Patent Litigation Attorney — High-Impact, Hybrid Role

Orionplacement; Waco (TX); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Job summary

Orionplacement is seeking an experienced patent litigation attorney to join its trial-focused team. You will draft and refine patent claim charts, help shape case strategy, and support litigation from discovery through trial.

Candidates must be bar admitted in at least one U.S. state with IP litigation experience; the role offers hybrid work in Texas or California with meaningful responsibility and potential for early ownership.

Qualifications

• Bar admission in at least one U.S. state.
• 1+ years of IP or patent litigation experience.
• Hands-on drafting and analyzing patent claim charts.
• Strong understanding of patent law and infringement litigation.
• Excellent legal research, analysis, writing, and communication skills.
• Self-directed, organized, and comfortable taking ownership of complex assignments.
• Creative, driven, and able to move matters forward without heavy oversight.
• Associate-level candidates preferred; senior attorneys with relevant experience encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Draft, analyze, and refine patent claim charts for active infringement litigation
• Help develop case strategy for complex, high-stakes patent disputes
• Conduct substantive patent litigation analysis and support case preparation
• Work closely with experienced trial attorneys throughout the litigation lifecycle
• Take ownership of meaningful assignments with limited day-to-day oversight
• Help prepare matters for hearings, depositions, trial, and other critical litigation milestones
• Contribute creative legal and strategic thinking to challenging intellectual property disputes
• Build courtroom and trial experience while developing as a patent litigator

Skills

Bar admission

IP patent litigation

Legal writing

Legal research

Communication

Independent work

Ownership mindset

Team collaboration

Job description

Orionplacement is seeking an experienced patent litigation attorney to join its trial-focused team. You will draft and refine patent claim charts, help shape case strategy, and support litigation from discovery through trial.

Candidates must be bar admitted in at least one U.S. state with IP litigation experience; the role offers hybrid work in Texas or California with meaningful responsibility and potential for early ownership.