About the Company - Leading global professional services consultancy seeks Legal Associate Director - IP to join their highly skilled global in-house legal team. This is a newly created position to join a supportive and dynamic team, in a strategic role to be the IP legal lead on trademarks, patents and all IP related matters.

About the Role - Offering an interesting and broad spread of work advising on a range of UK, EU and international IP matters, including patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets, due diligence for IP transactions and M&A activities, cybersecurity, coordinating and protecting the trademark portfolio, refining the patent strategy across the business and analysing infringement risk. The role will also include horizon scanning for new developments and advising on all new potential compliance obligations, instructing on and working with external counsel and collaborating with colleagues in the global team and across the international offices.

Responsibilities - It will be to engage at senior level, across jurisdictions, in order to influence strategy and approach to protect and promote IP developed by the business, in addition to substantive legal advisory work and negotiations.

Qualifications - You will have over 8 years' PQE and proven experience as an IP law...