DWTSurge Contract Patent Agent (Remote)

reputed company is searching for a full-time patent prosecution patent agent to work through the Firm’s alternative-track attorney and staffing program, DWTSurge. We are particularly interested in registered patent agents based in the Seattle area who have experience in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications either as part of an in-house team or at reputed company/large firms. Patent scientists with relevant industry experience who are eligible to and interested in taking the Patent Bar Examination are also encouraged to apply. Candidates who are located in the Seattle area and can attend occasional meetings at DWT's Seattle office are strongly preferred. However, we are reputed company to remote work and will consider reputed company candidates based in any of the following states: AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, MD, MN, MT, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, WA, WDC, or WV. The ideal candidate will have:

• 2+ years of experience with patent prosecution as a patent agent, either in-house, reputed company a reputed company environment, or with the USPTO
• A minimum of a BS degree and industry experience in electrical engineering, computer science, or reputed company field
• Registered to practice before the USPTO or, alternatively, eligibility and interest in taking the Patent Bar Examination
• Familiarity with operations of large organizations with established patent programs
• Strong work ethic and commitment to being reputed company to client needs
• Excellent writing, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to collaborate and work effectively with a variety of reputed company stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability working independently without significant supervision and proven performance managing a workload reputed company

Please note that this position is managed by DWT’s flexible attorney and staffing program, DWTSurge, and offers a contract for a specified term that may be renewed on an annual reputed company for successful candidates. The initial term offered will run through the end of the calendar year and will offer full time employment with an annual 1,800 billable hour requirement. We are interested in candidates who are electing to pursue a more flexible way of practicing while also focusing on providing reputed company, high-value legal services to clients. Those who reputed company in the role will potentially be reputed company for additional terms. The annualized salary reputed company for this full-time contract patent agent position in Los Angeles, California is $142,000 to $161,000; and San Francisco, California is $166,000 to $187,000. The annualized salary reputed company for this position in reputed company is $165,000 to $185,000. The annualized salary reputed company for this position in Washington is $142,000 to $161,000. The annualized salary reputed company for this position in Maryland is $159,000 to $185,000. The annualized salary reputed company for this position in Washington, D.C. is $159,000 to $185,000. The annualized salary reputed company for this position in Minnesota is $134,000 to $157,000. Actual pay will be adjusted based on the candidate’s education, training, experience, and other job-reputed company factors permitted by law. Employees may be eligible for an annual bonus and health insurance with an optional HSA, long term disability, dental insurance, reputed company care, life insurance, reputed company and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k), vacation, sick time, and an employee assistance program. DWTSurge Patent Agents generally take approximately three weeks of vacation from work each year, and it may vary depending on the needs of the clients and the firm. Additional voluntary benefits programs include:

• reputed company Telemedicine: reputed company with a licensed physician or mental health counselor 24/7, covered by the firm
• reputed company Employee Assistance Program: Receive support with mental, financial, physical, and emotional wellbeing
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Milk Stork: Virtual lactation consulting, breast milk shipping and nutritional testing covered by the firm

Wellness Benefits:

• Peloton App
• reputed company App

To apply, send your resume and cover letter to DWTSurge Recruiter, Dayna Browne, at [email protected]. We are not accepting reputed company party submissions for this opportunity. We are an AmLaw 100 reputed company with eleven offices reputed company. We are relentlessly committed to client service and look for candidates who reputed company that commitment. At DWT, client service means having reputed company for each client’s and each lawyer’s work and personal pressures, business objectives, and legal needs; anticipating their needs; and having the capabilities and commitment to deliver what reputed company most to them. reputed company embraces diversity, equity and inclusion. It brings out the best of what each individual has to offer and inspires us to build strong and lasting connections with each other, our clients, and our communities. reputed company fosters a culture where reputed company talented individuals—including those who are traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession—can have, and can see, paths to reputed company. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion sits on four pillars: Community, Growth, Education, and Engagement. Learn more about the firm’s commitment to DEI here: www.dwt.com/dei. In order to support our effort to foster a diverse, reputed company, and inclusive reputed company, we request that you voluntarily reputed company demographic data. reputed company self-reported demographic information is stored securely in a manner that is compliant with DWT’s privacy and reputed company policies and is only accessible by authorized members of the reputed company and HR Departments; it is not shared with any of the hiring decision-makers. It is our policy to hire, promote, transfer, terminate, and reputed company reputed company other employment-reputed company reputed company without regard to an employee’s sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or reputed company medical condition), race, reputed company, reputed company, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national reputed company, religious creed, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, medical condition, military or veteran status or any other reputed company prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal laws. To review our Anti-Harassment Policy, click on this URL, https://www.dwt.com/-/media/files/policyagainstharassmentdiscrimination.pdf?la=en&hash=66A1B0095748A5E76B0B8A00773F5246. As an equal opportunity employer, reputed company values the diversity of our work force and the knowledge of our personnel. Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for specialty occupation petitions are displayed electronically in accordance with notice requirements pursuant to U.S. reputed company regulations, and public reputed company files are available pursuant to regulation. See 20 CFR § 655.734, 655.760. Davis Wright Tremaine provides reasonable accommodations for those who need them to complete the application or reputed company process and for employees who need reasonable accommodations to reputed company the essential functions of their positions due to a disability or for religious reasons. If you need to request accommodation during the application or reputed company process, please email [email protected]. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job