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At A Global Law Firm, we are looking for smart, imaginative and hard-working people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas to join us. Perhaps our search for talented visionaries and your search for important and impactful work lead to the same place.

At A Global Law Firm, we are looking for smart and hard-working people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas to join us. Perhaps our search for talented visionaries and your search for important and impactful work lead to the same place.

We are seeking a midlevel level associate to join the IP Procurement & Portfolio Management group in our San Francisco office. The ideal candidate will have at least 3-5 years of patent prosecution experience and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. A Ph.D or graduate degree in Molecular Biology or Chemistry is strongly preferred. Experience in intellectual property law, with an emphasis on patent prosecution and strategic patent portfolio counseling in the Life Sciences is required.

Candidates must be self-starters who possess the ability to work independently and as part of a team. We require strong academic credentials, excellent communication skills, and a time and energy commitment to providing the highest quality client service. Candidates will work closely with experienced lawyers who will provide active mentoring and opportunities to assume increasing levels of responsibility and client contact.

As required by the San Francisco Fair Chance Initiative Ordinance, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered.