Intellectual Property Litigation Associate

Quarles & Brady LLP; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 175,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401k

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Quarles & Brady LLP seeks an associate with 2-5 years of IP litigation experience to join our national Intellectual Property group as an IP Litigation attorney. A technical undergraduate or advanced degree is preferred but not required.

The ideal candidate will have experience in patent, trademark, trade secrets and other IP litigation at all stages. The candidate should have a strong academic record and excellent organizational, writing and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Strong academic record and excellent writing/communication abilities.
• Experience or strong interest in patent, trademark, trade secrets and other IP litigation.

Responsibilities

• Perform early case assessment and investigations, including prior art analysis.
• Draft invalidity and infringement charts and contentions.
• Draft pleadings and motions, including meet-and-confer.
• Prepare and respond to written discovery and work with e-discovery tools.
• Manage complex discovery and negotiations.
• Prepare claim construction briefs and hearing materials.
• Collaborate with experts on reports and testimony.
• Prepare deposition outlines and exhibits.

Skills

IP litigation

Legal writing

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Juris Doctor

Tools

e-discovery tools

Job description

Quarles & Brady LLP seeks an associate with 2-5 years of experience to join our dynamic national Intellectual Property group practice as an IP Litigation attorney. An undergraduate degree or an advanced degree in a technological or scientific field is preferred but not required.

The ideal candidate would have experience, or a strong interest in developing experience, in representing clients in all stages of patent, trademark, trade secrets, and other intellectual property litigation. Examples of relevant experience include:

• Early case assessment and investigations, including accused products and prior art analysis
• Drafting invalidity and infringement claim charts and assisting with contentions
• Drafting pleadings and motions, including handling related meet-and-confers
• Preparing and responding to written discovery and working with e-discovery tools and vendors
• Managing complex discovery and discovery negotiations
• Preparing claim construction briefs and hearing materials
• Working with experts on reports and testimony
• Preparing deposition outlines and exhibits

The candidate must have a very strong academic record as well as outstanding organizational, communication and writing skills. Qualified applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, law school transcript and writing sample.

Quarles offers competitive salaries, bonus, and great benefits to employees including paid time off, health, vision, dental, 401k, life, disability and much more. Benefit eligibility is dependent on hours. Compensation is determined upon the market in which the position is located, the responsibilities of the position, the experience, education, and skills of the applicant, including book of business for more experienced roles, and other job-related factors. The range for associates is $175,000 to $280,000 per year.

Quarles is an equal opportunity employer.