The role

We are seeking ambitious graduates or postgraduates to join our thriving Engineering teams in our Brighton and Birmingham offices. This is an excellent opportunity to become part of our dynamic and growing teams. Successful candidates will be able to start in September 2024.

What are we looking for?

• Academic capability – you must achieve, or have achieved, a 2.1-degree result or above in any Engineering, Electronics, Mathematics, Physics or Computer Science field
• The ability to analyse and interpret complex technical matters, along with the command of written and spoken language to explain them clearly
• A fundamental sense of commerciality – we are not only looking for technical excellence, but also for the potential to adeptly and perceptively help our clients achieve their goals
• Strong organisational skills, excellent attention to detail and good interpersonal skills

We pride ourselves on the high quality of our client work and service. To meet this, we look for people who are creative, practical, flexible problem-solvers. We believe our diverse workforce enriches our working environment and contributes to our ability to serve a wide variety of clients with different needs. We welcome those who share this ethos.

Dehns offers:

• An inclusive working environment
• Independent and intellectually challenging client work
• Business development
• Flexible working
• Competitive salary and excellent benefits package
• A varied diet of work originating from blue chip engineering companies to exciting electronics start-ups.
• Although you will be assigned to one Supervising Partner to provide you with day-to-day guidance, you will also typically work with a number of Partners and Associates so that your caseload covers a broad range of different legal and technical areas
• The opportunity to become a key part of our clients’ strategic planning
• Exceptional quality of training and support to help you qualify as a Chartered and European patent attorney
• A genuine interest in the fulfilment of your career as a patent attorney with us. As a market-leading firm, we will not only help you to enhance your technical ability, but also your commercial judgement and business development skills

About Dehns

We are one of the largest patents and trade mark private practices with office presence across the UK and in Munich and Norway. The Firm has a strong “family feel” and can attribute much of its success to the internal support and training provided, along with the organic growth of our client base.

The Firm’s Engineering, Physical Sciences & Electronics department currently comprises:

• 41  Partners;
• 2  IP Management Consultants;
• 1  Consultant;
• 15  Patent Attorney;
• 10  Senior Associates;
• 25  Associates;
• 50  Trainee Patent Attorney.

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