Summer Internship - Intellectual Property Analyst

Global Innovation and Technology Centre, Back Lane, Melbourn, Hertfordshire, SG8 6DP
, United Kingdom, Melbourn SG8 6DP
, GB

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

During your weeks as an intern at PA, you’ll learn some of what it takes to be a top‑notch consultant. You’ll be coached and guided by experts and have opportunities to broaden your experience on a challenging project. Whatever you work on, you’ll be part of the team and free to build your networks, both here at PA and far beyond.

• Be part of an internationally renowned intellectual property team at the heart of helping clients tackle tough IP challenges in a dynamic global environment.
• We work with major technology organisations and major law firms supporting intellectual property aspects from analysis of patent landscapes through to expert witness support.
• You will collaborate with expert consultants, benefit from supportive mentoring, and gain skills through hands‑on learning and peer support.

What you can expect

Joining us as an intern is the next step in starting your career. Whether you’re coming from a specialist background or from an unrelated subject, we want you to be bold, stay curious and dive into the opportunities we have to offer.

• You will get exposure to real-world intellectual property challenges and solutions.
• You will work on real-world intellectual property challenges and solutions. Example projects and activities might include:
  Analysing patents against technical standards (e.g. 3
  
  GPP, IEEE standards) to assess their relevance and importance, Researching patent landscapes to understand emerging technologies and competitor activity, Supporting patent disputes through technical analysis of patents, products and standards, Assessing the commercial potential of new technologies and identifying opportunities to protect or exploit intellectual property and Reviewing large patent portfolios to identify the most valuable or promising intellectual property.
• You will work directly with experienced IP consultants who will work through these problems with you, helping you structure analysis and develop your consulting skills.
• You will have the opportunity to contribute to meaningful and challenging work in a collaborative environment.

Assessment process

First Stage Assessments:

• Application form
• Online Assessments
• Shortlisting and/or Technical Assessments

Final Stage Assessments:

• Assessment Centre with Technical Assessments
• Final Stage Interviews

Adjustments or accommodations
- Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on

This role is open to undergraduates in their penultimate year of university. If you are currently a final year undergraduate and intend to return to university after the internship to complete an MSc / MEng, you will also be eligible for this position.

• Qualification:
  Working towards a undergraduate…