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Trainee Patent Attorney - Biotechnology (2025 start date), London
Client:
Carpmaels & Ransford
Location:
London, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
575f81856e9a
Job Views:
3
Posted:
05.05.2025
Expiry Date:
19.06.2025
Job Description:
Job Description
Trainee Patent Attorney – Biotechnology
Permanent, Full Time
On-site (London)/Hybrid Working
Are you looking for a career outside of academia, whilst still putting your STEM degree to good use?
If so, a career in intellectual property law may be for you.
Why Carpmaels & Ransford?
We are a leading European intellectual property firm, advising some of the world’s most innovative and successful companies. Together, we help to improve lives by supporting innovation.
We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Diversity of thought is vital to our business; it’s how we approach challenges differently and offer our clients creative and original solutions. Through our work with organisations such as IP Inclusive, Stonewall and Business in the Community via the Race at Work Charter, we are putting the right steps in place to make sure that all our people feel supported and empowered to be themselves. Further information on our commitment to diversity and inclusion is available on our website.
What you’ll be doing
Each year, we recruit a number of exceptional STEM graduates, supporting them through to qualification as a UK and European patent attorney. As a trainee, you’ll join a practice group relevant to your subject of study. Opportunities exist within our Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Engineering & Tech practice groups.
As a trainee in our industry-leading Life Sciences (Biotechnology) practice group, you’ll have the opportunity to qualify as a UK and European patent attorney. The team supports some of the world’s leading biotechnology companies across diagnostics, therapeutics, platform, and manufacturing technologies. With increasing demands from our major international clients, there is a continuous flow of challenging, high-value work.
This is a fantastic opportunity to put your degree to good use in a rewarding and intellectually stimulating profession. We offer a renowned training programme with exceptional support for obtaining UK and EQE qualifications and beyond.
Candidates need to possess, or be working towards, a strong first degree (minimum 2:1 or equivalent) or PhD in a relevant technical discipline, including molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, and immunology.
Further information on degree requirements can be found on our website. Your degree will be complemented by strong A Levels, with typical minimum requirements of three A grades, including two STEM subjects.
In addition to your technical skills, you should have an excellent command of both written and spoken English. You should enjoy analyzing and conceptualizing complex matters and have a passion and aptitude for problem solving. Strong time management and organizational skills, along with effective verbal and written communication, are essential.
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