skills for the role.

Please apply by sending your CV through via the application box.