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Corporate, M&A and Securities Associate

Kilpatrick Townsend is seeking an associate with at least 2 years of relevant transactional experience, preferably in a mid to large law firm.  The position can be resident in Atlanta, GA or Raleigh, NC. The associate should have experience in M&A transactions and the ability to support others on a wide variety of deals—particularly M&A and private equity deals; the ability to draft M&A transaction documents; experience with corporate due diligence projects; the ability to manage complex transactions to closing; familiarity with corporate governance principles; and familiarity with federal securities laws. All applicants should have excellent academic credentials.

Kilpatrick Townsend 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 Townsend 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 California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, 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.

*Please do not include your Date of Birth or Social Security Number in your application documents.

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Tax Associate

Kilpatrick Townsend is seeking an Associate with at least 1 year of domestic and international tax experience to join our Tax and Corporate practice. The ideal candidate will contribute to and have expertise with, or interest in, a broad range of tax matters including cross-border tax planning strategies, taxable and tax-free mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions of domestic and foreign corporations, investment fund formation, joint ventures, and strategic alliances. The Associate will be part of a team of attorneys that counsel clients on federal, state, and local tax controversy matters. Qualified candidates will have an LL.M. degree in taxation and possess the ability to manage multiple projects in collaboration with attorneys across offices. Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong research and writing skills, and excellent academic credentials are required. Please include transcript copies and a writing sample with your application. The Associate can be based in our Atlanta, Raleigh, Dallas, Denver, San Francisco, Washington DC, or New York offices. Expected salary range is $205,000 – $250,000 depending on experience.

Kilpatrick Townsend 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 Townsend 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 California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, 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.

*Please do not include your Date of Birth or Social Security Number in your application documents.

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Patent Prosecution Associate, Team Attorney, or Patent Agent – Electrical Engineering or Computer Science Engineering Background

Kilpatrick Townsend’s Electronics & Software Patent Prosecution team seeks either a USPTO-registered Attorney or Patent Agent with a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field. Ideal candidate would have at least 1 year of industry experience in patent prosecution. Applicant must be detail oriented and have strong technical written and verbal skills. Proficiency in technical writing is a plus. Transcripts and writing samples will be requested.  Attorney candidates with corresponding state bar for office location base preferred. This is an exciting opportunity to be exposed to cutting-edge technology in a wide array of technical fields. Expected salary ranges are $150,000-$250,000 (attorney) and $125,000 – $195,000 (patent agent).

Office base location options: Atlanta, GA; Denver, CO; Menlo Park, CA; Raleigh, NC; San Diego, CA, San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Washington, DC; Winston-Salem, NC. 

Kilpatrick Townsend 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 Townsend 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 California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, 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.

Please do not include your Date of Birth or Social Security Number in your application documents.

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2023 Abbott 1L Diversity Summer Internship Program – Partnership with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP (KTS)

Abbott's 1L Diversity Summer Internship Program gives rising 2L students the opportunity to gain substantive legal experience in both law firm and an in-house legal setting. 

The program will consist generally of five to six weeks spent at Kilpatrick Townsend in either KTS Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) or San Francisco office, and the remaining time in-house with Abbott at their Santa Clara CA Headquarters. KTS will employ you for the full duration of the program (10 weeks). 

At KTS, you will have the opportunity to do substantive patent work on a variety of projects throughout the program, acquiring new skills and gaining invaluable legal law firm experience. You will participate in all aspects of the KTS 2023 Summer Associate program, including dedicated progress evaluations. The Summer Committee members in each office serve as mentors for the course of the program providing guidance for evaluations, assigning work, and coaching you.

At Abbott, you will work in close collaboration with IP Legal team members to strategically develop our worldwide patent portfolio and will be exposed to the perspectives and opportunities of working as an in-house attorney. Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in medical devices, diagnostics, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Qualifications

We welcome applications from students who are members of historically under-represented groups in the patent profession, in good standing as a first-year law student at an ABA-accredited law school, and with:

  • A strong record of academic achievement
  • A genuine interest in pursuing a career in patent law upon graduation
  • Degree in mechanical, biomedical or electrical engineering (experience working with medical devices is preferred)
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills, commitment to professionalism and collegiality
  • Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad range of legal matters, and demonstrated ability to complete several simultaneous projects on a deadline.

