2027 Fall Associate – IP Litigation

Cooley LLP; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 203,000 - 248,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Dental

Vision

Parental leave

Life insurance

AD&D

Long-term care

Paid holidays

Job summary

Cooley LLP’s Intellectual Property Litigation practice group is recruiting 3L law students 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. Qualified candidates will have exceptional academic achievement and professional excellence.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• IP litigation-focused work across patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret disputes.
• Collaborate with teams in Palo Alto, San Diego and Washington, DC offices.
• Contribute to matters before US federal circuits, district courts, ITC, TTAB, and PTAB.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Legal research

Problem solving

Education

Science or 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