Openings
Patent Attorney - Chemistry or Biochemistry
Chicago, IL US
Job Description
Patent Attorney - Chemistry or Biochemistry - Chicago
Our client is a top firm, seeking an IP chemistry associate for its Life Sciences practice in Chicago.
Qualifications
- 3-5 years of patent preparation and prosecution experience in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or chemical sectors.
- Experience working with academic institutions, startups, and mid-sized companies in the biotech or pharmaceutical space.
- PhD or MS in chemistry, biochemistry, or a related life sciences field.
- Illinois bar license [or ability to become admitted to sit for the IL bar exam].
- USPTO admission is required.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent client-interfacing skills; team focused.
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.