 

Kilpatrick Townsend is proud to continue to collaborate with Abbott to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion in our businesses and society.

 

To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter and law school transcript.

 

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Complex Commercial Litigation Associate – Raleigh

Kilpatrick Townsend’s Raleigh office seeks a junior litigation associate to support the Complex Commercial Litigation team's national and regional practices. Candidates must possess strong research, writing, interpersonal, and oral communication skills and high attention to detail. The position requires in-office attendance and occasional travel, including travel to other firm offices. Judicial clerkship experience is a plus. Excellent law school credentials from a top tier law school, including high academic performance, required; law review, moot court, and/or trial team experience greatly preferred.

Kilpatrick Townsend 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 Townsend 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 California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, 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.

*Please do not include your Date of Birth or Social Security Number in your application documents.

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2023 Verily 1L Diversity Summer Internship Program – Partnership with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP (KTS)

Verily’s 1L Diversity Summer Internship Program gives rising 2L students the opportunity to gain substantive legal experience in both law firm and an in-house legal setting.
 

You will spend up to seven weeks with KTS in either their San Francisco, Silicon Valley, or Walnut Creek office and an additional three weeks with Verily in house attorneys in our South San Francisco office (optionally remote). KTS will employ you for the full duration of the program (up to ten weeks). If necessary, KTS will cover up to 3 weeks of housing expenses for the Verily portion of the program.

At Verily, you will be working closely with IP counsel and our product teams. You will aid various attorneys (including the greater legal team) in providing guidance to our executives and innovators on a broad array of intellectual property issues that are implicated in the protection and development of groundbreaking products. A successful candidate should be passionate about intellectual property issues, ideally at the intersection of technology and healthcare.

At KTS, you will have the opportunity to do substantive work on a variety of projects throughout the program, acquiring new skills and gaining invaluable legal law firm experience. You will participate in all aspects of the KTS 2023 Summer Associate program, including dedicated progress evaluations. The Summer Committee members in each office serve as mentors for the course of the program providing guidance for evaluations, assigning work, and coaching you.

 

 
Qualifications
 
We welcome applications from students who are members of historically under-represented groups in the patent profession, in good standing as a first-year law student at an ABA-accredited law school, and with:
  • A strong record of academic achievement
  • A genuine interest in pursuing a career in patent law upon graduation
  • B.S., M.S., PHD or equivalent experience in life sciences, computer science, physics, computational biology, genomics, molecular biology, biochemistry or similar
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills, commitment to professionalism and collegiality
  • Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad range of legal matters, and demonstrated ability to complete several simultaneous projects on a deadline.

 

Who We Are

Verily is a subsidiary of Alphabet that is using a data-driven approach to change the way people manage their health and the way healthcare is delivered. Launched from Google X in 2015, our purpose is to bring the promise of precision health to everyone, every day. We are focused on generating and activating data from a variety of sources, including the clinical, technical, and behavioral sectors, to arrive at the best solutions for a person based on a comprehensive view of the evidence. Our unique expertise and capabilities in technology, data science, and healthcare enable the entire healthcare ecosystem to drive better health outcomes.

Kilpatrick Townsend is proud to continue to collaborate with Verily to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion in our businesses and society.

 
To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter and law school transcript.
 

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AT&T/Kilpatrick Townsend 1L Summer Fellows Program

As part of their efforts to increase the diversity of the legal pipeline, AT&T and Kilpatrick Townsend are hosting the Kilpatrick Townsend/AT&T 1L Summer Fellows Program, a unique experience for 1L law students to spend 2-3 weeks of their 10-week Kilpatrick Townsend Summer Associate experience working with members of the AT&T Legal Department at AT&T’s offices. 

During this time, Summer Fellows will work with and be mentored by experienced AT&T lawyers, providing the Fellows an opportunity to practice in-house and learn how the lawyers advise and advocate for a multinational public company.

 
Kilpatrick Townsend Summer Associates have the opportunity to do substantive work on a variety of projects throughout the summer, acquiring new skills and gaining invaluable legal experience. Summer Associates participate in dedicated progress evaluations to review attorney feedback on their work product. The Summer Committee members in each office serve as mentors for the course of the program providing guidance for evaluations, assigning work, and coaching Summer Associates.
 
