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Build and grow a specialist IP practice.
For advisory, valuation and professional-services firms that see the opportunity in intellectual property and want to build a capability that is credible, profitable and trusted by the market.
01Why firms call
Many firms see demand for IP valuation, realisation and special-situations work. Far fewer turn that demand into a practice with a clear proposition, the right people, a reliable process and a steady pipeline. That gap is where we work.
02What the work covers
Everything a practice needs.
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Proposition and service design
Defining what the practice offers, to whom, and how it differs from what is already in the market.
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Market positioning
Identifying the sectors, referrers and situations where the firm can win, and how to talk about it.
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Commercial and fee strategy
Structuring engagement types, pricing models and scoping so the work is valued properly and delivered profitably.
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Recruitment and team design
Defining the roles the practice needs, at the right time, and helping find and assess the people to fill them.
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Process and quality frameworks
Designing the workflows, templates, review points and governance that make the work consistent and defensible.
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Business development strategy
Building referral relationships, target lists and BD routines that turn a capability into a pipeline.
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Marketing and thought leadership
Shaping the content, events and profile that establish the practice as the people to call.
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Mentoring and capability development
Coaching the team to lead conversations, scope work and handle complex mandates with confidence.
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Early mandate support
Strategic input on live matters while the team builds experience, so early work is won and delivered well.
03Engagement shapes
How engagements typically run.
Practice diagnostic
An assessment of market opportunity, current capability and the route to a viable practice, with a clear plan.
Build programme
Hands-on support across proposition, people, process and pipeline as the practice launches.
Strategic adviser retainer
A defined monthly commitment providing senior input on strategy, live matters, hiring and business development.
04Outcomes
What good looks like.
- A proposition the market understands and referrers can repeat
- Pricing that reflects the value and risk of the work
- A team with clear roles and growing confidence
- Processes that stand up to scrutiny
- A pipeline built on relationships, not one-off wins
“The firms that succeed in IP do not just hire technical expertise. They build a proposition, a process and a reputation around it.”
Next step
Thinking about building an IP capability?
An initial conversation is confidential and without obligation.
Or email nat@intellectualconsultancy.com