Mid-Level Patent Litigation Associate

Lateral Link; New York (NY); On-site; USD 265,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Lateral Link seeks a mid-level patent litigator to join its IP team in New York, with Washington, D.C. also considered. The associate will work with partners across offices and have meaningful client contact from the start.

Responsibilities include handling patent, trade secret, and other IP disputes in federal courts and ITC, drafting pleadings, and coordinating with experts. The ideal candidate has 4–7 years of patent litigation experience, top law school credentials, and USPTO registration; a

Qualifications

• 4 to 7 years of patent litigation experience.
• Top U.S. law school credentials are required.
• Patent litigation experience including work at the ITC preferred.
• USPTO registration and a science/engineering background preferred.
• Excellent writing skills with clear, concise, persuasive work product.
• Collaborative, team-oriented approach.
• Strong analytical ability and ability to handle complex problems.
• Strong interpersonal and oral advocacy skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• U.S. work authorization; no visa sponsorship required.

Responsibilities

• Handle patent, trade secret, false advertising, unfair competition and other IP disputes in federal court and ITC.
• Prepare pleadings, motions, and appellate briefs; communicate with opposing counsel.
• Work with experts and help prepare expert reports.
• Manage discovery including depositions from start to finish.
• Prepare for and support jury trials, bench trials and administrative hearings.
• Argue motions and participate in trial and appellate proceedings.
• Develop settlement and ADR strategies.
• Manage PTAB proceedings and ITC Section 337 investigations.
• Lead legal research and writing assignments.

Skills

Patent litigation

Excellent writing skills

Collaborative

Strong analytical ability

Education

Top U.S. law school

Science or engineering background

USPTO registration

Job description

Mid-Level Patent Litigation Associate | New York (Washington, D.C. also considered)

About the Firm

Our client is a large international law firm with a substantial U.S. platform and offices across the country and abroad. The firm puts real emphasis on an inclusive, collaborative culture and invests in professional development and programs that help attorneys from a wide range of backgrounds build long-term careers there. Its intellectual property group is actively growing, including through recent lateral partner additions.

The Role

The firm is looking for a patent litigator with 4 to 7 years of experience and strong academic credentials to join its intellectual property practice in New York (Washington, D.C. is also an option). The associate will work alongside partners in multiple U.S. offices, play a central role on case teams, and have meaningful client contact from the start. Work will include:

• Patent, trade secret, false advertising, unfair competition and other IP disputes in federal district court and at the U.S. International Trade Commission
• Preparing pleadings, motions and appellate briefs, and handling communications with opposing counsel
• Working with experts, including helping prepare their reports
• Running discovery, from document and written discovery through taking and defending depositions
• Preparing for and supporting jury trials, bench trials and administrative hearings
• Arguing motions and taking on courtroom roles at the trial and appellate levels in state and federal court, as well as before the PTAB and ITC
• Developing settlement and resolution strategy, including mediation and other forms of ADR
• Handling PTAB proceedings and Section 337 investigations at the ITC
• Leading legal research and writing assignments

The team is collaborative and spread across several offices, with a strong record of results and a real commitment to training and mentoring associates. Matters are handled with an eye toward how IP issues affect clients' broader legal and business decisions, and the group works closely with the firm's litigation, licensing, corporate, emerging companies, international trade, antitrust and tax lawyers, among others, to give clients well-rounded advice.

What They Are Looking For

• 4 to 7 years of patent litigation experience
• Strong academic record from a Top U.S. law school
• Patent litigation experience, including work at the ITC
• USPTO registration and a science or engineering background are preferred
• Excellent writing skills, with work product that is clear, concise and persuasive
• A collaborative, team-oriented approach
• Strong analytical ability and fresh thinking on complex problems
• Strong interpersonal and oral advocacy skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
• U.S. work authorization, no visa sponsorship required

Base salary for this role is expected to fall between $265,000 and $420,000.