Working with Pearce IP
Mission, Vision & Values
Current Vacancies
Thriving at Pearce IP
At Pearce IP, our culture is one of inclusion and engagement. We listen to each other and encourage feedback in all that we do.
Everything undertaken at Pearce IP is done with excellence, in consultation, and with a client focus.
We have the premier team and we create a culture in which all can thrive. We expect the best of our team, and we reward them accordingly.
Mission
We set the standard for excellence in the provision of legal and IP services in Australia and New Zealand.
Vision
By 2027, be the premier life sciences IP practice in Australia and New Zealand.
Values
BRAND AMBASSADORS
RESPECT
We exemplify Respect, accepting others as they are, and appreciating their opinions, values, culture, beliefs and history.
INTEGRITY
TALENT
We incubate Talent, identifying, nurturing, and celebrating the best in others.
EXCELLENCE
Excellence is in our DNA, the start point of everything we do.
Thriving at Pearce IP
Nurturing talent, empowering futures
Our remuneration and benefits package offers a variety of options for team members including:
- Competitive salary;
- Full-time working from anywhere arrangements;
- State office days for collaboration and team development;
- Flexible working arrangements;
- A reward and recognition program recognising individual and team performance;
- Menstrual and Menopause Leave;
- Sorry Business Leave;
- Paid Parental Leave covering the birth or stillbirth of a child, the placement of a child via adoption or surrogacy arrangement, fertility treatment and miscarriage leave;
- A health and wellbeing program including access to our Employee Assistance Program;
- Mentoring opportunities with senior colleagues;
- Individualised learning and development opportunities;
- Annual all-staff Retreat.
What our team members say about working at Pearce IP:
“The corporate values aren’t just there to look pretty. Everyone reflects them in their day-to-day work.”
“Our leaders lead and engage with staff every day.”
“All the team is passionate about life sciences. It’s what we do, unashamedly.”
“There is a great sense of teamwork and community despite all of us working in different locations across Australia and NZ.”
“There is a true sense of collaboration between the legal and attorney teams.”
“We have a culture built on respect and kindness, with leaders who are open to feedback and who want the best for their team members.”
“There is a clear vision for the company which is communicated by leaders and at the forefront of all we do.”
“The leave entitlements are best practice, focused on family, and groundbreaking, particularly in relation to fertility treatment leave, menstrual and menopause leave, sorry business leave, birthday leave and extremely generous parental leave.”
So, join us!
If you are interested in learning more or joining the Pearce IP Team, please forward a cover letter and resume to recruitment@pearceip.law.
Current Vacancies
TRADE MARK & PATENT PROSECUTION – EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
HYBRID WORKING ARRANGEMENTS
SYDNEY, MELBOURNE OR AUCKLAND LOCATION
FULL TIME
The Role
Pearce IP has a full-time role for a capable Trade Mark and Patent Executive Assistant to work as part of our energetic and high-achieving Administration team, supporting our Trade Mark and Patent Attorney teams across Australia and New Zealand. This role could be based on the east coast of Australia (preferably in Sydney or Melbourne) or in New Zealand (preferably in Auckland). Working five days per week.
- Processing correspondence from clients and various IP offices including IP Australia, IPONZ and WIPO
- Maintaining accurate IP records and proactively managing critical deadlines and docketing activities in Pearce IP’s management system (Foundation IP)
- Preparing and filing Trade Mark and Patent applications, as well as other prosecution-related correspondence via the IP Australia and IPONZ portals
- Drafting and preparing correspondence and liaising with clients and associates on behalf of attorneys
- Providing general administrative and secretarial support services to Pearce IP’s solicitors, attorneys and paralegals
- Billing support, including preparing, finalising and distributing invoices, including through e-billing platforms, and responding to billing enquiries
About You
- Minimum two years’ experience supporting IP professionals with trade mark and ideally patent prosecution work
- Well-developed analytical, problem solving and decision-making abilities
- Ability to prioritise multiple tasks and manage deadlines across a high volume of matters and for multiple attorneys
- Confidence in direct client communications and peer-to-peer interactions
- Proficiency in Office 365
- Proficiency in Foundation IP (or Inprotech) and Actionstep or similar systems
- A structured and highly organised way of working with a strong work ethic and exceptional initiative
Culture and Benefits
- Birthday leave
- Generous parental leave
- Still birth and miscarriage leave
- Menopause and menstrual leave
- Study support
- Sorry business & Tangihanga leave
- Loyalty recognition: employees are provided with an additional week of annual leave each year after five years’ employment
About Us
Pearce IP is an award-winning specialist IP firm offering intellectual property lawyer, patent attorney and trade mark attorney services to a diverse client base, with many of our clients in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotech and other life sciences industries. Our team is based across Australia and New Zealand, and we develop, coordinate and execute local and multi-jurisdictional IP litigation strategies. Pearce IP also provides services relating to regional and global business development activities and licensing deals, and drafts and prosecutes patent and trade mark applications around the world. Pearce IP is committed to and celebrates a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are a workplace where it is normal to see women in leadership and where pay equity is a given.
