High Tech Litigation Associate
Job Location:
Washington, DC - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 235000 - 310000
Posted:
8 September 2026 (18 hours ago)
Application Deadline:
6 December 2026
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position: High Tech Litigation Associate
Status: Full time 40 hours a week
Hours: Hybrid based on 9 to 5 hours
Salary Range: $235.000 To $310000 depending on qualifications and experience
Washington DC Law Firm is seeking an experienced associate to join our litigation practice in Washington DC.
About the organization:
Our client is a leading intellectual property law firm in Washington DC that powers and protects innovation. Our client is a diverse group of scientists engineers and litigators that represent individuals businesses and organizations across every imaginable industry from major media companies and pharmaceutical companies to innovative start-ups. Their litigation practice is one of the countrys premier courtroom teams and they are at the forefront of intellectual property litigation involving cutting-edge technology including Client legal cases involving fair use of copyrighted material by AI models.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This position is currently a hybrid position with days worked in the DC office and days worked remotely. The hybrid status of this position may change at any time subject to the Clients discretion.
Our client is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Status: Full time 40 hours a week
Hours: Hybrid based on 9 to 5 hours
Salary Range: $235.000 To $310000 depending on qualifications and experience
Washington DC Law Firm is seeking an experienced associate to join our litigation practice in Washington DC.
About the organization:
Our client is a leading intellectual property law firm in Washington DC that powers and protects innovation. Our client is a diverse group of scientists engineers and litigators that represent individuals businesses and organizations across every imaginable industry from major media companies and pharmaceutical companies to innovative start-ups. Their litigation practice is one of the countrys premier courtroom teams and they are at the forefront of intellectual property litigation involving cutting-edge technology including Client legal cases involving fair use of copyrighted material by AI models.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- The associate will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of intellectual property litigation matters concerning patents trade secrets copyrights and trademarks as well as post-grant proceedings at the United States Patent and Trademark Office opinions counseling and transactions.
- This role is ideal for a candidate seeking to advance their career within an exciting and fast-paced high-tech litigation group.
- The ideal candidate will have two to five years of experience with intellectual property matters including patent and/or copyright litigation.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- An undergraduate or advanced degree or industry experience in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science Information Science Mathematics or Physics is required.
- Outstanding legal research and analytical abilities excellent written and oral communication skills a strong work ethic a team player and an interest in taking ownership of projects and increased levels of responsibilities for client matters are required.
- You must be admitted to the state bar in which you are practicing and will need to be admitted to the D.C. Bar.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Registration to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office is preferred but not required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- This position is generally performed in a professional office setting; 70% sitting 20% standing and 10% walking
- This position routinely utilizes standard office equipment such as laptops computers phones photocopiers and filing cabinets in a home office as well as an in-person office environment.
- Ability to lift/move up to 20 pounds.
This position is currently a hybrid position with days worked in the DC office and days worked remotely. The hybrid status of this position may change at any time subject to the Clients discretion.
Our client is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Required Experience:
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