Junior and Mid-Level Patent Litigation Associate
About the role
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.
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.