How to Apply
Please submit your CV and cover letter by clicking the Apply Now button below.
If you would like further information, a position description, to confidentially discuss any adjustments you might require throughout the recruitment process, or wish to discuss the role, please contact Pearce IP’s HR Officer, Aysa-Lily Moir at aysa-lily.moir@pearceip.law or on 0481 957 902.
Pearce IP – Nurturing talent, empowering futures
SPECIAL COUNSEL – TRADE MARK ATTORNEY / LAWYER (AU or NZ Location)
HYBRID WORKING ARRANGEMENTS
AUSTRALIA or NEW ZEALAND LOCATION
PART TIME: 3 DAYS PER WEEK
2025 ANZ Employer of Choice & Small Firm Standout Winner (Australasian Lawyer)
- High performance environment with mentoring
- Hybrid working with generous salary package and benefits
- Award-winning employer of choice with realistic billing targets
Pearce IP is an award-winning, values-based specialist IP firm operating across Australia and New Zealand.
The firm and its leaders are ranked in all major legal directories for prosecution, strategy and litigation
across patents and trade marks, and is the 2025 Australasian Lawyer ANZ Employer of Choice &
Standout Winner (<100 employees).
The Role
Pearce IP is seeking an independent, reliable and technically excellent Special Counsel Trade Mark Attorney
to join its trade mark practice three days per week.
You will provide strategic branding advice, draft and prosecute trade mark applications, and manage contentious
disputes (working with Pearce IP litigators where appropriate).
- Grow a trade marks practice and team across ANZ
- Provide commercially sound branding and trade mark advice before IP Australia and IPONZ
- Advise on infringement of registered and unregistered trade marks
- Manage or assist with trade mark enforcement and infringement proceedings
- Assist with the commercialisation of trade marks across multiple jurisdictions
About You
You will have 10+ years’ post-registration experience as a Trade Mark Attorney within a high-performing team.
You may also be a qualified lawyer and will be experienced in:
- Growing a practice focused on trade mark advice, prosecution and enforcement
- Implementing effective brand protection strategies across ANZ
- Advising on international brand protection, including the Madrid Protocol
- Conducting common law and register searches
- Generating and securing business development opportunities
Culture and Benefits
All Pearce IP team members live our BRITE values:
Brand Ambassadors, Respect, Integrity, Talent and Excellence.
- Competitive big-law style remuneration with attainable KPIs
- Hybrid and work-from-anywhere arrangements
- Reward and recognition program
- Structured mentoring by senior colleagues
- Clear career pathways and development opportunities
Additional benefits include:
- Fertility treatment leave
- Menopause and menstrual leave
- Generous parental leave
- Stillbirth and miscarriage leave
- Birthday leave
- Sorry business & Tangihanga leave
- Service recognition – additional annual leave after five years
Pearce IP is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and is proud to be a certified Woman-Owned business.
How to Apply
Please submit your CV and cover letter by clicking the Apply Now button below.
For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact recruitment@pearceIP.law or 02 9023 9988.
Pearce IP – Nurturing talent, empowering futures
Executive (Partner/Team Lead) Trade Mark Attorney / Lawyer
HYBRID WORKING ARRANGEMENTS
AUSTRALIA or NEW ZEALAND LOCATION
The Role
Pearce IP is seeking a capable and driven Executive (Partner/Team Lead) Trade Mark Attorney
to join its executive team and grow the trade marks practice. Reporting to the CEO, the
successful candidate will have the proven ability to:
- Grow and lead a trade marks practice and high-performing team across ANZ
- Provide legally sound, commercially appropriate branding advice, including contentious and non-contentious matters before IP Australia and IPONZ
- Advise on infringement of registered and unregistered trade marks
- Manage or assist with trade mark enforcement and infringement proceedings
- Assist with the commercialisation of trade marks across multiple jurisdictions
About You
You will have 15+ years PQE as a Lawyer and Trade Mark Attorney within a high-performing trade
marks team. You will be a highly effective leader and practitioner with substantial experience in:
- Technical Excellence – building and implementing sophisticated ANZ brand protection and enforcement strategies
- Leadership – collaborating with business unit leaders to grow the trade marks practice and team
- Business Development – confidently securing new work and clients
- Client Relationship Management – investing in and maintaining strong client relationships
Culture and Benefits
All Pearce IP team members live our values of Brand Ambassadors, Respect, Integrity, Talent,
and Excellence. We offer a range of employee benefits including:
- Birthday leave
- Generous parental leave
- Stillbirth and miscarriage leave
- Menopause and menstrual leave
- Study leave
- Sorry business & Tangihanga leave
- Annual leave benefits, including an additional week of cumulative leave each year after
five years’ employment
Pearce IP is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and is proud to be a certified
Woman-Owned business. All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
Please submit your CV and cover letter by clicking the Apply Now button below.
For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact recruitment@pearceIP.law or 02 9023 9988.