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Labor and Employment Associate

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton is seeking an associate attorney with at least two years of labor and employment litigation experience to support the Atlanta, Raleigh, or San Francisco offices. Candidates must have either class/collective action or traditional labor experience.  Interested candidates with limited labor experience must be willing to develop such experience after being hired by working on union campaigns, labor arbitrations, and other traditional labor matters. Our national practice provides the opportunity to represent clients throughout the country and to be a part of a vibrant growth-oriented team. We are looking for individuals with strong academic credentials, solid experience in the labor/employment area, a willingness to travel, and a desire to do interesting work. The position has a 1,950 billable hour requirement (which can include up to 50 hours of pro bono work).

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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Chemistry Patent Agent – Pharmaceutical/Small Molecule

Kilpatrick Townsend is seeking a patent agent to work in either our Atlanta, Denver, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park), Walnut Creek, Washington, Winston-Salem.  Candidates should have at least 3+ years’ of relevant experience in patent prosecution, preferably in law firm setting. The applicant should have an advanced degree or commensurate experience. Chemistry, pharmaceutical and/or other small molecule prosecution experience required. Proficiency in technical writing is a plus. Transcripts and writing samples will be requested.

Candidates must have active USPTO Reg #

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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Technology Transactions & Outsourcing Attorney

Kilpatrick Townsend’s Technology Transactions Team is seeking an attorney with at least 2 years of experience in a transactional practice of a large law firm to advise clients on sophisticated transactional and product counseling matters regarding cutting-edge and transformative technologies such as Cloud Services, Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Edge Computing, Robots, Digital Payments and other similar areas. The associate would work in either the Atlanta, Dallas or Washington DC offices of Kilpatrick Townsend. The team prefers for the candidate to have experience with large commercial transactions, including sourcing transactions, cloud agreements, technology/IP licensing, and strategic alliances and joint ventures. However, the team is willing to train someone who has a transactional experience with mergers & acquisitions, IP transactions, commercial lending and other general corporate transactions.

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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Complex Commercial Litigation Associate – Dallas

Kilpatrick Townsend's Dallas office is seeking an associate with at least 2 years of litigation experience. Must have strong research and writing skills and some hearing and deposition experience. Clerkship experience preferred. Excellent law school credentials, including law review, preferred. Strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail highly valued.

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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Investment Management and Broker-Dealer Associate

Kilpatrick Townsend is seeking an Associate with 2 or more years of investment management experience for its Winston-Salem or Raleigh office. The attorney should have experience in one or more of the Investment Advisers Act, the Investment Company Act or private fund formation. Desired skill sets include: statutory and regulatory analysis and application, legal writing, securities offerings, corporate and governance principles, and 1940 Act experience. 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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Construction & Infrastructure Associate

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP is seeking an associate with at least 2 years of litigation experience to work in the Atlanta office. Our nationally recognized construction practice provides the opportunity to represent clients throughout the country. We are looking for individuals with superior academic credentials (High Honors, Law Review, and/or Moot Court), excellent interpersonal skills, and a willingness to travel. Experience with construction disputes or construction litigation, an engineering background, and/or judicial clerkships are desirable but not required.

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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Electronics & Software Patent Prosecution – Team Attorney / Associate / Agent – EE, CS, Physics (CA, CO, DC, GA, NC, WA)

Kilpatrick Townsend has an opening for a Team Attorney, Associate or Patent Agent with at least 2 years of experience in patent prosecution work for our Electronics/Software Team.  The Team Attorney position is an alternative to traditional partnership-track positions, and has a lower billable hour requirement and de minimus non-billable requirements. Applicants must have a strong academic record including a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or an advanced degree in Physics.  Ideal candidates will have USPTO registration number.

Office base location options include: Atlanta, GA; Denver, CO; Menlo Park, CA; Raleigh, NC; San Diego, CA, San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Washington, DC; Winston-Salem, NC. Attorney candidates with corresponding state bar to office location 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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Meta/Kilpatrick Townsend 1L Diversity Summer Associate Internship Program (ATL)

Meta / Kilpatrick Townsend 1L Diversity Internship Program (ATL)

 

Meta’s 1L Diversity Summer Associate Program gives diverse rising 2L students the opportunity to gain substantive legal experience at a law firm and insight into in-house practice at Meta Legal. Summer associates will spend around eight weeks at a law firm and an additional two weeks at Meta. Kilpatrick Townsend will employ the summer associate for the full duration of the program (around ten weeks) and the summer associate is placed at Meta Legal for the last two weeks of the program.

 

The Meta portion of the program will be remote and 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
  • Virtual social and networking opportunities 

 

Meta's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to connect people all over the world. Whether we're creating new products, envisioning the metaverse, or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Meta are builders at heart. Our products empower more than 3 billion people around the world to share ideas, offer support and make a difference. When we build for the world, we bring our talents, experiences, and passions with us – together, we can help people build stronger communities.

 

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.

 

Qualifications:

-Strong academic record

-Leadership roles in extra-curricular activities preferred

 
 

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Electronics & Software Patent Prosecution – Team Attorney / Associate / Agent – Optics (CA, CO, DC, GA, NC, WA)

Kilpatrick Townsend has an opening for a Team Attorney, Associate or Patent Agent with at least 2 years of experience in patent prosecution work for our Electronics/Software Team.  The Team Attorney position is an alternative to traditional partnership-track positions, and has a lower billable hour requirement and de minimus non-billable requirements.  Applicants must have a strong academic record including a degree in Electrical Engineering or an advanced degree in Physics.  Experience in optics or optical systems a plus.  Ideal candidates will have USPTO registration number.

Office base location options include: Atlanta, GA; Denver, CO; Menlo Park, CA; Raleigh, NC; San Diego, CA, San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Washington, DC; Winston-Salem, NC. Attorney candidates with corresponding state bar to office location 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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2022 1L Summer Associate

Kilpatrick Townsend is seeking 1L students to be considered for our 2022 summer program.

KT Teams hiring 1L summer associates:

  • Corporate (Atlanta, San Francisco)
  • Corporate – Investment Management (Winston-Salem)
  • Litigation (Atlanta, San Francisco, Seattle)
  • Litigation – Construction & Infrastructure Projects (Houston)
  • IP – Trademark & Copyright (Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Winston-Salem)
  • IP – Patent Prosecution – Electronics & Software (Atlanta, Denver, Raleigh, San Francisco, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Washington DC, Winston-Salem)
  • IP – Patent Prosecution – Chemistry & Life Sciences (Atlanta, Denver, Raleigh, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Walnut Creek, Washington DC, Winston-Salem)
  • IP – Patent Prosecution – Mechanical & Medical Devices (Atlanta, Denver, Raleigh, San Francisco, Seattle, Silicon Valley)
  • IP – Patent Litigation (Atlanta, Raleigh, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Winston-Salem)

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, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or advanced degrees in Biology, Inorganic and Organic Chemistry) are required.

Please submit the following application materials:

1. Law Transcript (Official or Unofficial) 
2. Resume
3. If applying for a patent practice, please include copy of related technical transcript(s).
4. Cover letter indicating practice area and office location preferences.