Senior IP Paralegal - Litigation

HGF Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced parental leave

27 days holiday

Bonus scheme

Flexible working

Job summary

HGF Limited, a leading IP specialist firm, is seeking a Senior IP Paralegal in Greater London to support contentious IP matters and oversee complex casework. You will coordinate litigation timelines, prepare court documents, and liaise with clients and external counsel.

You will work alongside solicitors and partners on patent, trade mark, and related disputes, managing disclosure, evidence, and trial bundles while ensuring high-quality service to clients and robust case management.

Qualifications

• Significant experience working on contentious IP matters, particularly patent and/or trade mark litigation.
• Strong understanding of litigation procedures, civil procedure rules, and case management processes.
• Experience managing disclosure, evidence, and hearing preparation.

Responsibilities

• Support on a portfolio of intellectual property disputes, ensuring matters progress efficiently through all stages of litigation.
• Support solicitors and partners on patent, trade mark, copyright, design right, and passing off disputes.
• Prepare, file, and manage court documents, witness statements, applications, and correspondence with deadlines.
• Coordinate disclosure and discovery, including document collection, review, production, and e-disclosure use.
• Prepare hearing, mediation, and trial bundles, ensuring documentation compliance.
• Liaise with clients, barristers, experts, courts, and external providers throughout proceedings.

Skills

IP litigation

Patent disputes

Trade mark disputes

Court procedures

Case management

Disclosure management

Stakeholder management

Client liaison

Education

Legal qualification

Tools

E-disclosure platforms

Court filing software

Job description

The Senior IP Paralegal position provides high-quality legal and procedural support across a

range of predominantly contentious intellectual property matters. The role oversees complex

casework, coordinates legal projects, supports solicitors on client matters, and acts as a key

point of contact for internal and external stakeholders. Responsibilities include managing case

administration, preparing and reviewing legal documentation, coordinating deadlines and

supporting strategic projects, including UPC-related initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Support on a portfolio of intellectual property disputes, ensuring matters progress efficiently through all stages of litigation.
• Support solicitors and partners on patent, trade mark, copyright, design right, and passing off disputes.
• Prepare, file, and manage court documents, witness statements, applications, and correspondence in accordance with procedural deadlines.
• Coordinate disclosure and discovery exercises, including document collection, review, production, and use of e-disclosure platforms.
• Prepare hearing, mediation, and trial bundles, ensuring all documentation is complete and compliant with court requirements.
• Conduct legal, corporate, and intellectual property research to support case strategy, evidence gathering, and due diligence activities.
• Assist with the preparation and management of evidence, including exhibits, chronologies, case summaries, and expert witness materials.
• Liaise with clients, barristers, expert witnesses, courts, tribunals, overseas counsel, and external service providers throughout proceedings.
• Monitor key dates, court directions, and procedural requirements, proactively managing litigation deadlines and risks.
• Support matter budgeting, costs management, invoice processing, and the administration of litigation-related expenditures.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of litigation processes, knowledge management initiatives, and client service delivery standards.

About You

• Significant experience working on contentious IP matters, particularly patent and/or trade mark litigation.
• Strong understanding of litigation procedures, civil procedure rules, case management processes, and experience with court proceedings.
• Experience managing disclosure, evidence, and hearing/trial preparation.
• Excellent organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to manage and prioritise your deadlines
• Have excellent client service skills

About HGF:

HGF Limited is one of Europe’s largest intellectual property specialist firms offering a fully integrated IP solution, bringing over 200 Patent Attorneys, Trade Mark Attorneys and IP Solicitors together to provide a full-service IP solution.

With 25 offices across the UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, France, Switzerland & Austria, HGF’s Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys provide specialist technical and legal advice to blue chip organisations and small to medium businesses across the world. Many of our clients are household names and the work HGF does allows them to protect and exploit their inventions, new products and branding.

Why move to HGF?

• HGF takes a transparent and merit-based approach to your career development and you will have the opportunity to shape your long-term progression.
• We’re a firm with a focus on DEI (Diversity, Equality and Inclusion), with a staff led DEI Focus Group, affinity networks and a DEI Board sponsor
• As a business we have a dedicated Learning and Development team focused on career long development of your skills along with a digital learning platform covering a wide range of content
• Benefits including our award winning enhanced parental leave policy, 27 days holiday, bonus scheme and flexible working

HGF Values

People - People matter. We treat people fairly, with respect and compassion. We foster a friendly, inclusive and enjoyable culture for everyone to prosper in. We invest in our people and offer appropriate coaching and training to assist with development and learning. We promote a healthy work-life balance. Progression is based on merit.

Excellence – We strive to be the best. We pursue excellence in all our individual roles resulting in outstanding legal and technical advice for our clients. Our people are pragmatic, responsive and commercially minded. We do not presume but listen to understand so we can engage proactively and appropriately.

Teamwork – We stand together. We work with our clients to protect their interests, and with each other as a mutually supporting firm. We value, appreciate and listen to others, regardless of role, recognising each individual’s particular blend of talent, skill and experience. We are individually and jointly accountable and take responsibility for our actions and decisions.

Progressive – We innovate. We continually improve our services and processes through understanding, creativity, and investment. We evolve by taking opportunities and adopting new business procedures, unencumbered by historical structures or out-of-date attitudes. As a firm, we have an entrepreneurial spirit, and encourage new thinking in our people.