Commercial IP Lawyer, 4+ PQE, London

The role

Addleshaw Goddard is seeking a Commercial IP Lawyer with 4+ PQE in London. This role involves advising on a wide range of primarily non-contentious IP projects and transactions, acting as a lead advisor within their nationally ranked IP team.

What you'll do

• Take responsibility as a lead advisor on a range of primarily non-contentious IP projects and transactions
• Advise the firm and our clients on a wide range of (mostly non-contentious) IP advice as part of national and cross border transactions
• Work to take the lead role on advising and delivering IP transactions and support on a broad range of M&A deals with a particular emphasis on agreements relating to the exploitation of IP rights including IP asset purchase agreements, patent, trademark and software licensing, research and development arrangements, R&D development agreements; technology transfer agreements confidentiality agreements and franchise agreements
• Work with the IP disputes partners in relation to IP infringement actions and enforcement
• Manage your own workload
• Handle a spread of commercial work as and when needed by clients
• Build relationships with clients and handle their commercial needs
• Lead and support on a broad range of IP-heavy transactions and advisory projects
• Handle a diverse workload of both IP transactions, advisory and some disputes-related work, acting either as lead adviser or part of a wider team
• Develop and manage long-term relationships with clients, becoming a trusted adviser across their commercial legal needs
• Provide mentorship and supervision to junior lawyers
• Contribute to internal knowledge sharing and team growth
• Support the team in business development and thought leadership, identifying opportunities to deepen client engagement
• Advise across a broad range of intellectual property matters

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