Stronger together
At IPH Group, we protect ideas that drive innovation and shape industries. As we invest in and empower our market-leading network of intellectual property firms, you’ll work on meaningful projects for an unmatched, global client base across high-profile brands. Grow your expertise, and collaborate with supportive colleagues and industry innovators. With flexible and hybrid working, a global reach, and a culture of learning, IPH Group is where you can make an impact and build your future.
Build your career in a global IP network
IPH Group is headquartered in Australia and is a connected network of leading intellectual property firms across Canada and the Asia-Pacific region. Together, our people help clients protect, manage and realise the value of their ideas across patents, trade marks and strategic IP services.
Across our Group, you’ll be part of a business that combines respected local expertise with the strength, scale and shared capability of a global network. That means meaningful work, access to supportive colleagues, and opportunities to keep building your technical, commercial and professional capability.
Why join the IPH Group?
Be part of a connected network of market-leading IP firms, with shared knowledge, systems, infrastructure and expertise across countries, regions and disciplines. You’ll contribute to a forward-looking business that is investing in its people, technology and future.
Our work helps protect the ideas, brands and innovations that shape industries. You’ll have the opportunity to work on meaningful, high-impact matters for high-profile clients and global innovators, while building trusted expertise in your field.
We believe growth should be based on capability, contribution and potential. Through mentoring, on-the-job learning, leadership programs and structured career pathways, you’ll be supported to keep developing your technical, commercial and leadership skills.
At IPH Group, you’ll work with skilled, thoughtful and supportive people who value knowledge-sharing, teamwork and strong relationships. While each member firm has its own identity, we are united by a commitment to excellence, integrity, learning and shared success.
We know the way we work matters. Our hybrid and flexible working culture is designed to support focus, collaboration and connection. With investment in technology, streamlined systems, wellbeing support and practical benefits, we aim to create an environment where people can do their best work.
Support that helps you do your best work
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your career, wellbeing and everyday experience at work. As a global organisation exact benefits vary across countries, but we’re committed to:
- elevating your skills with in-house leadership program and support for professional development
- flexible work with hybrid working arrangements
- providing additional leave beyond statutory minimums for important life events like parental leave
- supporting human connection through social events and recognition programs
Our values
Our values shape how we work with clients, with each other and across the IPH Group network. Together, these values help us build trust, share knowledge, improve how we work and create an environment where people can contribute, grow and do their best work.
A workplace built on respect
At IPH Group, we are committed to a workplace culture where people feel respected, valued and supported to contribute. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to work practices that promote equity, inclusion and employee involvement across all of our member firms.
As an Australian-headquartered organisation, we are proud to advance reconciliation through our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), while recognising and respecting the Indigenous peoples and communities across the countries in which we operate.
We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Māori, First Nations and Indigenous peoples across our regions, as well as people from diverse backgrounds. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to support an accessible, inclusive and transparent recruitment process.
Explore opportunities across IPH Group
Our careers portal brings together current job opportunities across IPH Group and our member firms, making it easier to find the role that is right for you.
Whether you’re interested in a Group-level role in shared services, technology, people and culture, finance, operations, marketing or transformation, or a practitioner role within one of our member firms, you can explore current opportunities in one place.
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If there isn’t a current opportunity that matches your skills and experience, we’d still like to hear from you. Contact our Talent Acquisition team.
How do I apply for a role at IPH Group?
You can explore current job opportunities through our careers portal. Each listing includes details about the role, location, requirements and how to apply.
What types of roles are available across IPH Group?
Opportunities across IPH Group include both Group-level roles and roles within our member firms.
Group-level roles often support the network as a whole, including areas such as technology, people and culture, finance, operations, transformation, marketing and other shared services. These roles help strengthen the systems, services and ways of working that enable our firms and people to perform at their best.
Practitioner and specialist IP roles are generally based within our member firms and may include patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys, lawyers, paralegals and other client-facing intellectual property professionals. These roles work directly with clients and innovators to protect, commercialise, enforce and manage intellectual property.
All current roles across IPH Group and our member firms can be explored through the IPH Group careers portal.
Can I register for job alerts?
Yes. You can register for job alerts through the careers portal to be notified when relevant opportunities become available.
Does IPH Group offer hybrid or flexible working?
Yes. IPH Group supports hybrid and flexible working arrangements, designed to balance flexibility, collaboration, connection and client service. Arrangements may vary depending on role, location and business needs.
Do benefits vary by location?
Yes. Benefits may vary by country, role and member firm. Role-specific benefits and conditions can be discussed during the recruitment process.
Can I request adjustments during the recruitment process?
Yes. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to support a positive, barrier-free and transparent recruitment process. You can request adjustments at any stage of the application or recruitment process.
How does IPH support equal opportunity in recruitment?
We want every candidate to feel they have a fair and genuine opportunity to show us what they can bring to IPH Group. We use role-related criteria, structured interview and assessment processes, and evidence-based decision-making to ensure recruitment fair, transparent and objective.
Who can I contact if I do not see a suitable current role?
We are always on the hunt for great people to join us. If there is not a current opening that matches your skills and experience, you can register for job alerts or upload your resume through the careers portal or contact the Talent Acquisition team.