AmLaw 100 Firm with Cravath level compensation for offices in CA / NY / TX / DC.
Per Legal Times (2023): "A Preferred Law Firm for In-house Lawyers"
One of the most successful firms with representing both patent owners and petitioners at the PTAB.
Strong programs of formal training, lateral integration and mentorship. National "Tier 1" in Patent Law.

REQUIREMENTSSeeking a registered Patent Attorney or Agent with a Bachelor’s degree or graduate degree (MS/PhD) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, Physics or related technical field involving AI/ML. Experience with AI models, neural networks, and deep learning is required. Candidates must have experience with AI/ML theory – backpropagation, regularization, optimization; preprocessing data, selecting features, training/tuning models; and deploying models to production environments. Domain experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, natural language processing, wireless communications, computer vision or related AI fields is preferred. The ideal candidate will have experience liaising with clients to develop and manage portfolios. The candidate should be registered to practice with the USPTO; attorney candidates should also be an active member and in good standing of their home office bar or eligible to waive into the appropriate bar.

SUMMARYVanguard Intellectual Partners (Vanguard-IP) specializes in the placement of IP/Patent professionals nationwide.

Our sole focus on intellectual property enables us to more deeply understand our clients’ technical needs, and our candidates’ individual talents and career interests. Our broad network of long-term client relationships gives us a competitive edge.

Our recruiters all have 10 years of IP recruiting experience, and an exceptional record of success. We have superior knowledge of the IP job market, and offer trusted career advice for our candidates. We also have the resources and high-level contacts to get your resume noticed by the people who matter.

We look forward to speaking with you, and learning more about what you are seeking in your next opportunity.

CONFIDENTIALITYAt Vanguard-IP, we respect the confidentiality of every candidate who contacts us. Furthermore, we will always obtain expressed authorization before submitting your resume to any of our clients.

**Should you have an interest in exploring opportunities in another location, we have hundreds of openings in other markets. Please apply now and our team would be happy to review your information for this or other openings in your location of interest.