Legal Director - Contentious Intellectual Property

Why join us?DWF are seeking a talented and motivated Intellectual Property (IP) lawyer to join as a Legal Director to help us develop and grow our Contentious Intellectual Property practice within our Commercial team.The team advises a diverse portfolio of high-profile clients on complex intellectual property disputes, including global brands, major organisations including Severn Trent, leading hotel groups, and Universities. If the following job requirements and experience match your skills, please ensure you apply promptly. The work is particularly varied, spanning trade mark, copyright and design right disputes, domain name disputes, confidential information claims, passing off and unfair competition matters, and increasingly complex patent infringement litigation.The team is recognised for handling market-leading work and recently achieved a significant success in the Supreme Court, acting for Dairy UK in its intellectual property dispute against Oatly. We aim to create a positive experience for all candidates and offer any adjustments or additional support needed. If you're excited about the opportunity but your experience doesn't align perfectly with all the requirements, please apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for the role or others across the wider team.About usDWF is a leading global provider of integrated legal and business services. Our approach delivers efficiency, price certainty and transparency for our clients across the world without compromising on quality or service. Our purpose is to deliver positive outcomes with our colleagues, clients and communities and we foster a culture that places our colleagues at the centre of all that we do.