Senior Associate / Partner – Intellectual Property – Essex

Senior Associate / Partner – Intellectual Property – Essex

Location: Essex (flexible across regional offices)
Salary: Excellent + bonus

Synergy Personnel Services is instructed by a Top 50 UK law firm to appoint a Senior Associate or Partner into its expanding Intellectual Property team, with a focus on strengthening its presence across Essex and the wider South East.

This is an opportunity for a commercially astute IP lawyer to join a firm that views intellectual property not just as a legal discipline — but as a core business asset for its clients.

The Opportunity

Our client operates a national, full-service platform, advising over 10,000 businesses ranging from high-growth SMEs to multinational corporates.

The Intellectual Property team plays a central role in supporting clients to identify, protect, exploit and defend their IP assets, working closely with Corporate and Commercial colleagues to deliver joined-up advice.

With increasing demand driven by technology, brand-led businesses and innovation-focused sectors, the firm is investing in senior hires who can help shape and scale its IP offering regionally.

The Role

This is a broad and commercially driven IP position, spanning both contentious and non-contentious work.

You can expect to advise on:

• Trade mark, copyright and design rights protection
• IP portfolio strategy and brand management
• Licensing, franchising and commercialisation of IP assets
• IP aspects of corporate and commercial transactions
• Infringement disputes and enforcement strategies
• Reputation management and brand protection
• Supporting clients with international IP strategy and coordination

The team takes a proactive, strategic approach, helping clients maximise the value of their intellectual property while mitigating risk early.

A Platform for Growth

This role offers more than just quality work — it offers positioning.

• A chance to become a go-to IP adviser in the Essex / South East market
• Access to a strong pipeline of work from Corporate, Tech and Commercial teams
• Exposure to clients operating across multiple jurisdictions and sectors
• The ability to shape your own niche (e.g. tech, life sciences, retail, media)

At Partner level, you will have the opportunity to lead and grow a regional IP offering, supported by a well-established national team.

About You

We are interested in speaking with:

• Intellectual Property Solicitors at Senior Associate or Partner level
• Experience across brand protection, commercial IP and/or IP disputes
• A strong commercial mindset, with the ability to translate legal advice into business outcomes
• Individuals who enjoy working closely with innovative, growth-focused clients
• Lawyers with connections in the Essex / South East market (helpful, not essential)

A following is advantageous but not essential, given the firm’s existing client base and internal referral network.

Why Join?

• Top 50 UK law firm with continued national expansion
• Increasing investment in IP, technology and innovation sectors
• High-quality, cross-border and multi-sector work
• Entrepreneurial culture with genuine autonomy
• Clear pathway to Partnership and equity
• Strong internal collaboration across Corporate, Commercial and Regulatory teams

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For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact:

Synergy Personnel Services
Specialist Legal Recruitment