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We are looking for a graduate to join our dynamic Trade Mark Team as a Trainee Trade Mark attorney. We work with a wide range of clients, from international corporations with established patent portfolios, to start-ups and individual entrepreneurs developing cutting-edge technology. We are proud of the high quality of service that we offer, and are consistently ranked highly in both industry and professional directories.
Our office environment and ethos is designed to be collaborative, and we encourage team working and training. We invest heavily in our trainees with a view to providing a long-term future at our firm, and our inhouse training scheme is recognised as one of the best in the profession. Our trainee trade mark attorneys routinely enjoy success in their professional qualifications.
Our values
At Reddie & Grose LLP, our commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment is anchored in our core values. These values were established through the collective contributions and insights of everyone at our firm.
Be open
We want trust to be at the core of our firm and we believe clarity and transparency in our decisions and actions are key to building it.
Belong together
We actively foster a friendly working culture where we create opportunities for people to connect, collaborate and belong. Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusivity drives us to continually improve our culture, ensuring that everyone feels heard and welcomed.
Excelling for clients
We are a team who excel at meeting our clients’ needs, proudly offering bespoke and high-quality services. Driven by continuous improvement and an unrelenting commitment to quality, we prioritise opportunities for our clients.
Leading the way
We empower our people to lead the way, nurturing a culture of curiosity and a relentless pursuit of knowledge and continuous learning.
Equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging
Reddie & Grose LLP is an equal opportunities employer. It is essential that equality of opportunity and the absence of unfair discrimination be at the core of all the firm’s policies and activities. We value diversity and ensure that all employment decisions are based on merit, competence, and potential. Every individual's uniqueness enhances our collective strength. We are members of IP Inclusive and have been actively involved in Women in IP, IP & ME, IP Out and IP Ability
Reddie & grose graduate scheme
Reddie & Grose has an excellent reputation for training. Every new trainee will work closely with the partners of the firm, who will be responsible overall for training and development as the new joiners develop their role in the teams looking after our clients. As a complement to this traditional learn by working training, we have developed a bespoke training programme for our new trainees, which is intended to bring them up to speed with some of the core concepts of intellectual property law, and also to provide a degree of communal practical tuition.
The training programme begins with a two-week intensive training induction for all new trainees, introducing the basics of trade mark law, patent law and other intellectual property rights including design protection. The training induction also includes sessions dealing with important practical aspects of the job including, but not limited to “how to communicate with clients”, “effective marketing”, and “the role of a trainee”. After an initial period of employment, trainees will be supported through the part-time course, leading to the Certificate in Intellectual Property Law* (currently provided by Queen Mary, University of London), the first stage of qualification. The Chartered Trade Mark Attorney qualification is through the part-time course at Nottingham, also known as the Trade Mark Practice, Professional Certificate and the firm has a high success rate for candidates we sponsor through this.
We want our trainees to have access to the best support they can get, so they are also encouraged to take advantage of courses and lectures provided by the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys.
About us
Reddie & Grose LLP is an internationally renowned firm of European and United Kingdom Patent, Trade Mark and Design attorneys. Our attorneys handle the full range of IP rights including patents, trade marks, and registered designs. We also handle the protection of plant variety rights. Within these areas we handle drafting, filing, prosecution, opposition, enforcement, defence, and dispute resolution in general. We also advise on IP strategy and are able to offer support in due diligence and other aspects of corporate transactions handled by our law firm colleagues.
Whether our clients are individual entrepreneurs or start-up companies, research institutions or multinationals, SMEs or standards bodies, we can assist them with the protection of their intellectual property world wide. We see ourselves as trouble shooters. We help clients to overcome obstacles by whatever method best fits the strategy for that client. We partner with them and give them recommendations for how they should best protect their IP rather than simply providing options for them to choose from. As a result, we are regarded very much as members of our clients’ in house teams
We pride ourselves on listening to our clients and offering expert and pragmatic advice and services that are tailored to our clients’ needs. Avoiding a ‘one size fits all’ approach has allowed us to build up many valued long lasting client relationships since our firm was founded in 1907.
We bring an in-depth knowledge of the UK and European intellectual property systems to the process of obtaining and enforcing intellectual property rights. Internationally, we can help find attorneys in other jurisdictions, and can give preliminary advice based on our long established experience and extensive network of overseas patent professionals. We are always seeking to inform and add value at each stage of the process.
We have an experienced team of attorneys who can advise on all aspects of Trade Marks, Patents and Designs. On the patents side, we have specialists in electronics, software, mechanical systems, chemistry, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. In the UK and Europe, we work closely with solicitors, barristers, and other members of the legal profession to support you in litigation before the courts, where required.
We understand work-life challenges, and are sensitive to how work can impact your personal life. We respect this and will always encourage a good work-life balance. Our workplace is one where fairness, respect, equality and dignity are promoted and are part of the firm’s everyday goals and behaviour. There is a welcoming culture where we recognise that the different backgrounds, values, attitudes, skills and experience of our staff means they bring a unique perspective to work issues.
Staff benefits
Reddie & Grose LLP is a friendly place to work. We value a great work/life balance for all. At the same time we enjoy what we do and who we work with day to day. You will get to know everyone through our active social events calendar. Other benefits include:
- 26 days annual leave plus all bank and public holidays
- Remote home working (60% office / 40% working from home for trainees)
- Discretionary Christmas bonus
- Private Pension Scheme (with optional salary sacrifice)
- Semi-annual meetings with a Pensions Advisor
- Group Life Assurance (3 x salary)
- Family Friendly Policies
- Cycle to work scheme (salary sacrifice scheme)
- Eye care vouchers
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Benefits Platform
- Paid Charity Leave Day
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Private medical scheme
- Access to cycle store and shower facilities
- Employee referral scheme
- Active social calendar
Range of work
On the trade mark side we work with household brands in a wide range of commercial fields. You will have heard of some of our clients. The firm’s client portfolio collection includes companies from an extensive range of commercial sectors. On the patents side, we have particular strengths in electronics and software, chemistry, mechanical engineering and biotechnology.
Person specification
We are looking for people who have the potential to learn through experience and teamwork, backed by professional qualifications, to take charge of a client relationship on behalf of the firm in the future – people who are personable as well as technically capable. What’s important is the quality of someone’s work and their commercial awareness to work with clients – not just the number of hours they have billed in a year.
Qualifications and experience requirements
Minimum requirements: at least a 2:1 degree in your degree discipline. We welcome applications from new graduates as well as those looking for a career change.
