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Firm seeks IP Docket Specialist for its IP Operations Department. Qualified candidates will have 5+ years’ experience docketing foreign and domestic patent and trademark mail and e-mail (from PTO, WIPO and Foreign Associates). Candidates must have exceptional organizational skills and be extraordinarily customer centered. Experience with large-firm and IP-specific docket software, such as CPI, preferred. IP Paralegal experience a plus. Location of position is negotiable within one of four offices: Atlanta, Winston-Salem, Northern VA, or Washington D.C. [CONTACT: DBOWINS@WCSR.COM].
Business Litigation Lateral Associate – Greenville, SC
Business Litigation Associate Attorney: The Greenville, South Carolina office of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP seeks a business litigation associate attorney with four to six years of experience to handle a variety of complex financial litigation matters. Federal clerkship experience is desired but not mandatory. Candidates must possess outstanding written and oral communication skills, excellent academic credentials and prior affiliation with a substantial litigation practice. Candidates must also be licensed to practice law in South Carolina. Womble Carlyle is committed to leadership in attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce of highly talented professionals. EOE
Business Litigation Associate Attorney - Washington, DC
Business Litigation Associate Attorney: The Washington, DC office of Womble Carlyle seeks a junior litigation attorney (2008 or 2009 law graduates need only apply at this time) in its Business Litigation practice group. Exceptional oral and written communication skills, excellent academic credentials and litigation experience (including full comprehension of ESI issues, protocols and procedures) are essential for this position. Clerkship experience is preferred. Candidates must be licensed in either Maryland or Virginia. Womble Carlyle is committed to leadership in attracting, developing and retaining a diverse workforce of highly talented professionals. Qualified applicants should send a resume, official law school transcript, writing sample and cover letter to Kristen Gloekler, attorney recruiter, by clicking the link below. EOE
Capital Markets Associate Attorney - Winston-Salem, NC
Capital Markets Associate Attorney: The Winston-Salem office of Womble Carlyle seeks a capital markets associate attorney with 2-4 years of experience. Candidates must possess outstanding written and oral communication skills, excellent academic credentials and prior affiliation with a substantial finance practice. Candidates must also be licensed in North Carolina or be willing to take the first available bar exam. Womble Carlyle is committed to leadership in attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce of highly talented professionals. Please send your resume, law school transcript and writing sample to Romi Torres, attorney recruiter, by clicking the link below. EOE
Corporate & Securities - Atlanta, Charlotte, Tysons Corner or Washington, DC
Corporate and Securities Partner: Womble Carlyle is seeking to add a senior private equity investment lawyer to its Atlanta, Charlotte, Tysons Corner or Washington, DC office. Candidates should have a portable and strong private equity client base. EOE
Corporate & Securities - Atlanta, Charlotte, Tysons Corner or Washington, DC
Corporate and Securities Partner: Womble Carlyle is seeking to add a senior public securities and mergers and acquisitions attorney to its Atlanta, Charlotte, Tysons Corner or Washington, DC office. Candidates should have extensive public company securities and public company M&A experience and a portable book of business. EOE
Corporate & Securities - Atlanta, Charlotte, Tysons Corner or Washington, DC
Corporate and Securities Partner: Womble Carlyle is seeking a private equity/hedge fund formation attorney for its Atlanta, Charlotte, Tysons Corner or Washington, DC office. Candidates should have a portable client list and an established reputation in representing major private investment funds in their formation, fundraising and governance. Investment Company Act and Investment Advisers Act experience would be a plus as well. EOE
IP Docket Specialist - Atlanta, Northern VA or Washington DC
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP is currently seeking an IP Docket Specialist for its IP Operations Department. Qualified candidates will have 5+ years’ experience docketing foreign and domestic patent and trademark mail and e-mail (from PTO, WIPO and Foreign Associates). Candidates must have exceptional organizational skills and be extraordinarily customer centered. Experience with large-firm and IP-specific docket software, such as CPI, preferred. IP Paralegal experience a plus. Location of position is negotiable within one of three offices: Atlanta, Northern VA or Washington D.C. Contact DBowins@wcsr.com EOE. No search firms please.
