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At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world.For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.

What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?

• Flexible work options - part-time, working from home and additional leave
• Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted corporate health plans
• Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programs

The Opportunity:

Ashurst Perkins Coie's London office is seeking a talented and ambitious patent litigator to join its expanding Intellectual Property practice. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a leading US law firm with a strong global IP litigation platform, acting on complex, high-value and often cross - border disputes. The successful candidate will play a key role in advising clients across a broad range of sectors, with a particular focus on technology and life sciences.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Running and supporting UK patent litigation, including technical analysis, evidence, strategy and case management.
• Advising clients on patent enforcement, validity, infringement and freedom - to - operate issues.
• Contributing to multi - jurisdictional dispute coordination with US and European colleagues.
• Potential to advise on a broad range of IP matters (trade marks, copyright, designs, confidential information, passing off).
• Supporting transactional and advisory IP work where relevant.
• Developing and maintaining strong client relationships and contributing to business development initiatives.
• Supervising and developing junior lawyers within the team (for senior candidates).

This is a full-time, permanent role based in our London office with hybrid working.

More information can be found in the job description attached to the role on our careers site

About you:

The successful candidate will have:

• A qualified solicitor (England & Wales) or barrister with strong academic credentials.
• Mid - senior level experience (typically 3-7 PQE, though all levels considered based on merit).
• Solid experience in patent litigation, ideally gained at a leading international or specialist IP firm.
• A scientific or technical background (e.g., life sciences, chemistry, engineering, computer science, physics) is preferred.
• Experience with pharmaceutical and medical devices regulation (e.g., SPCs, regulatory data and market exclusivity rights) is an advantage but not essential.
• Experience advising on other IP rights (trade marks, designs, copyright) is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to engage with technically complex subject matter.
• Confident communicator with excellent drafting skills and a commercial mindset.
• Motivated, collaborative and able to take responsibility on matters while working within a supportive team environment.

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