Senior Reporter - Intellectual Property

IAM, a market leading, international news, analysis and data platform that focuses on the business of intellectual property, is seeking an experienced and ambitious reporter to develop and lead its trade secrets coverage and offerings.

The successful candidate will be based in London and be part of a talented team located in the US, the UK and Hong Kong. In the role, the Senior Reporter (Trade Secrets) is responsible for generating high-value content, insight and analysis that engages the brand’s audience on this important category of intellectual property. The Senior Reporter (Trade Secrets) is an ambassador for the brand, both inside and outside the company, and will lead on the development of a suite of offerings.

Key Responsibilities

• Planning, sourcing and producing content for the IAM platform
• Breaking news and providing exclusive coverage of the market 
• Hosting, moderating and speaking at industry events  
• Generating product and content development ideas
• Representing the brand in front of a senior business audience
• Skills Knowledge and Expertise
• Qualified to a degree level 
• Experienced reporter looking for a step up
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal 
• Experience in covering a specialist, technical beat 
• Ability to network and build a world-class contacts book 
• A willingness to travel 
• Ability to build strong internal relationships and collaborate on content
• Knowledge of, or interest in, the intellectual property industry 

Benefits

In return we can offer you a rewarding career with personal and professional development in addition to a competitive salary with an excellent perks and benefits package that includes: 

The time for our employees to switch off through using their 25 days annual leave allowance, company wide holidays and a day off on their birthdays.

Wellbeing is a key focus at LBR where employees can access a physical wellbeing allowance of £350 per year, annual wellbeing days and a cycle to work scheme.  

We provide health and reassurance through our private healthcare scheme, a life assurance benefit and a 4% pension contribution. 

We want all employees to be happy and have fun at LBR through regular social events, a volunteering day, recognition awards and a perks at work discount site.  

About Law Business Research

Law Business Research is a technology-enabled information services business powering the global legal industry with intelligence, analytics and performance data.

We deliver must-have intelligence to our clients when they need it, through a combination of time-sensitive insight, proprietary data and analytics, expert research, and sophisticated tools.

Please visit our website for more information.