Trainee Patent Attorney

Job Title: Trainee Patent Attorney

Location: Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £40,000 + depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting the Patent Attorney’s / Heads of Patents and wider Patent team, working under some supervision where necessary, on patent matters including drafting, prosecution and portfolio management actions
• Promoting IP awareness within selected areas of the business, and particularly amongst those in the business responsible for research and development work
• Building effective relationships at all levels within the business so as to become an integral and essential part of the business’ value proposition
• Working with all members of the Patent Team to develop wide experience of patent work to build core patent attorney skills
• Progressing towards qualification as a Chartered and European Patent Attorney
• Rapid progression in developing relevant core legal skills

Your skills and experiences:

• Possess a good technical degree or have equivalent science or engineering experience and demonstrate technical skill across the range of technology relevant to BAE Systems’ patent portfolio
• Working, or willing to work towards, certification relevant to Legal specialism (e.g. IP – Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA))
• Possess a technical degree (STEM)
• Demonstrate technical skills across a range of technology relevant to BAE Systems’ patent portfolio
• Working, or willing to work towards, the relevant UK (CPA) and the European (EPA) qualifications
• Excellent written communication skills to convey relevant patent concepts to customers and to enthuse the technical community to drive collaboration
• Proactive approach to solving problems, working with the wider team to develop solutions
• Good negotiation, influencing and drafting skills

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Legal team:

You will work with a variety of key stakeholders internally across BAE Systems and work closely with patent attorneys, effectively engaging with Functions & Lines of Business (LOB) to assist in the management of their intellectual assets. You will be passionate about working within the legal team and have a passion for IP. This is an excellent development opportunity which will allow you to work towards qualifying as a Chartered and European Patent Attorney.

Working with innovators, this is a chance to support the development of the company into the future, building your skills around IP advising, through working with a number of key stakeholders.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 7th April 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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