Patent Attorney – Life Sciences (Finals Trainee/Recently Qualified)

Location: London

The Position

We are seeking a finals standard or recently qualified Patent Attorney to join our growing Life Sciences team. In this role, you will work across a diverse and stimulating mix of technologies within the life sciences and related scientific fields. The position comes with a broad range of responsibilities, including:

• Drafting high‑quality patent specifications
• Prosecuting UK and European patents
• Providing strategic IP advice to clients

The position offers the chance to work closely with a range of client types, from Universities and spin outs through to large multinational firms. Alongside your core technical work, you will have the opportunity to contribute to client relationship building and business development activities. This is a role for someone looking to develop into a trusted advisor, build strong commercial awareness, and progress within a supportive and highly respected team.

About You

We’d love to hear from you if you’re a Trainee Attorney on the cusp of qualification, or have recently qualified and have an academic and professional background in biotech/biology subject matter. Having a depth of exposure to drafting will be an important attribute for this position, as will someone who enjoys being client facing.

About HGF:

HGF Limited is one of Europe’s largest intellectual property specialist firms offering a fully integrated IP solution, bringing over 200 Patent Attorneys, Trade Mark Attorneys and IP Solicitors together to provide a full-service IP solution. With 25 offices across the UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, France, Switzerland & Austria, HGF’s Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys provide specialist technical and legal advice to blue chip organisations and small to medium businesses across the world. Many of our clients are household names and the work HGF does allows them to protect and exploit their inventions, new products and branding.

Why move to HGF?

• HGF takes a transparent and merit‑based approach to your career development and you will have the opportunity to shape your long‑term progression.
• We’re a firm with a focus on DEI (Diversity, Equality and Inclusion), with a staff led DEI Focus Group, affinity networks and a DEI Board sponsor.
• As a business we have a dedicated Learning and Development team focused on career long development of your skills along with a digital learning platform covering a wide range of content.
• Benefits including our award winning enhanced parental leave policy of 6 months fully paid, 27 days holiday, bonus scheme and flexible working.

HGF Values

• People– People matter. We treat people fairly, with respect and compassion. We foster a friendly, inclusive and enjoyable culture for everyone to prosper in. We invest in our people and offer appropriate coaching and training to assist with development and learning. We promote a healthy work‑life balance. Progression is based on merit.
• Excellence– We strive to be the best. We pursue excellence in all our individual roles resulting in outstanding legal and technical advice for our clients. Our people are pragmatic, responsive and commercially minded. We do not presume but listen to understand so we can engage proactively and appropriately.
• Teamwork– We stand together. We work with our clients to protect their interests, and with each other as a mutually supporting firm. We value, appreciate and listen to others, regardless of role, recognising each individual’s particular blend of talent, skill and experience. We are individually and jointly accountable and take responsibility for our actions and decisions.
• Progressive– We innovate. We continually improve our services and processes through understanding, creativity, and investment. We evolve by taking opportunities and adopting new business procedures, unencumbered by historical structures or out‑of‑date attitudes. As a firm, we have an entrepreneurial spirit, and encourage new thinking in our people.

Please mention IP Careers when applying to HGF.