Opportunities

In order to train as a Chartered Patent Attorney or European Patent Attorney you would need to have:

• A strong background in science or engineering at least to degree level
• Be a good communicator
• Able to explain complex ideas clearly and methodically
• Be able to meet the nationality requirements for qualification as a European Patent Attorney given here

In order to train as a Trade Mark Attorney you would need to have:

• A good standard of education - usually to degree level
• Be a good communicator
• Able to explain ideas clearly and methodically

What we are looking for in a CV:

• Show your skills with accuracy and clarity
• Grammatically correct – no spelling mistakes
• Your personal story and why you are interested in this career
• Be brief - luckily we get 5 to 15 CVs each week

Work Experience/Internship:

• From time to time we do offer short periods of unpaid work experience, because we do like to see who is out there and give you a chance to see our work for real but with no strings either way

Our response:

• We try to acknowledge all CVs within a couple of days, so please follow up if you have not heard from us in a week or so.
• We recruit at most one or two new trainees each year, but the timing varies a lot depending on our workload and future planning. Sadly that means that most of the time we are not actively recruiting and you’ll need to show an extra spark in order to attract our attention. If a vacancy arises we then contact the most recent applicants to see if they are still interested in applying.
• It is not necessary to attach photographs or give your age, etc., because personal information will be removed before we consider your CV.

In addition to taking on new trainees we are always interested in hearing from qualified or part qualified patent or trade mark attorneys who might be looking for a move up the tree.

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and a short covering letter to Paul Brandon, our Managing Partner at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .