Gateley IP Trade Mark Legal Director / Partner

The role

Gateley IP is looking to appoint a senior, qualified trade mark attorney to join our expanding London team. This opportunity follows a significant period of growth and investment, creating a strong platform to shape the next stage of our journey.

The team

Gateley IP is formed of three established attorney practices, Adamson Jones, Groom Wilkes & Wright and Symbiosis IP, and is the dedicated patent and trade mark attorney group within Gateley, a leading professional services business. Gateley employs around 1,500 people at offices across the UK. Our attorneys have the opportunity to work closely with solicitors and other professional advisers operating in a wide range of areas including corporate transactions, commercial agreements and disputes. 

In June 2015, Gateley became the UK’s first commercial law firm to list on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. Since then, Gateley have acquired a number of professional services businesses and legal practices, which offer clients a full and varied range of complementary business services. It is within this progressive culture at Gateley that Gateley IP is growing and expanding its reach though other Gateley offices. 

Our clients include a range of small start-ups and established private companies to large corporations, as well as overseas firms based across the world. Our work is for UK-based and international clients across a wide range of commercial sectors and involves work across all areas of trade mark attorney practice including conducting clearance searches, drafting and filing trade mark applications throughout the world, managing watching services, advising clients about potential conflicts, handling oppositions and cancellation proceedings and associated settlement negotiations and providing strategic advice. 

We have a strong support team including certified IP administrators who are client facing and support our trade mark attorneys to ensure casework is handled efficiently. We are committed to excellence in our work and we have a strong team ethos, with everyone at Gateley IP committed to working together to achieve the best for our clients. 

The person

We are seeking an experienced trade mark attorney, ideally with 10+ years’ post‑qualification experience, to take on a senior role within our growing Intellectual Property team.

This is a key appointment for the practice. You will inherit a well‑established and high‑quality caseload, alongside playing a central role in the continued development of our trade mark offering. There is a clear opportunity to shape the direction of the practice, deepen client relationships and contribute to the wider growth of Gateley’s IP capability.

Working closely with colleagues across the Gateley group, you will help deliver a fully integrated, commercially focused service and identify opportunities to expand our client base through collaboration.

What you’ll bring

You will be a commercially minded trade mark specialist with:

• A strong track record in managing complex, high‑value caseloads
• The credibility and confidence to build and sustain senior client relationships
• A proactive approach to business development and practice growth
• A collaborative mindset, with an interest in cross‑selling and working across disciplines
• A genuine commitment to developing others, including supporting trainees and contributing to internal learning

This role is particularly well suited to a candidate currently operating within private practice who is looking for a broader platform to grow their practice and influence.

The role will be based in London, with the flexibility of hybrid working. Please note that we are open to conversations with candidates seeking a four‑day working arrangement.

You will also have the opportunity to:

• Represent the firm at leading industry events
• Play an active role in business development strategy and execution
• Contribute to internal CPD and help shape the next generation of talent

Why consider Gateley IP….? This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business that is growing with intent. You will have the platform, autonomy and support to build your profile, develop your practice and make a real impact within a collaborative and forward‑thinking environment.

The benefits

With support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around our great development and progression opportunities will reward your commitment and loyalty. We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be rewarded for your individual performance with an opportunity to receive an annual bonus.
In addition, we have a wide range of learning and development opportunities via our Learn platform to develop new skills and progress your career. Our My Flex comprehensive rewards package includes options covering annual leave (and the benefit of purchasing extra days), cycle to work, critical illness benefit, employee assistance programme, group personal pension, health care, season ticket loan and many more benefits (grade dependent). Finally, with Perks At Work/Home you can select a host of retail benefits that suit your needs alongside a Community Online Academy, free courses for all from fitness to coding to languages to hip hop dance.

We are Gateley

We are forward thinking and straight talking, our approach is to find solutions to the problems that our clients face. Gateley is a legal and professional services group, we are a group of formidable experts in all areas of law and business. Passionate problem solvers, we get our kicks from finding the right answers and getting our legal and business clients where they need to be. We support more than 5,700 active clients, ranging from FTSE 100 companies to private individuals, in the UK and beyond. Being part of Gateley is not just about the expertise that you bring; it's about attitude too.

The 'Gateley Story' is the story of our people and our culture. It is what has got us to where we are today as a successful business and it's the driving force behind the Gateley Team Spirit and the values that have shaped it. We have a set of shared internal values that capture what the Gateley Team Spirit is and this includes five elements that bind us all together as one Gateley: Ambitious for Success, Forward Thinking, Room to Breathe, Trusted to Do and Working Together. Every year across the group, we recognise members of our team that have gone and above and beyond and have lived these shared values. They are recognised at our annual Gateley Team Spirit awards.

Diversity, inclusion and well being

Diversity, inclusion and well being is an important part of Gateley's culture and values. We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability, or culture.

We create an exciting and rewarding place to work that aims to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals. We offer flexible working patterns to help our staff achieve a good work/ life balance and we encourage candidates seeking flexibility in their next role t­o apply for any of our vacancies.

We are proud to have been recognised by The Law Society as gold standard for our Diversity and Inclusion Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions.

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