2027 Fall Associate – IP Litigation

Cooley LLP; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Health Savings Account

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Commuter benefits

Life insurance

AD&D

Long-term care

Parental leave

Job summary

Cooley LLP’s Intellectual Property Litigation practice group is recruiting 3L law students to join the entry level class in Palo Alto, San Diego, and Washington, DC offices. We are recruiting 2027 JD graduates for this position.

Our IP litigation team includes trial-ready lawyers with experience across patent infringement, trademark disputes, copyright, and trade secret litigation. Ideal candidates will have science/engineering backgrounds and strong academics, with excellent written and verbal

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic achievement and professional excellence.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Strong legal research and writing skills.
• Sound judgment with proven problem-solving skills.
• Initiative, motivation and service-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Join the IP Litigation practice group at entry level as part of the class.
• Support patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret matters in a team.
• Work with trial-ready lawyers across multiple forums and ITC/PTAB matters.

Skills

Excellent writing

Verbal communication

Legal research

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Science/Engineering background

Job description

Cooley LLP’s Intellectual Property Litigation practice group is recruiting 3L law students (JD 2027) to join the entry level class in our Palo Alto, San Diego, and Washington, DC offices. We are recruiting 2027 JD graduates for this position.

Our IP litigation team includes trial-ready lawyers with experience in patent infringement, trademark disputes, copyright law and trade secret litigation. We bring judgement sharpened by wins across key forums, including US federal circuit, appellate and district courts, the PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board), the TTAB (Trademark Trial and Appeal Board), and Section 337 investigations before the International Trade Commission (ITC).

We are looking for someone with an understanding of and keen interest in patent law. Qualified candidates will have exceptional academic achievement and professional excellence. Ideal candidates possess excellent written and verbal communication abilities; strong legal research and writing skills; and sound judgment with proven problem-solving skills. They show initiative, motivation, and a service-oriented mindset; have meaningful prior work experience; engage in extracurricular or leadership activities; work effectively in team settings; and bring an entrepreneurial, business-minded perspective.

Candidates should have a background or education in science or engineering.

The expected salary for this position is $225,000.

We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as accruing vacation time at the rate of four weeks per year and sick time at the rate of two weeks per year and 10 paid holidays each year. We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources. EOE