About the Role
Axiom is seeking Intellectual Property Lawyers to support a variety of clients across diverse industries with a broad range of intellectual property matters.
Responsibilities
- Provide practical, business-focused legal advice on intellectual property matters, including trade marks, copyright, patents, brand protection, licensing and IP strategy.
- Draft, review and negotiate IP-related agreements, including licences, assignments, collaboration agreements, confidentiality agreements, settlements and wider commercial contracts.
- Support the IP aspects of corporate transactions, product development and business projects, including due diligence, IP risk assessment and transaction documentation.
- Work closely with legal, product, commercial, marketing, technology and business teams to manage IP risk and deliver commercially effective outcomes.
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer eligible to practise in the UK, or an equivalent overseas qualification with relevant UK intellectual property experience, and right to work in the UK.
- Experience advising on one or more areas of intellectual property law, including trade marks, copyright, patents, licensing, brand protection, IP disputes or commercial IP matters.
- Experience gained in private practice, in-house or on secondment, supporting commercial, technology, consumer, media, life sciences or other IP-rich organisations.
- Strong commercial awareness, drafting, negotiation, stakeholder-management and communication skills, with the ability to provide clear, pragmatic and business-focused advice.
Skills
- Intellectual property law
- Trade marks
- Copyright
- Patents
- Brand protection
- Licensing
- IP strategy
- IP-related agreements
- Commercial contracts
- Due diligence
- IP risk assessment
- Transaction documentation
- Stakeholder management
- Communication skills
- Commercial awareness
- Drafting
- Negotiation
Location
- Remote
- Onsite
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Remote
- Onsite
- Hybrid
- Consultant
- Employee
Education Level
- Qualified lawyer
Salary/Compensations
- Highly competitive compensation and benefits package
Benefits
- Health benefits
- Pension
- Professional development resources
- Learning and development programs
About the Company
- Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent.
- Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.
- Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement.
- Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.
- Axiom Global Limited is a company registered in England and Wales.
Equal Opportunity
- Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
- Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.
- We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year.
