Top international firm is seeking a mid-level IP transactional associate to work on a variety of corporate intellectual property matters including technology transactions, licensing arrangements, IP components of M&A and corporate finance deals, and dealings with the USPTO.
Position Requirements:
3-5 years of applicable intellectual property experience. Familiarity with the USPTO. Outstanding academic credentials and experience from a top law firm.
Company Description:
One of the first U.S. firms to establish international offices at the dawn of the 20th century, this law firm has maintained its international presence; today, more than half of its clients are located abroad. With headquarters in New York and 11 other offices on four continents, the firm's 650 lawyers count numerous top banking and financial institutions among their clients. Lateral Link Members agree that the firm gets "top-notch" matters and provides its attorneys with "lots of secondary support," but they also say that the work "never lets up." One Lateral Link Member sees the glass half full and half empty, saying the firm is "a terrific place" for associates to start their careers, since they will "get shoved into the deep end of the pool, learn a lot, and exit with a bulletproof, brand-name resume line"; that is, "unless [the associate] sink[s] like a stone" and "fail[s]" to keep up with the "brutal" pace.
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