Trainee Patent Attorney - Engineering & IT

J A Kemp LLP; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working policy

Work from home 2 days a week

Cycle to work

Season ticket loan

Private health insurance

Personal travel and accident insurance

Group life assurance

Income protection insurance

Contributory pension

Job summary

J A Kemp LLP offers a training programme to qualify as a patent attorney (European and UK Chartered). We support you with mentoring, courses, tutorials and on-the-job training, aiming to develop your professional expertise in IP.

The firm provides a competitive salary package and benefits, including flexible working with two home-working days per week. We work with startups, SMEs and large clients across the UK and Europe, offering exposure to patent applications, oppositions and appeals, with a

Qualifications

• Minimum 2.1 honours degree in a scientific or technical subject.
• Excellent written and spoken English essential.
• Proactive, outgoing, friendly with good listening and teamwork.

Skills

Excellent English

Attention to detail

Proactive

Team player

Education

2:1 honours degree in a scientific or technical subject

Job description

Summary

Training as a Patent Attorney is a career path that will enable you to combine your understanding of science with legal expertise. You will leave an academic environment yet remain at the cutting edge of science and technology, applying your knowledge and skill in a commercial context. You will help to protect intellectual property assets and grow businesses.

About J A Kemp

J A Kemp LLP is one of the leading UK and European Patent and Trade Mark Attorney firms, with offices in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Paris and Munich. J A Kemp’s patent attorneys handle patent applications in the UK, Europe and worldwide. The firm has particular expertise in patent oppositions and appeals, especially before the European Patent Office. J A Kemp works for a wide variety of clients, from startups, spinouts and SMEs through to some of the largest corporate clients and most prestigious academic institutions in the world.

We offer a programme of training to take you right through to qualification as a patent attorney (European and UK Chartered). We support you with one to one mentoring, external courses, internal tutorials and on-the-job training. We are very proud of our training programme and the examination success rate achieved by our candidates. We will continue to support your professional development throughout your career with the firm.

In addition to our thorough training programme and varied work, we offer a competitive salary package and range of benefits including a flexible working policy with the ability to work from home two days per week, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, private health insurance, personal travel and accident insurance, group life assurance, income protection insurance, and contributory pension scheme.

• flexible working policy with the ability to work from home two days per week
• cycle to work scheme
• season ticket loan
• private health insurance
• personal travel and accident insurance
• group life assurance
• income protection insurance
• contributory pension scheme

How To Apply

Candidates should have an excellent track record of achievement at school and university with a minimum of a 2.1 honours degree in a scientific or technical subject, preferably computer science, an engineering discipline, physics, electronics or materials science.

We are open to applications from candidates holding or studying for a first or higher degree or doctorate.

Excellent spoken and written English are essential to the role, as are an eye for detail and the ability to explain complex matters clearly. We are also looking for candidates who are proactive, outgoing and friendly, team players and good listeners.

Recruitment Process

J A Kemp is committed to improving access to the IP profession and ensuring a fair recruitment process. As part of our efforts to minimise unconscious bias during the recruitment process, hiring managers will not have access to your CV until the interview stage. Selection decisions at the first stage will therefore be based solely on the information you provide in your application form. For this reason, we ask that you do not include any personal identifiers, such as your name, gender, race, religion, or sexual orientation, in your responses.