Intellectual Property - Life Sciences - Midlevel Associate
Direct CounselSeattle, Washington, United States
Posted April 22, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Direct Counsel is a full-service legal staffing and recruiting firm that specializes in both temporary and permanent placements across the United States. Leveraging deep local market knowledge, the company excels at sourcing, retaining, and deploying top-tier attorneys, paralegals, legal secretaries, and administrative professionals on short-term, long-term, and direct-hire engagements. Its comprehensive suite of services—including specialized searches, talent building, and legal assistance—ensures clients receive highly qualified legal talent tailored to their specific needs. Direct Counsel’s distinctive advantage lies in its proven ability to quickly match clients with the right professionals, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and legal team performance.
Job Description
We are seeking a midlevel associate with 1–5 years of patent prosecution experience in biotechnology to work with emerging companies on patent prosecution and strategic IP counseling. The ideal candidate will have an advanced degree in a life sciences field.
Requirements
- 1–5 years of biotech patent prosecution experience
- Advanced degree (Ph.D. preferred) in a life sciences discipline
- USPTO Registration Number (Patent Bar membership) is required
- Candidates must pass the patent bar exam either prior to joining or within the first 12 months of employment