IP Recruiting 2026: Fewer Job Ads – An Opportunity for Smaller Law Firms?

Anyone who has ever recruited as a smaller patent law firm knows the dilemma:

Good candidates are scarce — and when suitable profiles are open to change or graduates are looking to enter the IP field, large firms or industry/in-house positions often win out.

That is exactly why we have observed the market over a longer period of time — almost three years. Not out of curiosity, but to answer a very practical question:

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