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By Muhammad Karns - Judicial Office Twitter feed., CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78284579 Jane Lambert Earlier today I uploaded to Slideshare a presentation that I gave in February 2023 to members of the University of St Andrews Law Society  entitled A Career at the Bar of England and Wales .  I did so because I get a lot of enquiries on how to make a career in IP, as well as requests for work experience.  I had just come across a website called IP Careers   which lists careers advice , courses ,  jobs  and news .  Its only drawback is that it focuses on opportunities for patent and trade mark attorneys and openings at the Intellectual Property Office and European Patent Office but does not seem to have much for barristers or solicitors specializing in intellectual property. A website that does cover all the intellectual property professions is Careers in Ideas  which is managed by IP Inclusive , a great organizati...

Author Illustratedjc   Licence CC BY-SA 3.0   Source Wikimedia Commons   Jane Lambert Marks & Spencer's claim against Aldi over its Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake has attracted the interest of the general public (see  M&S begins legal action against Aldi over Colin the Caterpillar cake   16 April 2021 BBC website).  Within a few hours, I had received emails about the claim from a colleague in chambers, my senior clerk and the winner of a TV cooking contest.  Checking Linkedin the next morning, I saw that the leading Welsh IP solicitor Jonty Gordon had posted: "Well i chdi wylio newyddion Cymraeg bore ma felly" ("Gotta watch the Welsh language news this morning"). And the Director of the Menai Science Park Pryderi ap Rhisiart  wrote: " Colin vs Cuthbert Edrych mlaen i drafod yr achos yma gyda Jane Lambert a Jonty Gordon - solicitor y tro nesa welai nhw! Look forward to discussing this case with Jane and Jonty the next time I see them!" H...

Author AbRo9992 Reproduced with permission of the author Source Wikipedia Jane Lambert Yesterday I attended the pitching event that I mentioned in "Pitch Perfect" - Funding Opportunities for Small and Medium Enterprises in Northwest Wales   15 Feb 2019.  It took place on  St David's Day  which coincided with the first anniversary of the opening of M-SParc (the Menai science park) . For those who are not familiar with Anglesey, the park is located near Gaerwen , just to the north and west of the famous village with the 58 letter name .  The park is open to the public during normal business hours and is worth visiting for the Tanio cafe  alone. The event took place in the science park's atrium.  Though not all the seats were filled, the event was well attended.  The audience was made up of competitors for the "Flash Pitch", "Student Pitch" and "Big Pitch" contests, business support professionals and members of the local...