Closing Date: 10th February, 2027
Description:
Our Silicon Valley office seeks an associate to join our Intellectual Property & Technology Litigation (IP&T) practice. Qualified candidates will have strong academic credentials and two to four years of complex litigation experience in intellectual property and technology cases. Strong research and writing skills are required along with a demonstrated desire to be a trial lawyer. Patent and trademark experience are a plus.Successful candidates will also have strong creative problem solving, interpersonal, organization, planning, and communication skills. In addition, associates in the IP&T department must be able to understand complex scientific and engineering concepts and have the ability to manage cases, assignments, and team members efficiently and effectively, work independently and as a member of a team, shift focus, adapt to changing priorities, and maintain professionalism under pressure. Individuals who are results-oriented and self-starters with a high level of initiative and work ethic will find themselves at home.
You will have opportunities for substantive case work including depositions, motion practice, and trial. We also provide training to help you become a premier trial lawyer. Apply now if you would like to practice law in an environment where new challenges and growth are approached with energy, enthusiasm, and hard work, where you work directly with clients and other counsel, and where your efforts are appropriately rewarded with extremely competitive compensation and benefits. Applicants must be admitted to practice in California. Admission before the United States Patent & Trademark Office is a plus, but not required.
Silicon Valley Salary Range: $210,000 - 220,000 annually. Ultimately, work location, experience, and other job-related factors will be used to determine compensation.
It is the policy of Robins Kaplan LLP to provide equal employment opportunities for all without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. It is also our policy to work with individuals with disabilities when reasonable accommodations, sufficient to allow a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of their job, may be needed. It is our policy to be a workplace free from illegal discrimination and harassment.