IP Attorney (Patent or Patent Agent) - Silicon Valley
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP is currently seeking a highly qualified patent attorney or agent to join the intellectual property practice in our Silicon Valley office. Candidate must have at least 3 to 5 years of relevant patent experience in computer architectures, software including programming languages, operating systems (e.g.; OSX, UNIX, iOS), encryption, and distributed computing, and computer peripherals. Additional knowledge of consumer electronics (tablet computer, media players) Internet and Web-based software is also helpful. Candidate should be admitted to the USPTO or the California bar. To apply, send resume and transcript with cover letter by email to Shannon Rodock. EOE
IP Attorney - Raleigh
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP is currently seeking a highly qualified attorney to join our growing and dynamic intellectual property licensing practice as an associate attorney in the Firm’s Raleigh office. Candidates should have 2-5 years of relevant transactional experience structuring, drafting and negotiating a variety of agreements involving the licensing of intellectual property rights, such as advertising agency, promotions and talent agreements, web site and technology development agreements, and agreements for joint development, outsourcing, consulting services, supply, franchise, distribution and marketing, software, data licensing and other intellectual property licensing arrangements. Experience advising clients regarding any of the following would be a plus: consumer protection, advertising and promotions matters, mobile promotions and platforms, structuring sweepstakes, contests and dealer incentive programs, data security, privacy and software/IT. Demonstrated strong drafting and negotiation experience, a problem-solving orientation, and excellent communication skills are required. To apply, send resume, transcript, writing sample with cover letter by email to Shannon Rodock. EOE.
Labor & Employment - Raleigh, NC
The Labor & Employment practice group of Womble Carlyle seeks an attorney with 0-2 years of related experience for a staff attorney position in its Raleigh, NC office. Exceptional writing skills and excellent academic credentials are essential for this position. This position includes employment and noncompete/trade secrets litigation, employment law counseling, and education law. Candidates must be licensed in North Carolina. Womble Carlyle is committed to leadership in attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce of highly talented professionals. Qualified applicants should send a resume, transcript, and writing sample with cover letter by email to Shannon Rodock. We are not accepting search firm referrals for this position. EOE
Patent Agent - Atlanta
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP is currently seeking a highly qualified registered patent agent to join our intellectual property practice in the Atlanta office. Candidate must be registered to practice before the USPTO and have at least 2 years of relevant patent experience (no upper limit on years of experience) and must be able to demonstrate extensive patent preparation and prosecution experience in mechanical patent applications for the years of experience. The position will involve preparation and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patent applications in the mechanical arts. To apply, send resume and transcript with cover letter by email to Shannon Rodock EOE.
Patent Attorney - Greensboro
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP is currently seeking a highly qualified mechanical patent attorney to join our intellectual property practice as an associate in our Greensboro office. Candidate must have at least 3 years of relevant patent experience and be able to demonstrate experience in preparing and prosecuting U.S. and foreign patent applications, reexaminations, freedom to operate analyses, invalidity and non-infringement opinions, and general patent counseling. Candidate should be admitted to practice law before the USPTO and admitted in or capable of becoming eligible for the North Carolina bar. To apply, send resume and transcript with cover letter by email to Shannon Rodock EOE.
Patent Attorney - Winston-Salem
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP is currently seeking a highly qualified mechanical patent attorney, to join our intellectual property practice as an associate in our Winston-Salem office. An educational and/or industry background in textile technology is preferred. Candidate must have at least 3 years of relevant patent experience and be able to demonstrate experience in preparing and prosecuting U.S. and foreign patent applications, reexaminations, freedom to operate analyses, invalidity and non-infringement opinions, and general patent counseling. Candidate should be admitted to practice law before the USPTO and admitted in or capable of becoming eligible for the North Carolina bar. To apply, send resume and transcript with cover letter by email to Shannon Rodock EOE.
Trademark Paralegal – Atlanta, GA
Trademark Paralegal: The Atlanta office of Womble Carlyle seeks a trademark paralegal with at least 5 years trademark paralegal experience in a law firm or law department including all aspects of USPTO trademark work (prosecution, maintenance, and renewals) as well as TTAB proceedings (oppositions, cancellations). Candidates must possess experience in handling large portfolios and fluency with SAEGIS, PTO TEAS System, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. Paralegal certificate and large law firm experience is preferred. Womble Carlyle is committed to leadership in attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce of highly talented professionals. To apply, send resume and transcript with cover letter via email by clicking the link below. EOE