Lawyer/ Associate - Ipit

Thomson Geer is a major Australian Corporate law firm with offices in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra. The firm has more than 650 partners and staff nationally, and offers a dynamic, friendly and professional work environment. We are passionate about constantly providing value to our clients – their business success is our priority. This focus on client value is a key reason for our success. At Thomson Geer we are looking for candidates who are client focused, commercially minded, and who work well in a team environment.The role:We are currently seeking a Lawyer/ Associate with 2-4 years PAE to join our Intellectual Property and Information Technology team in Brisbane. If successful, you will be working in a dedicated team working across non-contentious and contentious IP, information technology, and technology matters for a client base that includes large listed companies, local subsidiaries of multi-national companies, dynamic Australian businesses and not-for profit organisations.You will ideally have:

• General IP experience, specifically the prosecution of trade mark applications
• Australian Consumer Law experience
• Experience drafting commercial contracts, such as franchise agreements, IP licences and supply and distribution agreements
• Litigation and dispute experience in relation to IP generally and the Australian Consumer Law
• IT law experience
• Privacy law experience
• General commercial law experience

The successful applicant will also have:

• The ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• A desire to work with partners who are leaders within the field
• Experience in dealing directly with clients
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A desire to learn and be challenged and stimulated by their work

What we offer:As a major corporate firm we pose an opportunity to work with a strong and established client base, genuine growth trajectories, and a variety of benefits including: interesting and challenging pro-bono opportunities, flexible working, generous parental leave, flu vaccinations and skin checks annually, study assistance, sophisticated employee assistance program, corporate discounts, a variety of social activities including EOFY and end of year functions, sporting teams and much more.We have a collaborative approach to all we do, based fundamentally on openness, transparency, respect and accountability to get the best outcome for our clients and make sure our team are taken care of.What you need to do:
If this sounds like the role for you please submit your application via the "Apply" link below.