Senior IP Litigator — Software & Tech Disputes

American Intellectual Property Law Association; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus and benefits

Job summary

Morningstar Law Group in Raleigh, NC is seeking an intellectual property litigator with 4-6 years of experience to handle software, copyright, trade secret, trademark, and patent disputes alongside partners.

You will run day-to-day case work, take depositions, and collaborate with technical experts to advise clients on strategy and risk. North Carolina licensure within a year is required.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school with excellent credentials.
• Licensed in at least one U.S. jurisdiction; must become licensed in North Carolina within one year.
• 4-6 years of substantive complex litigation experience.
• Superior research, analysis, and writing skills.
• Strong oral advocacy and communication abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and case responsibilities while maintaining high-quality work.
• Strongly preferred: Large law firm experience, judicial clerkship, or prior IP career.

Responsibilities

• Run the day-to-day work on your cases: investigation, research, pleadings, motions, and discovery, including source code review and working with technical experts.
• First-chair depositions and hearings as your experience warrants, and work with partners on strategy, mediations, and trials.
• Advise clients directly on case status, strategy, and risk.
• Work with the firm’s employment and business litigators when a case crosses practice lines.

Skills

Strong writing skills

Oral advocacy

Legal research

Multi-tasking

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

Job description

Morningstar Law Group in Raleigh, NC is seeking an intellectual property litigator with 4-6 years of experience to handle software, copyright, trade secret, trademark, and patent disputes alongside partners.

You will run day-to-day case work, take depositions, and collaborate with technical experts to advise clients on strategy and risk. North Carolina licensure within a year is required.