Part-Qualified or Recently Qualified Physics Patent Attorney

Part-Qualified or Recently Qualified Physics Patent Attorney

We are seeking a part-qualified or recently qualified European and/Chartered Patent Attorney to join our growing Patents group in ourYork orNewcastle-Upon-Tyne office.

We are keen to hear from candidates with an excellent academic background ideally in Computer Science, Physics, or Electronic Engineering.

Are you a part-qualified or fully qualified UK and/or European Patent Attorney currently in private practice or working in-house looking to take the next step? If you are seeking a new challenge that will provide you with exciting new opportunities to develop and contribute to a fast-growing IP firm, we would be delighted to hear from you.

You will work with highly- experienced Partners and associates, gaining valuable training and mentoring whilst providing exceptional quality of service to our impressive and expanding client base.

About you

We are looking for candidates holding part-qualification in the UK and EQE exams through to those with newly qualified experience.

We are looking for candidates with the following attributes:

• Experience of drafting, filing and prosecuting UK, European and PCT applications.
• Commitment to providing consistent top-quality advice to clients.
• A self-starter with strong organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• A good listener who is able to take on board and act on feedback.
• An understanding of the business needs of our clients.

What we can offer you

We offer a very competitive salary along with an attractive benefits package. Flexible and hybrid working environment is offered together with a great work-life balance. The chance to be directly involved in contentious and interesting work and establish direct relationships with clients from the outset. A friendly, supportive and welcoming team awaits you at Secerna.

Secerna is a progressive, commercially-focussed, medium sized patent and trade mark firm headquartered in York with a second office in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. We have been recognised as a leading firm by IAM Patent 1000 on five consecutive occasions.

We advise on all aspects of intellectual property in the legal systems in which we operate. Our patents team files and prosecutes patent applications for large international corporations as well as a range of domestic clients and start-ups. We carry out patent portfolio and freedom-to-operate reviews, along with validity and infringement analysis, litigation and litigation support.

We offer early access to client contact to enable you to develop relationships with clients. We offer active support and encouragement to develop your own network and bring in new clients to the firm.

"At any given time, I'm working with numerous innovative people, companies and technologies, which makes the job exciting."

Jonathan Roberts

Senior Associate

"I was keen to take a role in a smaller firm where I felt I could make an impact in a friendly, flexible environment. Secerna gave me that chance."

Senior Associate

"No day, and no project, is ever the same. There are so many different cases in lots of different fields, which you are working on right from the beginning. This exposure to a variation of different intellectual property rights throughout different technical fields makes each day very interesting."