Patent Attorney Jobs in Harrow, England, United Kingdom – Apply Below
Role: Trainee Patent Attorney – Biotechnology (2024 start date)
Company: Carpmaels & Ransford
Location: Harrow, England, United Kingdom
Patent Attorney Jobs, We are a leading European intellectual property law firm. Through our passionate and award-winning team of life scientists, engineers, and regulatory experts, we advise some of the world’s leading healthcare companies.
We were awarded Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year at the 2023 Managing IP EMEA Awards and were also awarded Patent Contentious Firm of the Year and Impact Case of the Year at the 2022 Awards. We are consistently ranked as a top-tier firm by industry directories.
About the Company
Patent Attorney Jobs, As a firm, we’re passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Diversity of thought is vital to our business; it’s how we approach challenges differently and offer our clients creative and original solutions. Through our work with organizations such as IP Inclusive, Stonewall, and Business in the Community via the Race at Work Charter, we are putting the right steps in place to make sure that all our people feel supported and empowered to be themselves. Further information on our commitment to diversity and inclusion is available on our website.
What We Offer
- Each year, we recruit a number of exceptional STEM graduates, supporting them through to qualification as UK and European patent attorneys.
- As a new trainee, you’ll join a practice group relevant to your subject of study.
- Opportunities exist within our Chemistry, Biotechnology Engineering, and tech practice groups.
- As a trainee in our industry-leading Life Sciences (Biotechnology) practice group, you’ll have the opportunity to qualify as a UK and European patent attorney.
- The team supports some of the world’s leading biotechnology companies across the full spectrum of biotechnologies, from diagnostics to therapeutics including platform and manufacturing technologies.
- With increasing demands from our major international clients, there is never a shortage of challenging, high-value work.
- This is a fantastic opportunity to put your degree to good use in a rewarding and intellectually stimulating profession.
- With a renowned training program, we offer exceptional support for obtaining UK and EQE qualifications and beyond.
Requirements:
- We’re looking for exceptional graduates who possess a strong first degree (minimum 2:1 or equivalent) or PhD in a relevant technical discipline.
- This may include molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, and immunology.
- Further information on degree requirements can be found on the careers website.
- Your degree will be complemented by strong A Levels (typically 3 at grade A or equivalent).
- In addition to your technical skills, you will have an excellent command of both written and spoken English.
- You enjoy analyzing and conceptualizing complex matters and have a passion and aptitude for problem-solving.
- With strong time management and organization skills, you are a strong communicator, both verbally and in writing.
- We are proud to be using Rare Recruitment’s Contextual Recruitment System (CRS) which allows us to consider your achievements in the context in which they were gained.
- We understand that not all candidate’s achievements look the same on paper – and we want to recruit the best people, from every background.
Recruitment Process:
- Our recruitment process is an opportunity for you to demonstrate your interest in a career within IP. If successful following the completion of our brief online application form and submission of your CV, you will be asked to complete a short, pre-recorded video interview.
- We review applications on a rolling basis prior to our closing date. Please do not worry if you don’t hear from us straight away. We consider all applications closely and will be in touch either before or after the closing date.
- Successful candidates will be invited to a first-stage interview, held in December. Second-stage interviews will also take place in December, with all offers being made prior to Christmas.
