Job Description
The ideal candidate will work as in house brand protection lawyer and work with external lawyers for brand protection matters in different Jurisdictions.. The ideal candidate is both a self-motivated individual and a positive team player.
Responsibilities
a.\tThe job description
i.\tReporting into Stelios as chairman of easyGroup Ltd, the creator and owner of the easy family of brands see www.easy.com and www.easyHistory.info
iii.\tManage a legal IP brand protection budget of £2-£4m pa
iv.\tLiaise closely with external lawyers and trademark attorneys
v.\tAttending trials including at IPEC and High Court
vi.\tto give witness statements in the UK court proceedings and other jurisdictions
vii.\tUse the Sage purchase order system to issue purchase orders to law firms
viii.\tUse Excel to manage the purchase orders/invoices/recharges to easy licensees/payments and receipts
ix.\tUse Coutts online banking to make payments and record receipts
x.\tUse Salesforce to record all the cases of brand thieves
xi.\tUse Salesforce to manage the list of IP assets including domains and trademarks
xii.\tUse Salesforce to manage the issuing of new brand licences and manage the current ones
xiii.\tManaging and helping to arrange corporate events for easy family of brands Example of events is here https://easy.com/easy-family-of-brands-reunion-friday-7th-november-2025-in-monaco-day-1
xiii.\tOther ad hoc corporate duties
B.\tEmployment contract terms:
i.\teasyGroup’s policy is to pay its employees according to the hours actually worked per time sheets at the agreed hourly rate when working in the London office and a premium rate when travelling for work. Minimum working hours per week is 40 when in London and 48 hours per week when travelling. That means the employees earn more when they work longer hours
ii.\tTravel plans: approximately 2.5 months per annum away from the UK in several trips of varying length. But the actual test would be for 29% of the hours earned in the fy30sep to be at the away rate.
iii.\tone month’s salary as a bonus conditional on corporate and personal performance
Qualifying Questions
1.\tDo you have the right to live and work in the UK without requiring visa sponsorship?
2.\tare you a newly qualified UK solicitor?
3.\tDo you have Intellectual Property law experience?
4.\tHave you seen the 3 minute video on www.easyHistory.info
5.\tAre you willing to work 5 days per week from the London office?
6. Are you willing to travel away from London 22% of your working time?