Senior Associate - Commercial, Intellectual Property & TechnologyCorporate & Commercial | MelbournePermanent, full-time positionHybrid and flexible working; WFH and from modern, open plan offices. We will provide you with WFH IT equipment plus reimbursement of up to $500 for additional equipmentReward and recognition, including competitive remuneration and career progressionLearning and career development programs for all roles and levelsFlexible leave options and up to 26 weeks paid parental leaveFree daily breakfast, office drinks and social eventsGenuine commitment to health and wellbeing, pro bono and community, and diversity and inclusion across our firmWe have an exciting opportunity for an experienced commercial and intellectual property (IP) lawyer at Senior Associate level to join our IP and Technology and Commercial law team within our Corporate & Commercial section in Melbourne.Our wider Corporate & Commercial (C&C) team in Melbourne has approximately 30 staff members including 9 partners and 15 lawyers. The Hall & Wilcox IP and Technology team sits within the C&C team and is a well-established and growing practice that works across a broad range of intellectual property and technology matters. The IP and Technology team has 3 partners and approximately 4 other team members.The successful candidate will work closely with the partners and lawyers in our IP and technology team. You will advise on a range of IP, technology and commercial law related matters, such as trade mark and copyright matters (both contentious and non-contentious), IP commercialisation matters, technology procurement matters, commercial contracts as well as competition and consumer law matters and broad-based commercial law matters.You will be involved in a variety of matters including:Trademark matters including advice, filing and registrations, disputes/oppositions and licensing;Intellectual property commercialisation and licensing, including technology commercialisation agreements, patent licensing and plant variety licensing, joint ventures and other commercialisation structures;IT and technology contracts including technology procurement and project agreements, SaaS agreements, software licensing and support agreements and technology outsourcing agreements;Disputes/litigation, including both enforcing and defending IP infringements and related actions and assisting with technology contract related disputes;Privacy and competition and consumer law;Drafting and negotiating transaction and other commercial contracts and documents.This is a hands-on role which provides the opportunity to work with interesting clients, including State and Federal government. This is a well-established and growing team, which has a solid client base across various industries including infrastructure, financial services, FMCG, automotive, sports & entertainment and agribusiness. The work is challenging, complex, and rewarding, and provides significant learning and development opportunities.About youYou will ideally have the following skills and experience:Between 5 and 8 years of post-admission experience in general commercial law and IP and technology, including both advisory and contentious in nature;Ideally experience gained from within a top tier or mid tier law firm or a recognised specialist IP/IT law firm;Experience working on State and Commonwealth Government matters, or undertaking secondments in government departments, will be highly regarded;Technical excellence with outstanding attention to detail;Commercially savvy;A team player and critical thinker with a can-do approach.About usHall & Wilcox is a leading independent Australian law firm. We are a firm of more than 1150 people, including over 145 partners, delivering outstanding legal services to corporate, public sector and private clients, both Australian-based and those offshore doing business in Australia. Our purpose is to enable our clients, our people and our communities to thrive.We are known for having a great culture that is warm and welcoming, progressive, inclusive and supportive, and that is underpinned by our enduring values - known as Hallmarks.We are also renowned for Smarter Law, which means we look beyond the status quo to think differently and find solutions that are better, faster and cheaper. Smarter Law includes enabling technology, challenging business models, innovative pricing and creative resourcing.We are a firm of the future. We offer our people interesting and challenging work, and access to great clients. To learn more about HW visit our website.Apply nowLet's connect. Click apply to submit your application.At Hall & Wilcox, we are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions of all people. We encourage applications from candidates of all cultural backgrounds (including First Nations), age, abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.This vacancy is being managed directly by the HW Talent Acquisition / People & Culture team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require any assistance.
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