Who are Carpmaels and Ransford:
- Carpmaels & Ransford are a leading European intellectual property law firm.
- Through their passionate and award-winning team of life scientists, engineers and regulatory experts, they advise some of the world’s leading healthcare companies.
- Each year, Carpmaels recruits a number of exceptional STEM graduates, supporting them through to qualification as a UK and European patent attorney. Opportunities exist within their Chemistry, Biotechnology and Engineering & Tech practice groups.
The Event:
Carpmaels and Ransford are hosting a Black Heritage Student Insight Event for STEM students from all year groups – ranging from first years to those undertaking further study, including PhDs.
You will hear from a variety of people at different stages of their career journeys, receive helpful hints and tips for joining the profession and participate in practical activities which offer a taster of the day-to-day role. This offers an invaluable opportunity to explore the profession and discover more about life at the firm. The agenda for the day will involve:
- 13:00 – Student Arrival
- 13:20 – Welcome and overview of event
- 13:30 – Patents - what are they and why do we have them?
- 14:00 – Panel discussion and Q&A
- 14:45 – Break
- 15:10 – Interactive group workshop
- 16:40 – Recruitment Insights
- 17:10 – Closing remarks and networking
- 19:00 – Finish
If you are interested in exploring career options outside of the lab, whilst putting your degree to good use in a rewarding and intellectually stimulating profession, Carpmaels would love to meet you.
Why should you attend:
- You will have the chance to ask any questions you have about the firm or roles within the company before potentially submitting an application to become a graduate trainee with them.
- In addition to working on cutting-edge technologies and landmark cases, graduate trainees enjoy a culture of inclusivity and collaboration.
- Carpmaels employs a fair and barrier-free recruitment processes to ensure everyone feels valued and supported.
Who can attend:
- The event is open to black heritage STEM students from relevant technical disciplines:
- Electronics and/or electrical engineering
- Computer science
- Physics, ideally with a strong electronics focus
- Chemistry
- Natural sciences (chemistry options)
- Natural sciences (biological options)
- Biological sciences
- Biomedical sciences (including biochemistry and molecular biology)
- Students should be studying towards, or have already attained, a minimum 2.1 undergrad degree.
- Students should have achieved a minimum of ABB at A-level with 2 STEM subjects.
- The firm welcomes interest from individuals in their first year of undergraduate study and beyond.
Application Process:
- Stage 1: Submit your up-to-date CV, making sure to include your achieved or predicted undergraduate grade, as well as the A-level subjects you studied and the grades you received.
- Stage 2: Be invited to write a paragraph on why you would like to attend the Black Heritage Insight Event.
- Stage 3: If successful, you will receive an email inviting you to the Insight Event.
