Senior Associate – Intellectual Property (Non-Contentious

Overview

In this role you will join a nationally recognised IP team in Bristol, focusing on developing and exploiting IP rights for high-profile clients across retail, tech, energy and more. You will draft and negotiate IP transactions, advise on ownership structures, and support cross-sector collaborations and R&D agreements. You’ll work closely with a large IP practice and contribute to strategic commercial transactions involving IP. This is a chance to advance in a collaborative, innovation-driven environment with significant project exposure.

Pay / Benefits

• comprehensive reward package
• opportunities to work on nationally and internationally recognised projects
• inclusive culture with employee-led networks
• support for career development and progression
• commitment to diversity, accessibility, and wellbeing

Responsibilities

• Drafting and negotiating IP transactions including licensing, assignments, and franchising
• Advising on IP ownership structures and audits
• Supporting R&D, collaboration agreements, and joint ventures across academic and private sectors
• Providing strategic input on broader commercial transactions involving IP
• Working with high-profile clients across retail, food, tech, and energy sectors
• Collaborating with a team of over 20 IP lawyers in Bristol

Key requirements

• 6+ years PQE in non-contentious/transactional IP matters
• Strong technical expertise and commercial awareness
• Excellent drafting and client communication skills
• A collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for innovation
• Registration with the SRA or Law Society of Scotland

• collaborative mindset
• strong client communication
• commercial awareness
• IP drafting and negotiations (licensing, assignments, franchising)
• IP ownership structures and audits
• R&D and collaboration agreements

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