Intellectual Property and Technology (IPT) - Manchester 0 - 3 years pqe (including September 2015)

Intellectual property and technology law is at the core of any major business transaction or strategic dispute and has become one of the most critical legal areas as companies continue to expand and protect their technologies, brands, products, data and services around the globe. DLA Piper is one of the most widely recognized providers of a full range of commercial, intellectual property, privacy, sourcing and technology law services for leading businesses worldwide.

Our Intellectual Property and Technology practice encompasses nearly 500 dedicated lawyers in more than 24 countries, with particular strength in key global markets. Our group is recognized worldwide by legal directories and industry members as one of the leading groups of its kind, seamlessly combining multi-jurisdictional reach with local knowledge and experience. We provide both litigation-related (contentious) and strategic commercial advice to a wide range of industry sectors, helping clients from emerging technology and pharmaceutical companies to established banks and financial institutions achieve their objectives wherever they do business.

We now have an opening for an Associate to join our team in Manchester.  The successful candidate must have excellent academic and technical ability, is already likely to be working in a leading firm, and will be a strong team player.  We do not set upper or lower limits of pqe for any of our vacancies.  We have however given an indicative pqe as an approximate guide for applicants. Candidates who have between c. 0 - 3 years pqe including September 2015 qualifiers are likely to have the right level of knowledge, and gained the right level of experience, needed to be able to undertake this role. We would welcome applications from locally based specialists, as well as those seeking to move from the City or another regional centre. This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic and supportive team, and one of the leading IPT practices worldwide.  

We have posted the vacancy on various websites and direct candidates may be given preference.