Baker McKenzie

The opportunity

We have a fantastic opportunity for a lawyer with 5+ years’ PQE to join our Intellectual Property practice in Sydney.

The team

Baker McKenzie has the world's pre-eminent global Intellectual Property practice. Our IP practice in Australia is recognised as a leader in the field. It is an integral part of the Firm's IP network both globally and in the Asia Pacific region.

Our team covers all aspects of the protection, exploitation and enforcement of IP rights, including anti-counterfeiting. We regularly conduct litigation for market-leading clients across a wide range of industries, and every day brings new opportunities for our specialist IP disputes lawyers. 

Our IP disputes practice covers "crown jewels" litigation as well as anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy actions. We also operate the largest trade mark portfolio practice of any law firm in Australia for many of the world's most famous brand owners. We handle complex trade marks, copyright, patent, design, trade secrets and trade practices disputes and associated advisory work, and also act in a wide range of IP-related transactions.

Our clients cover a range of industry sectors including healthcare; information technology and electronics; media and education; apparel, cosmetics and fashion; food and beverage; motor vehicles; and finance.

About you

You will have:

• 5+ years’ experience, preferably from a specialised IP practice;
• experience in contentious intellectual property and consumer law matters, including trade mark, copyright, registered design, domain names, Australian Consumer Law and passing off actions; brand protection advisory matters, enforcement and anti-counterfeiting disputes;
• experience handling IP and consumer law disputes before the Federal Court.
• experience handling opposition proceedings before the Trade Marks Office, including preparing advice, preparing cease and desist correspondence, drafting Court documents, evidence, submissions, and working with counsel;
• strong industry knowledge, experience or interest in the Consumer Goods & Retail (CRG) and Luxury Goods sectors;
• relevant experience in a top tier or leading international firm preferred;
• a strong client service orientation;
• strong technical, drafting and commercial skills;
• excellent analytical, communication, and research skills;
• a commitment to high work standards and strong attention to detail;
• an ability to demonstrate initiative and proactivity;
• an ability to develop strong relationships with clients and to take responsibility for this relationship;
• an ability to work well in a team environment (including across Australian offices and internationally);
• relevant legal qualifications; and
• a willingness to learn.

About Baker McKenzie

At Baker McKenzie, we are different in the way we think, work and behave. The first local, truly global law firm in Australia, we commenced operations in Sydney in 1964, in Melbourne in 1982 and in Brisbane in 2014. With our breadth of experience in the local market and global connectivity, we are the law firm of choice for Australian and multinational companies. We have 6,500 lawyers globally who work seamlessly together – across practice groups, sectors and markets – to provide our clients with the connected perspectives, integrated solutions and seamless guidance they need to succeed in an increasingly interconnected global market.

Baker McKenzie Australia can offer you access to complex, market-leading matters working with some of the world's best legal minds – people who know the law and who understand business. We have an unrivalled ability to provide training and secondment opportunities across our global network. Locally, we have an inclusive culture of learning, coaching and opportunity where you will work as part of teams on matters that often cross borders. We value people who think ahead and get noticed.

Our benefits

• Financial: competitive remuneration package, generous bonus scheme, salary continuance insurance, life insurance, salary sacrifice options, employee discounts, referral rewards, and travel insurance for you and your immediate family.
• Learning & development opportunities: client and international office secondments and regional and global development programs.
• Flexibility: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to balance your work and lifestyle.
• Leave: 26 weeks' paid parental leave for parents/carers (with no minimum service) with access to an external coaching service, ability to purchase additional annual leave, flexible public holidays and volunteer leave.
• Health & wellbeing programs: Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling and wellbeing and financial coaching for you and your immediate family, flu vaccinations and discounted health insurance.

Inclusion, Diversity & Equity

Baker McKenzie is committed to providing a diverse, inclusive and equitable culture for all its employees, with equal opportunity for all to progress and have a meaningful career with our Firm. As part of our inclusive culture, we welcome applications from people of all genders (including if you identify as transgender or gender diverse), sexual orientations, abilities, cultural backgrounds, as well as First Nations peoples and people with caring responsibilities, neurodivergent lived experiences and disabilities. We want all applicants to be given the best possible opportunity to succeed in our recruitment processes, so invite you to let us know of any reasonable adjustments you require to equitably participate in our recruitment processes or in performing the requirements of a role at Baker McKenzie.

We appreciate that everyone's needs are different. Please contact us so that we can work with you to best support you in our recruitment processes. We are happy to share accommodations we've made in the past and are keen to work with you personally, to set you up for success.

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