Patent Attorney (Engineering-)-2 yrs-Associate

AFL Recruitment - Accounting Financial Legal; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Job summary

AFL Recruitment - Accounting Financial Legal is seeking a Patent Attorney (Engineering) in Sydney for a Full-time, hybrid role. You will draft, review, and prosecute patent applications, manage portfolios, and liaise with commercial advisors to protect client rights.

Eligible candidates have 2+ years post-qualification experience and an Engineering degree (electrical, mechanical, mechatronic, or aeronautical).

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience as a registered Australian/NZ patent attorney (or nearing qualification in Australia/NZ).
• Degree in ENGINEERING (electrical, mechanical, mechatronic, aeronautical).
• Hands-on experience in mechanical patents and software patents; some opposition experience preferable.
• Strong technical, analytical and communication/people skills; strong commercial acumen.
• Ambitious and committed to a long-term career with a resourceful, non-traditional firm.

Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing, analysing & prosecuting patent applications.
• Portfolio management; opposition/opinion work.
• Liaising with commercial advisors/lawyers.

Skills

Patent attorney experience

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Patent Attorney (Engineering-)-2 yrs-Associate

$100,000 - $160,000 a year

Full time

Hybrid

Patent Attorney (Engineering-)-2 yrs-Associate
*Fast-track your success*. 1ST Class specialist IP firm. Top mentors. Lovable boss/team/culture. Enviable Future. $100,000-$160,000+Bonus $WFH up to 4 days/wk. Full-time. Sydney
YOUR NEW EMPLOYER
Our client is a market leader in the IP industry led by some of Australia's most accomplished/award-winning and internationally renowned IP specialists.

The firm works with an impressive array of both domestic and international clients on a variety of complex IP matters.
It attracts + retains long-term industry leading IP pros due to its futuristic, collaborative, entrepreneurial, encouraging character wrapped around a warm team spirit + life friendly values.

YOUR ROLE
As a KEY member of this winning team of intellectual property specialists, reporting to the CEO/Founding Partner, you will enjoy the autonomy+ stimulation+ challenge of advising/creating strategies to protect+ enforce the patent rights of your local/international clients.

Key responsibilities include: drafting, reviewing, analysing & prosecuting applications, portfolio management, opposition/ opinion work and liaising with commercial advisors/lawyers.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Be part of a multi-award winning purpose-driven VISIONARY IP firm with an international reputation led by industry leading patent attorneys;
• Top-tier quality WITHOUT all the 'crap'+ politics+ 'artificial' promotion barriers working in a top-tier firm;
• Attractive $$ bonuses;
• Industry-leading multi-award winning mentor/direct boss+ ongoing learning;
• Outstanding 'un-matched' opportunities to FAST TRACK your career success;
• Learn from/share with+ be inspiredby/make friendswith passionateCREME-DE-LA-CREME IP professional colleagues;
• Innovative, 'possibility-thinking', positive and 'think-outside-the square' + diverse+ merit-based culture;
• Real work-life balance+ Flexibility (up to 4 days/wk WFH).
• Refreshing professional yet relaxed 'non-stiff' environment.

WHO YOU ARE

• We are interested in hearing from you if you:
• have a minimum of 2 years or more post-qualification experience as a registered Australian/NZ patent attorney [or are an overseas qualified patent attorney currently nearing qualification in Australia/NZ];
• have a degree or higher qualification in ENGINEERING [electrical, mechanical, mechatronic, aeronautical]
• have hands-on experience in BOTH mechanical patents and software patents and some opposition experience [preferable];
• have strong technical, analytical + communication/people skills + strong commercial acumen;
• are ambitious+ serious about carving out a LONG-TERM successful career with a vibrant successful non-traditional firm that has the resources to support and help you to reach your full potential.

Reference: Maria Yun (0403322***)