Trainee patent attorney
Becoming a patent attorney provides a unique opportunity to combine science and law. In order to train as a patent attorney you will require a scientific (STEM) degree; however no prior legal qualifications are required as legal training will be provided as part of your role.
Career stories
Rosie’s story
Rosie joined the Dehns Brighton office in October 2020 after completing a Master’s degree (Distinction) at the University of Southampton. Rosie’s undergraduate degree, at the University of Cambridge, focused on Genetics in the final year, with a project involving CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenesis of Drosophila melanogaster lines. The project aimed to determine the effect of Plp mutagenesis on female fertility and egg chamber morphology. Rosie qualified as a European Patent Attorney in 2023 and as a UK Chartered Patent Attorney in 2025.
CLICK HERETrainee trade mark attorney
As a trade mark attorney you will advise clients on the creation and protection of their trade marks. No prior legal qualifications are required as legal training will be provided as part of your role.
Career stories
Charlotte’s story
Charlotte joined the firm in 2021, after graduating from the University of Birmingham in 2021 with a degree in Geography. Find out more about her experience of working at Dehns.
Charlotte’s Story"The impression I had of Dehns was that it was a very approachable firm with values that seemed to align with my own. Also Dehns’ long history and reasonable size made it feel like a very safe pair of hands to help guide me through my training."
Technical Assistant
We are seeking people who have the potential to truly excel in their chosen field.
You will therefore need to demonstrate for both patents and trade mark roles:
- An ability to analyse and interpret complex technical matters
- Strong organisational skills
- An ability to think laterally
- Good interpersonal skills
- An excellent command of written and spoken English language to advise on technical and legal issues in understandable terms
- Excellent attention to detail
- A fundamental sense of commerciality
Technical requirements
- Excellent academic ability – you must achieve, or have achieved, a minimum 2.1 undergraduate degree result in your field of study (scientific (STEM) degree for patent attorneys; any degree discipline for trade mark attorneys)
- For trade mark roles a qualification or fluency in at least one other language is advantageous