Senior Associate/Associate - Intellectual Property

Norton Rose Fulbright; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Norton Rose Fulbright Australia is seeking a Senior Associate or Associate to contribute to the expansion of our Intellectual Property team. The IP practice handles market leading litigation, transactions, and IP asset creation and protection with opportunities to work across borders with our global colleagues.

Working alongside award‑winning Partners, this role offers genuine career prospects in a collaborative, high‑performance environment and exposure to a broad range of high‑profile IP

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years PQE in Intellectual Property practice.
• Patent litigation experience preferred but not essential.
• Strong time management and organisational skills to handle multiple priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including drafting.

Skills

Intellectual Property

Patent litigation

Legal drafting

Time management

Communication skills

Job description

5mo ago , from Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal practice. We provide theworld's pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with afull business law service. We have more than 4000 lawyers based inover 58 offices across Europe, the United States, Canada, LatinAmerica, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and CentralAsia.

Our Intellectual Property practice is recognised as one of theleading teams in Australia and demand for our services has createdan opportunity for a Senior Associate or Associate to contribute tothe expansion of our team. Our Intellectual Property team providesmarket leading litigation and transactional advice and strategy,and is skilled in handling complex high-profile IP disputes andtransactions of all types, and brand and IP asset creation andprotection all with an opportunity to work across borders with ourglobal colleagues.

Working alongside award winning Partners JackieO'Brien, GeorginaHey and DanielPosker this an opportunity to be involved in market leading IPmatters for IP Clients.

To be considered for this role you must have;

Requirements

• A minimum of 4 years PQE gained within a reputableIntellectual Property practice
• Patent litigation experience is preferred but notessential
• Strong time management & organisational skills with thecapacity to manage multiple conflicting prioritiessimultaneously
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills includingstrong drafting skills
• Intellectual curiosity and a love of learning

The successful candidate will need to be an energetic, drivenand focused individual with exceptional academic achievements. AtNorton Rose Fulbright, you will be rewarded with genuine careerprospects and an excellent team environment renowned for itscollaborative culture, passion for client service and professionaldevelopment opportunities, all in a global context.

In addition, the role offers fantastic personal and careerdevelopment through our International Academy, an award-winning,internationally integrated career development programme that youwill follow throughout your working life at the firm. TheInternational Academy is designed to prepare you for each step inyour legal career and is complimented by the excellent practicalexperience you will gain through working with our supportivepartners who operate at the top of their field.

Norton RoseFulbright values diversity and strives to create an inclusiveenvironment. We are proud that Norton Rose Fulbright in Australiahas been recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality bythe Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) as well as a gold tieremployer for LGBTI Inclusion through the Australian WorkplaceEquality Index. In 2025 we were re-accredited as a Family InclusiveWorkplace and always encourage people to discuss flexible andhybrid work options with us.

We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islandercandidates to apply.

Please be aware in the course of routine work someof our lawyers and teams can be exposed to details of trauma. Thefirm has controls in place including educational and psychologicalsupport. Our talent team can provide furtherdetails.