Specialist, Intellectual Property

Pinsent Masons; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading alternative legal services provider seeks an MLS Specialist to join their team in Scotland. This role involves supporting lawyers and leading projects in Intellectual Property. The successful candidate will have broad experience in commercial law, mentoring responsibilities, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Tailored career development

Flexible working options including remote work

Carers’ leave (up to five paid days)

25 days’ annual leave

Contributory pension up to 5%

Death in service cover (4x base salary)

Interest-free loans for season tickets and gym memberships

Qualifications

• Experience in Intellectual Property work types.
• Broad experience in a large, commercial law firm.
• Understanding of alternative delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Support lawyers with complex technical work.
• Lead delivery of small to medium-scale projects.
• Supervise and quality check the work of junior colleagues.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Assist in developing new Intellectual Property work services.

Skills

Intellectual Property work types

Commercial law experience

Project Management

Mentoring

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02.06.2025

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Role Overview

Vario is a market-leading alternative legal services provider within the law firm Pinsent Masons. It is unique in the legal sector. Vario is a practice group within Pinsent Masons which includes Flexible Services, Consulting and Technology, Legal Project Management, and Managed Legal Services (MLS). This role is within our MLS team.

As the Vario team expands, we are recruiting a Specialist to support our MLS Delivery teams in providing a world-class legal service to our practice groups and external clients. Reporting to our Delivery Manager, the successful candidate will:

• Support our lawyers with complex technical work in their area of expertise and client relationship activities as a subject matter expert
• Lead the delivery of small to medium-scale projects and lower complexity matters in collaboration with Legal Project Managers (LPMs) and/or practice group fee earners
• Supervise and quality check the work of junior colleagues
• Mentor junior team members and support their upskilling
• Assist the Senior Specialist and Delivery Manager in developing and implementing new Intellectual Property work services and solutions

Our standard working hours are 9:30 am - 5:30 pm; flexible working requests are considered.

Please note, the internal job title for this role is MLS Specialist.

Candidate Overview

We seek candidates with:

• Experience in Intellectual Property work types
• Broad experience in a large, commercial law firm
• Understanding of service levels and capabilities in alternative delivery models

What we offer:

• Tailored career development and support within our award-winning team
• Flexible working options, including remote work
• Carers’ leave (up to five paid days)
• 25 days’ annual leave, with options to purchase or roll over 5 days
• Contributory pension up to 5%
• Death in service cover (4x base salary)
• Access to interest-free loans for season tickets, gym memberships, and rental deposits