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
Alex’s story
Alex joined the firm in 2013, shortly after graduating from Oxford University with a First Class MEng degree in Materials Science. He qualified as a UK and European Patent Attorney in 2018 and became an Associate of the firm in 2019. Find out more about Alex’s experience of working at Dehns.
ViewTrainee 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
Jonathan’s story
Jonathan Bailey joined the Chemistry Group as a Technical Assistant in 2015. He qualified as a UK and European Patent Attorney in 2020 and became an Associate of the firm in 2021. Find out more about his experience of working at Dehns.
Jonathan’s story"Every day at Dehns brings new challenges and experiences. From day one, I was given a degree of responsibility and was assigned my own clients and cases to assist with."
Trade Mark Attorney
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
