Lateral Associate – Trade Secrets (SF)

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Sick time

Vacation time

Parental leave

Life insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is seeking an associate in the Trade Secrets team in San Francisco to handle complex technology-related commercial disputes. The ideal candidate will have strong litigation experience, including drafting substantive motions, managing discovery, and taking or defending depositions.

Excellent academics and writing ability are required; clerking or industry background is valued but not required.

Qualifications

• Experience handling complex trade secret, restrictive covenant, unfair competition and technology-related disputes.
• Strong litigation experience, including drafting substantive motions, managing discovery, and taking or defending depositions.
• Excellent academic credentials and writing skills; prior experience at a peer law firm.
• Technical or scientific backgrounds and judicial clerkship experience are valued but not required.

Responsibilities

• Join Gibson Dunn's Trade Secrets team to work on complex technology-related disputes.
• Draft motions, manage discovery, and take or defend depositions as part of ongoing litigation.
• Collaborate with partners and associates to develop litigation strategies and case prep.

Skills

Strong litigation experience

Drafting substantive motions

Managing discovery

Taking/defending depositions

Education

Law school (J.D. candidate 2019–2023)

Job description

We are seeking an associate in law school class years 2019 through 2023 to join the Trade Secrets team. The ideal candidate will have experience handling complex trade secret, restrictive covenant, unfair competition, and other technology-related commercial disputes. Candidates should have strong litigation experience, including drafting substantive motions, managing discovery, and taking or defending depositions. Excellent academic credentials, writing skills, and prior experience at a peer law firm are required. Technical or scientific backgrounds and judicial clerkship experience are valued but not required.

The annual compensation range for this position is between $260,000 – $420,000. The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations. Benefits offered for this position include health care; retirement benefits; paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time; parental leave; basic life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; as well as discretionary, performance-based bonuses.

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all partners, employees and applicants and, in accordance with the applicable federal and state laws, does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, color, religion, matriculation or political affiliation, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, age, marital status or partnership status, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, personal appearance, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking and sex offenses, arrest or conviction record, or on any other basis prohibited by law.