Trademark/Commercial Lawyer

AFL Recruitment Pty Ltd.; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top mentorship

Performance-based bonus

Work-life balance

Job summary

AFL Recruitment Pty Ltd. invites a solicitor in Melbourne CBD to join a rare gem in the IP space. You will work in a fast-growing, non-traditional IP firm, mentored by leading practitioners, handling TM matters, registrations, prosecutions, and disputes for diverse clients.

The role offers strong mentorship, ongoing training, and an additional bonus, with a culture that values innovation, collaboration, and work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Admitted Australian solicitor with experience in trademarks.
• Strong drafting and communication skills with commercial awareness.
• Proactive, self-driven candidate eager to join a fast-growing, innovative IP firm.

Responsibilities

• Advise and litigate across trademark matters for a diverse client base.
• Prepare/filing TM applications, renewals, and conduct trademark searches; manage portfolios.
• Potential involvement in commercial transactions related to IP, contracts and related areas.

Skills

Trademark law

Legal drafting

Attention to detail

Commercial acumen

Education

Australian solicitor qualification

Tools

TM portfolio management

Job description

**RARE GEM ** 1st Class Cutting-Edge IP firm. Top Mentors. Full-spectrum TM+ commercial. Refreshing culture. Exciting Future! Melbourne CBD. $70,000-$90,000

YOUR ROLE

As a KEY member of this winning team of intellectual property specialists (led by some of Australia's most accomplished and internationally renowned IP specialists), being MENTORED by a top-notch senior IP/commercial lawyer with a flourishing TM practice, you will relish engaging in intellectually stimulating and interesting work acting for a diverse client base.

Specifically, you will enjoy the diversity of advising and litigating on:

• trade marks (predominantly) including brand selection strategies, searches, contracts, registration, prosecution, opposition, non-use and licensing, infringement actions, dispute resolution/litigation.

Some scope (in the future) to engage in:

• commercial transactions including contracts, franchising, intellectual property, trade practices, employment law, estate planning/succession, trusts, corporate/business law.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Be a key part of this FAST GROWING STAND-OUT non-traditional entrepreneurial IP firm with an international reputation led by industry leading IP practitioners;
• Top mentorship+ Ongoing learning/training;
• EXTRA performance based BONUS;
• Diverse+ high quality commercial/TM matters;
• Love the cameraderie with top calibre bright +passionate professionals who excel at and love what they do;
• Innovative, dynamic and 'think-outside-the square' culture where you can be your TRUE SELF + EXCEL+ MAKE YOUR unique MARK;
• Work-life balance.

WHO YOU ARE

We are interested in hearing from you if you:

• Are an admitted solicitor in Australia;
• have a minimum of 12 months' (or more) experience in trademarks [eg preparing/filing TM applications/renewals and conducting searches+ managing TM portfolios+ oppositions+disputes/litigation];
• have high attention to detail+ strong drafting/communication/people skills+ commercial acumen;
• are self-driven+ hungry to be part of a fast-growing dynamic 'non-vanilla' national firm that encourages excellence/innovation and has the resources to support and help you to reach your full potential.

REFERENCE: MARIA YUN (**********)