Technical Specialist/Patent Agent

Washington DC office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks a technical specialist/patent agent with 1-year of experience. The candidate will be involved with a wide variety of work, including patent preparation and prosecution, portfolio management, strategic analysis, client counseling, opinion work, and litigation support. Prior experience in patent prosecution is preferred. Proficiency in Japanese is preferred. Must have obtained a JD degree from an accredited law school and be actively licensed as an attorney in an appropriate U.S. jurisdiction. If not currently licensed in D.C., must be eligible to waive into the D.C. Bar, or be willing and eligible to sit for the D.C. Bar exam. Must have a degree (preferably M.S. or Ph.D.) in Computer Science (CS), Computer Engineering (CE), Electrical Engineering (EE), or a related degree, as well as training in bioinformatics, artificial intelligence (e.g., machine learning and neural networks), computational biology, or a related field. Must have excellent academic credentials. Must have strong oral and written communication skills.

The corporate law office is headquartered in Washington, D.C. The law firm was formed in 1978. Area of specialization is intellectual property law. More than fifty adept lawyers comprise the firm. A number of their practice disciplines consist of patent prosecution, litigation-appeals, reexamination, licensing and trademark. There are seventeen practice industries such as biotechnology, electronics, consumer products and food science-packaging. The law practice embraces community outreach. As a result, attorneys are hands-on in many community service activities during the year.