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We are currently recruiting for an IP - Life Sciences Associate to join us in New York!
About Withers
Law.com International's Law Firm of the Year 2021
For 125 years, our firm has focused on helping successful people, businesses, families, entrepreneurs, governments, and institutions negotiate the wide range of legal issues they face. Over time, we have gained valuable insights into the ways wealth can be generated, preserved, deployed and enhanced. We assist our clients in a variety of industry sectors including life sciences, technology, real estate, manufacturing, fashion, brands and creatives, sport, hotels and hospitality, energy, art and cultural assets, charities and philanthropy and financial services. With 18 offices, our experience means we see the global picture. We provide legal advice across a range of different practice areas including corporate, venture, finance, tax, intellectual property, banking, access to capital (both private and public), immigration, international trust structuring, philanthropy, public international law and international arbitration.
About Withers Intellectual Property Practice
The Withers Intellectual Property team in is truly global. We focus on all areas of life science and technology, brands, and fashion. Our team focuses on growth and value creation throughout a company's life cycle. We have decades of experience creating, implementing, and monetizing intellectual property strategies. Our team includes former in-house counsels, inventors, and investors in global biotech. As a global firm, we are able to assist in the holistic growth of our companies, including transatlantic venture capital, cross-border M&A and access to growth capital. We are now looking to hire ambitious candidates to help grow our intellectual property focused legal practice on a national and international basis.
Why Withers?
At Withers we offer our associates unprecedented opportunities to grow and prosper in a truly international law firm. From day one, we provide training and client-facing opportunities that will prepare you to represent and manage complex client relationships. We provide you with the tools you need to be a successful entrepreneurial partner. You will not simply be another cog in the machine; but rather an integral part of a growing and vibrant practice. We love what we do and we have a lot of fun doing it. We welcome you to reach out to us to learn more about our team.
The Role
Candidates should have a patent registration number. Experience in the life sciences space is a plus. Candidates should be comfortable with a range of technologies in the biotech/life science space and an eagerness to learn in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.
Key Skills and Experience
Equal Opportunities Employment Statement
It is the policy of Withers to provide equal opportunities for all employees in relation to recruitment, training and promotion. Decisions in these areas will be made only by reference to the requirements of the job and shall not be influenced by any consideration of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race (including color, nationality and ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
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