IP Disputes Solicitor
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The vacancy
Permanent, full time
Closing Date: 13th September 2024
It’s an exciting time to join us!
We are looking for a Solicitor to work within the Dispute Resolution & Litigation / Commercial team at Stobbs.
The focus of the role will be on disputes and litigation – covering pure IP (trade mark, passing off, copyright and design rights) and related commercial / contractual disputes.Caseload will range from pre-action, through to IPEC, High Court and Court of Appeal litigation, and work on advertising/ASA complaints. There will also be opportunities to assist on commercial and brand advisory work.
Day-to-day work will involve running your own smaller disputes matters, including all drafting and client management, and working as part of a team supporting bigger disputes and litigation. Clients range from household names to SMEs and start-ups across a range of sectors.
You’ll supervise and support the development of trainees and paralegals in the team and support business development initiatives.
Essential skills and experience
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Qualified UK solicitor (c. 1-2 years PQE).
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Litigation experience at another legal firm or chambers. Trial experience is a bonus.
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Autonomous and efficient – with proven organisation and project management skills.
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Strong analytical and communication skills.
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An excellent attitude – Stobbs is a team and our culture of support and care is central to the firm.
Firm culture is important at Stobbs - friendly, social, approachable and where we look after each other. We regularly provide our own social and professional events. We manage the rights of some fantastic clients - obviously that means our advice has to be legally sound, but it's also about it being business savvy. We have high standards but learn from our mistakes. We’re not internally competitive (well, except when it comes to sports and quizzes!). We're certainly not run with an iron fist; we want our people to bring their whole selves to work, wanting to perform well, learn from mistakes and to feel comfortable asking questions and learning, and helping us continue to improve and be the best we can be.
Our head office is north of Cambridge, with an office in central London. We are trying to strike a good balance of supporting people to work flexibly while delivering for our clients and making Stobbs an attractive place to work.
Our current hybrid working policy is a minimum requirement of two days in the office, encouraging people in more if possible. We may expect you to be based in the office full-time during the first six-months. Those seeking a part-time role may also be considered.
The company
Stobbs is a niche intellectual property practice that recognises that to give the best advice on brands, you need to take a more strategic and holistic approach than pure trade mark expertise. To that end, we launched the concept of Intangible Asset Management.
We have a breadth of capability that goes far beyond the scope of any other IP firm and encompasses trade marks, designs and copyright, litigation, disputes, commercial contracts, brand intelligence, brand extension (licensing), systems, online brand enforcement, anti-counterfeiting and brand restructuring.
Formed in 2013 with 18 people, today we have over 200 professionals based in Cambridge, London, Dublin, Eindhoven, the US and Munich.
The Benefits
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Benefits
Private medical, life cover and pension
Flexible and hybrid working
Generous holidays, charity days and parenthood leave
Free office lunches
If you are interested in applying for a position at Stobbs, we welcome direct applications only via our careers page, no agencies please.
If you have any questions beforehand please email careers@iamstobbs.com – enquiries only please, applications will not be accepted via email.
Please note that we will not accept unsolicited CV's sent to the business, nor will we accept any associated terms of business.
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