Openings
Patent Counsel
New York, NY US
Job Description
Patent Counsel - Electrical Engineering
Our client is a major international firm, seeking a patent counsel or senior counsel for its New York, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, San Antonio, San Francisco, St. Louis, or Washington, DC offices. The salary range for this position is between $225 to $315k.
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of patent prosecution experience in 5G, Wi-Fi and other wireless technologies, AI, processor and memory systems, image processing and RF front-end.
- Experience working with clients to develop and manage portfolios
- Preference for experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, natural language processing, wireless communications, computer vision, or related AI fields.
- Electrical Engineering degree (or similar degree).
- USPTO registration or ability to become admitted.
- State bar admission in jurisdiction of practice, or eligibility to become admitted.
- Excellent academic credentials.
- Strong analytical, verbal, and written 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.