Intellectual Property Partner

Michael Page; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Tailored benefits

Career progression

Competitive remuneration

Job summary

Michael Page is assisting a forward-thinking law firm in Manchester to recruit an Intellectual Property Partner to build and lead a dedicated IP practice within a supportive, entrepreneurial environment.

You will advise on trade marks, copyright, design rights, patents and licensing, develop client relationships, drive business development, and shape the growth and future direction of the IP team in a hybrid, flexible working setting.

Qualifications

• Significant PQE in Intellectual Property law.
• Experience across trade marks, copyright, design rights, patents and licensing.
• Commercially minded with ability to build client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the firm's Intellectual Property practice with autonomy.
• Advise on contentious and non-contentious IP matters including licensing.
• Collaborate with corporate teams to identify opportunities for clients.
• Develop relationships with businesses across industries as IP adviser.
• Lead business development and raise the firm’s IP profile.

Skills

IP Law

Business Development

Leadership

Client Relationship Management

Strategic Thinking

Education

Qualified solicitor

Job description

• Build and lead an IP practice with genuine autonomy
• Established firm with a strong internal referral network

About Our Client

Our client is an ambitious and forward-thinking law firm providing a broad range of commercial legal services to businesses. The firm places significant emphasis on delivering excellent client service, commercial advice and creating a supportive environment in which its lawyers can develop their careers. Its published culture focuses on teamwork, responsibility, continual improvement and delivering results, while describing the working environment as supportive, entrepreneurial and ambitious. The firm also promotes flexible working, hybrid working, progression opportunities and tailored benefits as key elements of its employee proposition.

Job Description

The Intellectual Property Partner will be:

• Building and leading the firm's Intellectual Property practice, taking ownership of its continued growth.
• Advising clients on contentious and non-contentious IP matters, including trade marks, copyright, design rights, patents and licensing.
• Working closely with the corporate and commercial teams to identify opportunities and provide joined-up advice to existing clients.
• Developing strong relationships with businesses across a range of industries and acting as a trusted adviser on IP strategy and protection.
• Playing an active role in business development, profile raising and expanding the firm's IP client base.

The Successful Applicant

The Intellectual Property Partner should be:

• A solicitor or equivalent with significant PQE and a strong track record in Intellectual Property law.
• Experienced across a broad spectrum of IP matters, including trade marks, copyright, design rights, patents and licensing.
• Comfortable advising on both contentious and non-contentious IP matters.
• Commercially minded, with the confidence to build relationships and generate opportunities from existing and new clients.
• Capable of taking ownership of a specialist IP practice and driving its future development.
• Collaborative in approach and comfortable working alongside corporate and commercial lawyers to provide wider client solutions.

What's on Offer

This is more than simply another Partner position. It offers an experienced Intellectual Property lawyer the chance to take ownership of a specialist practice and shape its future direction, while having the wider resources and client relationships of an established commercial firm behind them. The firm publicly highlights hybrid and flexible working, tailored benefits, progression opportunities and competitive remuneration, alongside support for learning and career development.