Associate Lawyer Patent/IP

Pinsent Masons is a large international law firm with its roots in the United Kingdom. Five years ago, we opened our Amsterdam office, and since then, the Amsterdam office has grown rapidly, both in the number of practice groups and their size. That is why, three years ago, we also moved to a beautiful, new, and sustainable location next to the RAI and close to the Amstel.

We distinguish ourselves from other international law firms through the "one team approach": many matters are handled by employees from different countries with a lot of direct contact between employees of all seniority levels. This high degree of international integration brings not only legal depth and variety, but is also simply very fun, with the possibility to occasionally work at one of our other offices.

The atmosphere at Pinsent Masons internationally and in Amsterdam is very informal, and the culture is focused on collaboration. This is manifested not only in the handling of matters but also in the space available for entrepreneurship and personal development.

Pinsent Masons' intellectual property law team is among the largest in Europe, with renowned teams in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, and other European countries, and we have the ambition to grow further. Our team advises and litigates regarding all aspects of intellectual property in a large number of sectors, including pharma, chemicals, telecoms, and many other sectors.

The patent law team in the Netherlands primarily handles international matters across the full breadth of patent law, ranging from life sciences to manufacturing and from specialty chemicals to everyday consumer products. We actively litigate for the UPC—and then actually always in combined international teams—but certainly also much for the Dutch courts and the European courts.

At this moment, we are a close-knit team of five lawyers and are looking for a team member who fits well into our team.

Lawyer (3-6 years experience)

We are looking for a lawyer with 3-6 years of work experience, preferably having completed their traineeship. You have gained experience in patent law and are eager to deepen that further. Additionally, you have an interest in the commercial aspects of a growing practice and would like to work together with the rest of the team on publications, further practice development, and 'thought leadership'.