Electronics & Software Patent Prosecution - Adjunct Patent Agent (Remote)

Job Summary:

Adjunct Patent Agent will be assigned projects by one or more supervising attorneys who will set all project details and deadlines. The supervising attorney(s) will also review the Adjunct Patent Agent work product for quality and timeliness, and determine when a project is complete. Adjunct Patent Agent will be expected to perform a variety of projects, as assigned by the supervising attorney(s). Not all projects will require equal amounts of effort, have the same turn-around time, or be associated with the same value (which is described in more detail below). Adjunct Patent Agents are not guaranteed to be assigned a certain number of projects over the course of the year.

Adjunct Patent Agent will be expected to track assigned and completed projects, as well as time spent on each project, as directed by the EES team and Firm management. Depending on the project, they also may be asked to enter time worked on a particular project in the Firm's time entry program for billing and other purposes. Adjunct Patent Agent will also be required to submit a completed projects log to the supervising attorney(s), who will confirm that the listed projects have been completed to their satisfaction. Adjunct Patent Agent will be expected to submit the log, as approved by the supervising attorney(s), to Firm management on an agreed-upon schedule.

Adjunct Patent Agents can work remotely and thus you will not be associated with a particular Firm office. However, you may be asked to travel to a Firm office or other location based on the projects assigned to you, and at the discretion of Firm supervising attorneys and/or management. Adjunct Patent Agents also may be required to attend various meetings, including those internal to the Firm.

Company Overview:

Kilpatrick is a full-service, international law firm with more than 600 attorneys who work with forward-thinking clients in established and emerging industries to solve their most business-critical matters.

Kilpatrick attorneys are fully engaged in the success of the firm's clients. We deliver results-oriented counsel for corporations at all stages of the growth cycle, from the challenging demands of financial transactions and securities to the disciplines of intellectual property management. A close collaboration between the firm's practice areas ensures that we are well-positioned to serve all of our clients' needs.

We serve clients around the world from offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Washington, China, Japan, and Sweden. We value our client relationships and are committed to learning and furthering the business, as well as legal goals, of each company we work with.

We strive at every level to develop beneficial relationships built on trust and mutual respect. We partner with the senior executives and internal counsel of our corporate clients, integrating and sharing tasks as appropriate. We take pride in the fact that clients who hire us once, typically hire us again. Our success is measured by the results we achieve on behalf of our clients, and we commit ourselves, without reservation, to the overriding objective of client satisfaction.

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP is committed to equal employment opportunity for all persons, regardless of race, color, religion, sex or gender, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

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