Logo of Huzzle

Trainee Patent Attorney–Engineering & IT

image

J A Kemp

Jan 16, 2023

Applications are closed

  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry Level
  • Legal
  • London, +2

Requirements

  • The academic requirements are rigorous. Candidates should have an excellent track record of achievement at school and university with a minimum of a 2.1 honours degree in a scientific or technical subject, preferably physics, an engineering discipline, computer science, electronics or materials science.
  • We are open to applications from candidates holding or studying for a first or higher degree or doctorate.
  • Excellent spoken and written English are essential to the role, as are an eye for detail and the ability to explain complex matters clearly. We are also looking for candidates who are proactive, outgoing and friendly, team players and good listeners.

Responsibilities

  • Training as a Patent Attorney is a career path that will enable you to combine your understanding of science with legal expertise. You will leave the lab environment yet remain at the cutting edge of science and technology, applying your knowledge and skill in a commercial context. You will help to protect intellectual property assets and grow businesses.

European and UK Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys

Law
Industry
201-500
Employees

Mission & Purpose

J A Kemp is a leading firm of European Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys. We combine independent thinking with collective excellence in all that we do. The technical and legal knowledge that we apply to the protection of our clients’ patents is outstanding in its breadth and depth. With around 100 science and technology graduates in the firm, including 50 PhDs, no area of science or technology is outside our scope. Our Patent Attorneys have collective in-depth expertise in patent law and procedure in every country of the world. The team of professionals who advise our clients on trade mark and design matters have backgrounds in major international law firms and hold qualifications as Chartered UK Trade Mark Attorneys, Solicitors and European Trade Mark Professional Representatives. Dedicated to this specialist area of intellectual property protection, the team has the expertise and resources to protect trade marks and designs in any market worldwide. Our offices are located in London, Paris, Oxford, Cambridge and Munich. Our clients are based throughout the world. We are ranked in tier 1 by all major legal and intellectual property directories.

Benefits

  • Competitive salaries

  • Discretionary bonus scheme

  • Contributory pension scheme (with contributions up to 5% of salary matched by the firm)

  • Life assurance scheme (4 x annual salary)

  • Group Income Protection (after three months’ probation)

  • Private Medical Insurance

  • 20 days annual holiday (with an additional day in December or January at Partners’ discretion). Annual holiday increases with each year of service, up to 25 days

  • Flex scheme allowing for 8 additional days’ holiday per year in return for excess hours worked for the firm.

  • Flexible working around core hours including up to 40% remote working

  • Travel and personal accident insurance for business and pleasure

  • Annual season ticket loan (after three months’ probation)