As an experienced patent attorney, you can look forward to an exciting and varied career in your technical or scientific field as part of our international team. Do you enjoy taking on new responsibilities? Would you like to help shape the development of our firm? We currently have a team of more than 135 patent attorneys working at HOFFMANN EITLE – and we plan to keep on growing.

At our firm, patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law work together in an international team, managing and meeting the needs of our clients from across the globe. In this stimulating environment, we offer you, as an attorney-at-law, a richly varied and multifaceted role – from offering expert legal advice in aspects of intellectual property law to representing clients in proceedings before national and European courts.

We are looking for someone with your specialist experience in the patent system to manage administrative tasks relating to technical IP rights at various stages from filing to grant. This includes monitoring deadlines, gathering required documents and information, and liaising with patent offices and colleagues around the world.

As an international law firm with around 500 employees in 8 different office locations throughout Europe, we can provide you with excellent training opportunities. Whether you wish to become a national patent attorney or a European patent attorney, we offer training in a variety of specialist fields.

Looking to undertake a legal internship having passed your first state exam? Our international firm can provide you with an excellent springboard for your career. At HOFFMANN EITLE, legal trainees gain in-depth insight into the strategic application of trademark, design and competition law as well as patent litigation and licensing law in disputes before national and European courts.

On the path to becoming a patent paralegal, you can expect structured and practical training in an international team where you will become acquainted with the most important legal provisions in the field of intellectual property and will learn how to provide efficient organisational support to patent attorneys.

As a foreign language correspondent, you would predominantly be responsible for correspondence in English and German, file management, the monitoring and striking of deadlines, and the organisation of the secretarial tasks of a patent attorney. In this richly varied and multifaceted role within an international team, you will work a 39-hour week with flexitime.

We have a number of places available in the nursery right next door to our Munich office. We also offer various part-time working options.

Our employees have the option to work remotely and we also grant leave, if needed, for exam preparation or family reasons.

More than 130 years of success. Offices in 8 different locations. Over 500employees in Germany and across Europe. We are without doubt a secure and reliable employer and partner.