Rising Media & Entertainment Litigator

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 225,000 - 315,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

Life insurance

Disability

Job summary

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP seeks a midlevel litigation associate to handle sophisticated disputes for top media and entertainment clients in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Strong writers with a proactive mindset will thrive as they own cases early in their development.

You will defend copyright, trademark, and related claims across films, TV, podcasts, digital content, and more, while mentoring junior lawyers and maintaining client relationships. California admission required.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of litigation experience at a law firm.
• Excellent analytical and legal writing skills.
• A desire to own your cases, and high standards for your own work.
• Comfort working directly with clients and mentoring junior lawyers.
• A real interest in content disputes. Prior experience is a plus but not required.
• A proactive, self‑starter mentality with a commitment to excellent client service.

Responsibilities

• Defend copyright, trademark, idea-submission, and other claims against films, television series, podcasts, digital content, apps, and other works, including disputes over substantial similarity, fair use, and the public domain.
• Litigate defamation, right-of-publicity, and related claims arising from the production and distribution of content, in state and federal court.
• Represent some of the most significant names in media and entertainment, including studios, streamers, production companies, technology companies, and news organizations.
• Draft briefs, discovery requests and responses, analyses, and lots more.
• Participate in depositions, hearings, mediations, and trial preparation.
• Advise clients across the life of a project, from development and production through release and claims response.
• Take on as much responsibility as you’re ready for, as early as you’re ready for it.

Skills

Litigation experience

Analytical writing

Client management

Mentoring juniors

Content disputes interest

Proactive/self-starter

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

Job description

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP seeks a midlevel litigation associate to handle sophisticated disputes for top media and entertainment clients in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Strong writers with a proactive mindset will thrive as they own cases early in their development.

You will defend copyright, trademark, and related claims across films, TV, podcasts, digital content, and more, while mentoring junior lawyers and maintaining client relationships. California admission required.