An established patent team within a leading French business law firm is seeking an associate to join its Paris office. The team is uniquely composed of both lawyers and engineers, advising French and international clients on patent prosecution, counseling, and litigation across a wide range of technical sectors including telecommunications, electronics, mechanical engineering, computer-implemented inventions, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and biology.

Associates work closely with all members of the team on varied technical matters, primarily handling litigation before national courts and the Unified Patent Court (UPC), often coordinating with parallel proceedings abroad or opposition proceedings before patent offices. The role also involves counseling mandates, contract drafting, preparation of training materials, and writing legal articles.

This is a permanent spontaneous application opening; the firm is not actively recruiting for this position at present but welcomes applications from talented lawyers for future opportunities.

At least a Master 2 in intellectual property law
CAPA (French bar qualification)
First internship or associate experience in IP litigation, ideally patent litigation
Strong written English

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