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Junior and Mid-Level Patent Litigation Associate

Direct Counsel
Santa Monica, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/19/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/18/2026

Direct Counsel has partnered with a nationally recognized patent litigation group seeking junior and mid-level associates for their high tech and life sciences patent litigation practices for New York, San Francisco, Santa Monica, Silicon Valley, Seattle, and Washington, DC offices. 

The ideal candidates will have between one to six years of patent litigation experience. 

  • Superior academic credentials, excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills are a must.
  • While degrees or industry experience in high tech or life sciences fields are preferred, they are not required.
  • We encourage applications from associates who have studied or worked in a variety of fields and industries.
  • We require that the candidate must be barred in the state of the office they are submitting their application for or are eligible to sit/waive into the next bar exam.

Benefits and Compensation Details:

Helping you and your families achieve and maintain good health - physical, emotional, and financial - is the reason we offer a comprehensive benefit program. We provide benefits to eligible employees under plans such as Healthcare, Life Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Wellbeing.

 The anticipated range for this position is:  $235,000 - $390,000

Salary : $235,000 - $390,000

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