Intellectual Property Paralegal

Make a Legal Impact: Become a Paralegal at Cambridge Enterprise.

Are you ready to step into a role where your legal expertise directly supports groundbreaking technology and innovation? We are seeking a dynamic Paralegal to join our team and make a tangible difference.

Cambridge Enterprise is the commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge, helping researchers turn ideas into real-world products. As a Paralegal, you'll play a pivotal role in this process, providing expert legal support to our Technology Transfer teams.

• Shape the future: Your legal expertise will directly impact the development of cutting-edge technologies across a wide range of fields, from life sciences to engineering.
• Work with brilliant minds: Collaborate with Directors, Managers, Associates, and world-renowned researchers at the forefront of their fields.
• Gain invaluable experience: This role offers a unique opportunity to develop your legal skills in a dynamic and commercially focused environment.
• Variety and Challenge: Every day will bring something new. You'll work on diverse agreements, from straightforward internal licenses to complex inventions.
• Learning and Development: We're committed to helping you grow. You'll have opportunities to expand your knowledge through training and collaboration with experienced professionals.

• Qualifications: Paralegal qualification (CILEx), a degree in English law, GDL, or equivalent.
• Skills: Strong contract drafting skills, ability to communicate clearly and precisely, and the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Experience: Prior paralegal work in a commercial legal environment
• Attributes: Proactive, positive, and a great team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Technology-Driven: Familiarity with AI tools and systems to improve the efficiency and throughput of agreements. Ability to leverage technology to enhance legal processes and maintain up-to-date records.

• Familiarity with technology transfer, patenting, or licensing is a plus.

These are our ideal requirements, but we know some people are less likely to apply for the role unless they are 100% qualified. At Cambridge Enterprise, we promote a diverse, inclusive and empowering culture, so please apply if you meet the majority of the job requirements.

If you have any questions about the interview process, or if you need any reasonable adjustments, please don’t hesitate to contact Ian, Gemma or Michelle at [email protected]

We are at the heart of Europe's most successful research and technology cluster and we're on a mission to bring innovation to life, making a difference to society, the UK economy, and the University of Cambridge. We connect the innovative minds of the University’s academics with the funding, start-up expertise and commercial relationships they need to help their ideas thrive.

Our success stories include an electric vehicle charging technology that's as convenient as filling up with petrol, a programme to prevent ideological extremism, and the world's first treatment for a rare cause of blindness . Now, we need an Intelectual Property Paralegal to join our team at our vibrant West Cambridge site.

• 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Hybrid role with genuine flexible working – including work from abroad for up to 30 days a year in most roles
• Generous University pension scheme.
• A commitment to personal development including LinkedIn learning.
• Family-friendly policies (including enhanced parental leave & childcare benefits, fertility leave, and pregnancy loss leave)
• Mental health and well-being support including access to free counselling.
• Retail and travel discounts.

Closing date: 9th June
First interviews: week commencing 17th June
Second interviews: week commencing 24th June