The AT&T Summer Fellow will spend the first 3-5 days of the Fellow Program at AT&T in the Dallas Headquarters office and the remaining time in the Fellow Program will be spent at the AT&T office in Atlanta.
 
 
 
Kilpatrick Townsend is proud to continue to collaborate with AT&T to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion in our businesses and society.
 
 
 
To apply, please submit:
  • cover letter describing your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
  • resume
  • law school transcript (once available)

 

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Meta/Kilpatrick Townsend 1L Diversity Internship Program

The Meta/Kilpatrick Townsend Diversity Internship Program gives rising 2L students the opportunity to gain substantive legal experience at a law firm as well as insight into in-house practice at Meta Legal.
 

Summer Associates will spend 2 weeks of their 10-week Kilpatrick Townsend Summer Associate program at Meta.

At Kilpatrick Townsend, Summer Associates will have the opportunity to do substantive work on a variety of projects throughout the summer, acquiring new skills and gaining invaluable legal experience. Summer Associates participate in dedicated progress evaluations to review attorney feedback on their work product. The Summer Committee members in each office serve as mentors for the course of the program providing guidance for evaluations, assigning work, and coaching Summer Associates. 
 At Meta, summer associates will have the following opportunities:
  • In-house exposure to chosen practice area (e.g., shadowing meetings, deeper dives into discrete legal issues, etc.)
  • Practice area seminars conducted by our in-house counsel that highlight the issues that Meta Legal handles
  • Mentoring by Meta in-house counsel
  • Social and networking opportunities 
 Location options:
  • Atlanta – may rotate through Trademark & Copyright/Litigation/Corporate
  • Los Angeles – specific focus on Trademark & Copyright
 
Qualifications:
  • Strong academic record
  • Leadership roles in extra-curricular activities valued, preferably those advancing diversity in the community or legal profession

Kilpatrick Townsend is proud to continue to collaborate with Meta to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion in our businesses and society.

 
To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter and law school transcript (once available).
 

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2023 1L Summer Associate

Kilpatrick Townsend is seeking 1L students to be considered for our 2023 summer program.

 
KT Teams hiring 1L summer associates:
  • Complex Commercial Litigation (Winston-Salem)
  • Environment & Product Regulation (Raleigh or Winston-Salem)
  • Investment Management (Winston-Salem)
  • Patent Prosecution – Electronics & Software (Atlanta, Denver, Raleigh, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Silicon Valley, or Washington DC)
  • Patent Prosecution – Chemistry & Life Sciences (Atlanta, Denver, San Francisco, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Walnut Creek, or Winston-Salem)
  • Patent Litigation (Atlanta, Raleigh, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, or Winston-Salem)
  • Trademark & Copyright (Los Angeles)

 

  
Excellent academic record (top 20%) required; Leadership roles in extra-curricular activities preferred.
 
For Patent Prosecution roles, technical backgrounds in engineering and science (e.g., Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or advanced degrees in Biology, Inorganic and Organic Chemistry) are required.
 
 
Please submit the following application materials:
 
1. Law Transcript
2. Resume
3. If applying for a patent practice, please include copy of related technical transcript(s).
4. Cover letter indicating team and office location preferences.
 
 

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Trademark Associate (Clearance & Prosecution)

Routinely recognized as one of the top teams in the country, the Trademark and Copyright Team of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP continues to grow and seeks an Associate with 4+ years of direct trademark experience with clearance and prosecution. We offer the opportunity to work on cutting-edge trademark issues. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing U.S. and international trademark portfolios with specific experience in U.S. and international trademark clearance, prosecution, oppositions, and investigations.  This position does not require a background in litigation.  Successful candidates will have strong academic credentials, excellent legal writing and critical thinking skills, and be highly organized, self-motivated, and detail oriented. West Coast preferred but other locations considered: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park), Walnut Creek, Seattle, Atlanta, Denver, New York, Washington DC, or the option to work remotely.  Associate salary range is $240,000 to $305,000.

Kilpatrick Townsend 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 Townsend 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 California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, 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.

*Please do not include your Date of Birth or Social Security Number in your application documents.