Junior and Mid-Level Patent Litigation Associate

Junior and Mid-Level Patent Litigation Associate

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Junior and Mid-Level Patent Litigation Associate

Join to apply for the Junior and Mid-Level Patent Litigation Associate role at Fenwick & West

Job Description Summary

Fenwick & West has been a leader in technology and life sciences law since 1972. We have offices in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Santa Monica, Seattle, New York and Washington D.C..

Job Description Summary

Fenwick & West has been a leader in technology and life sciences law since 1972. We have offices in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Santa Monica, Seattle, New York and Washington D.C..

Our nationally recognized patent litigation group represents both patent holders and alleged infringers in federal jurisdictions throughout the United States, as well as in the Patent Office on parallel post-grant proceedings. Our clients range from startups to established stalwarts in the technology and life sciences industries. Our attorneys’ depth of technical and scientific expertise, combined with the understanding of our clients’ business needs and related industries, allow us to adopt innovative strategies to obtain successful outcomes for our clients.

Job Description

We are seeking junior and mid-level associates for our high tech and life sciences patent litigation practices for our New York, San Francisco, Santa Monica, Silicon Valley, Seattle, and Washington, DC offices. The ideal candidates will have between one to six years of patent litigation experience. Superior academic credentials, excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills are a must. While degrees or industry experience in high tech or life sciences fields are preferred, they are not required and we encourage applications from associates who have studied or worked in a variety of fields and industries.

To apply, please complete our online application and include a cover letter, resume, and law school transcript.

We require that the candidate must be barred in the state of the office they are submitting their application for or are eligible to sit / waive into the next bar exam.

Agency recruiters : please submit separately via your agency's Workday portal.

Benefits And Compensation Details

At Fenwick, we believe that our partners and employees are our most important asset. Helping you and your families achieve and maintain good health - physical, emotional, and financial - is the reason we offer a comprehensive benefit program. We provide benefits to eligible employees under plans such as Healthcare, Life Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Wellbeing.

The Anticipated Range For This Position Is

$235,000 - $390,000

Depending on the role, the actual base salary offered may depend upon a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and / or from which they will be performing the job.

A discretionary bonus for eligible employees may also be available based on performance. Additional information about employee eligibility for benefits and discretionary bonus will be made available upon request.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Legal

Industries

Law Practice

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