Electrical/Software Patent Associate - Mid to Senior Level - Seattle, Los Angeles, New York, Portland, San Francisco, and Washington DC

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, a global law firm, currently has an exciting full-time employment opportunity as an Electrical/Software Patent Associate in our Intellectual Property Practice Group. This is a non-remote position with flexibility as to office locations including Seattle, Los Angeles, New York, Portland, San Francisco, and Washington DC. The Patent Associate will have the opportunity to work directly with clients, large and small, from a variety of industries across the country and internationally. The DWT Intellectual Property Practice Group supports a robust, high quality IP practice that offers a Patent Associate an opportunity to develop and enhance legal and business skills.

This position will support the Intellectual Property Practice Group working on the strategic development of patent portfolios, including patent procurement and prosecution, client counseling and patent portfolio management. This position will also support patent analysis and patent litigation.

Applicants should have focused experience in the following areas:

• 4-6 years of patent preparation and prosecution experience, either in-house or as outside counsel, specifically in the electrical arts (e.g., circuit design, medical devices, and consumer devices)
• A BS degree in electrical engineering is preferred, although candidates with other degrees will be considered
• Legal, industry, and/or academic experience in electrical engineering, particularly with machine learning, cloud computing/networking, wireless communications, cryptography, information security, robotics or distributed ledger is desirable
• Active bar admission in California, New York, Oregon, Washington or Washington, D.C.
• Registered to practice before the USPTO
• Strong time management and organizational skills, including demonstrated ability to take ownership for, and efficiently manage, a large docket including meeting internal and external deadlines
• Familiarity with operations of large organizations with established patent programs, including international organizations
• Strong work ethic and commitment to being responsive to client needs
• Excellent writing, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to collaborate and work effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability working independently