Carpmaels & Ransford represents prestigious "blue chip" clients, which include many household names based in the UK and abroad. The firm has nearly doubled in size in recent years as a result of increasing workload. 

 We expect our staff to demonstrate a commitment to excellence in every aspect of their work. There are excellent career prospects for any person able to take on responsibility and who has good communication and interpersonal skills.

Qualified and Partially Qualified Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys

 We are always interested to receive applications for employment from qualified or partially-qualified Trade Mark Attorneys and Patent Attorneys of any technical discipline.

Please write in confidence to the HR Department explaining why you wish to be considered for employment and enclosing a copy of your CV. Alternatively, you can submit your covering letter and CV by email to  careers@carpmaels.com.

Trainee Patent Attorneys

Carpmaels & Ransford typically employs three or four new entrants to the profession each year. Trainees will have a minimum of a good 2.1 degree in a relevant technical discipline, such as chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, physics, electronics, engineering or computer science. 

 We have a dynamic and friendly group of trainees and our trainees have an exemplary record in passing the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys’ professional qualifying examinations and the European qualifying examinations. We strongly support the course leading to the Certificate in Intellectual Property Law at Queen Mary College, London.

 We will consider applications at any time of the year, but recruitment primarily takes place in December/January for starting the following September. In the first instance, please write in confidence to the HR Department explaining why you wish to be considered for employment and enclosing a copy of your CV. Alternatively, you can submit your covering letter and CV by email to  careers@carpmaels.com.

* Read an article on the experiences of one of our trainees.

Trainee Trade Mark Attorneys

Carpmaels & Ransford also typically employs one new entrant to the trade marks profession each year. Trainees will have a minimum of a good 2.1 degree.

Our trade mark trainees fully integrate with other trainees and attorneys in the firm and also have an exemplary record in passing the professional examinations leading to qualification as a Trade Mark Attorney.

In the first instance, please write in confidence to the HR Department explaining why you wish to be considered for employment and enclosing a copy of your CV. Alternatively, you can submit your covering letter and CV by email to  careers@carpmaels.com.

Support Staff

Carpmaels & Ransford is always looking for experienced and capable Records/Formalities and Secretarial staff. If you wish to be considered for a position, then please write to the HR Department enclosing a copy of your CV.