Senior Associate, Intellectual Property

Your role

At Allens, we are known for combining the market leading litigation and commercial skills of our intellectual property lawyers with those of our patent and trade mark attorneys to offer clients a comprehensive and seamless intellectual property service. Our  team consists of the best litigation and commercial IP lawyers and patent and trade mark attorneys in Australia.

You will be a part of our Band 1 ranked Intellectual Property and Patent and Trade Mark Attorney team. Working closely with our Partners and the wider team of lawyers and attorneys across all of our offices, you will gain exposure to the most complex and interesting contentious, regulatory and commercial transactions in the Australian market.

At Allens, we encourage our lawyers to find their niche and specialise in the areas in which they are interested, while building a strong foundation across all areas of intellectual property law.

As a Senior Associate in our IP practice group you will have the opportunity to be involved in the following.

• Contentious and non-contentious matters, including patents, trade marks, copyright, designs, Australian Consumer Law, brand protection, anti-counterfeiting, confidential information and trade secrets enforcement, litigation, regulatory, IP licensing and transactional matters.
• Work across teams to provide high-quality service to support client's acquiring, managing, protecting, commercialising, enforcing and defending their intellectual property rights.
• Work with our integrated Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys team to advise clients on the entire life cycle of IP assets, including registration, opposition, portfolio management, acquisitions, litigation, and enforcement.

We have permanent, full-time opportunities available based in our Melbourne office. Hybrid working (60% in the office) is how we work however flexibility matters at Allens, so if you are seeking hybrid working or are looking for flexibility in your work, we would be happy to discuss what arrangements would work best for you.

About you

You will have:

• Experience working in private practice in an intellectual property team in Australia.  We also value in-house and overseas experience.
• Been exposed to a range of IP work such as contentious patents, trade marks, copyright, confidential information, designs, IP licensing and M&A transactions.
• Experience delegating work and supervising junior lawyers.
• Strong time management and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple matters.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including strong drafting skills.
• A desire to learn, grow, network and mentor others.

Your development

In joining Allens, you will receive unparalleled learning and development opportunities. You will be challenged, supported and guided as you learn and develop, and will be encouraged to grow. We foster greatness, and will coach and support you to meet your goals and aspirations.

Our unique Career Deal allows you to take control of your career and provides a transparent approach to career development. Our international alliance with Linklaters means we are able to support secondments all over the world.

Our perks

Our benefits include:

• Financial: market competitive fixed remuneration; generous incentive plan that recognises both billable and broader contribution, employee recruitment referral program, discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding program.
• Health and wellbeing: fully subsidised gym memberships, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, in-house snacks and catered meals, subsidised sporting and social activities, Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families and regular wellbeing sessions with our in-house consulting Psychologist.
• Flexibility: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support you in your work and life commitments and passions, equipment to support working from home.
• Leave: ability to purchase additional annual leave, access to an enhanced, inclusive and flexible parental leave policy – 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees and high quality executive coaching to support the transition.
• International opportunities: our alliance with Linklaters ensures possible secondments to many of their overseas offices.
• Recognition: team based recognition including social activities and contribution based recognition activities, and annual Allens Values Awards to nominate and recognise the incredible contributions of our people.

Allens is also proud to invest in our communities, giving you the opportunity to make a difference through our work on reconciliation, the environment and other social justice issues as well as our workplace giving and volunteering programs.

How to apply?

We'd love to hear from you so please click "apply now"! If you would like to find out more, please visit "This is Allens" or listen to our Allens Confidential podcast to hear real stories from real people about life at Allens. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please phone Mikaela Downie, Talent Acquisition Consultant, on +61 2 9230 4248.

At Allens, our culture is made up of unique backgrounds and varying life experiences. We celebrate our people's differences across gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, cultural backgrounds, First Nations communities, and family and caring arrangements. If you require adjustments to fully participate in our application process, please contact us at [email protected]. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align, please express your interest by emailing us at [email protected]. The right role for you might be just around the corner!