We are a people-powered business. Boult Wade Tennant is made up of 200 individuals who each bring something special. Our clients choose us because of our people: for their knowledge, their skills, their technical abilities and their objectivity. Our culture reflects this and is friendly and vibrant.
In whichever office location you’re based, you can be guaranteed that you’ll be working with interesting and rewarding clients; from companies who are already household names to ambitious start-ups and individuals who hope one day to achieve that status.
In fact, as a trainee patent attorney, you’ll be exposed to inventions long before they become a commercial reality. You really will be at the cutting edge of science and technology. As a trade mark trainee, your client list will include brand giants and multinational companies that you instantly recognise and whose goods and services are known the world over.
Our work is international in nature. As a trainee, you’ll get to work with overseas clients and service providers right from the start. As your career progresses, you can be sure that you will develop friendships with like-minded attorneys around the world, build your professional networks and gain insight into a host of different national and regional practices.
Whether acting for a US client before the European Patent Office or liaising with a local attorney about trade mark infringement in the Middle East, you’ll be encouraged to develop a truly international understanding of IP law.
We go where our clients go. Once qualified, you may have the opportunity to travel abroad for business meetings, conferences or Oral Proceedings at the European Patent Office.
Work needs to be somewhere you want to be. Part of the challenge as an employer is getting the right mix of challenging and stimulating work, appropriate rewards and benefits, career development and, to be honest, fun.
We have a range of sporting, networking and event-based activities for you to be involved in.
Whether you fancy getting to know other firms through cricket, football or softball, or you prefer to launch yourself into one of our professional bodies such as CIPA’s student body, The Informals, we will support you.
There are pub quizzes where you can meet attorneys from other firms, music events and of course our very own functions: the Summer Party, the Autumn Fee Earners’ Ball and various Christmas events – the list goes on.
As a trainee you’ll be encouraged to get involved, to meet people and, importantly, to start building your own network of contacts within the profession.
