Openings
Patent Associate Attorney
Job Description
Patent Associate or Patent Agent - Chemistry or Molecular Biology - Washington, DC
Our client is a top firm, seeking a Patent Associate or Agent for its growing Intellectual Property practice in the firm's Washington, DC office. The salary range for this role is between $180, to $210k+.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of domestic and international patent prosecution and drafting experience relating to therapeutics [pharmaceuticals and biotech].
- Experience responding to Office Actions, conducting prior art searches, FTO, and patent landscape analyses.
- Advanced degree in chemistry or related life sciences degree as well as candidates with a background in biology with relevant experience.
- USPTO admission.
- Excellent writing, analytical, and communication skills.
All candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Meet Your Recruiter
Kate McNamara
National Legal Recruiter
kmcnamara@lawseek.com
Kate joined Marina Sirras & Associates in 2011. She is a national legal recruiter, specializing
in the placement of partners, counsel, and associates in all practice areas, including:
- Intellectual Property – lawyers and patent agents (patent prosecution, IP litigation,
trademark, and technology/life sciences transactional roles) - Corporate lawyers (funds, capital markets, M&A, securities, and finance)
- Litigation lawyers (commercial, securities, and arbitration)
Clients include major international law firms, midsized general practice firms, specialty boutique
firms, and corporations. Prior to recruiting, Kate worked as a legal assistant for several law
firms, including Pennie & Edmonds, a former intellectual property firm in New York City. She
earned a B.S. in Human Resource Management.