Patent Prosecution Associate - High-Tech Client Exposure | Houston, TX- 365806 Job at BCG Attorney Search, Houston, TX

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  • BCG Attorney Search
  • Houston, TX

Job Description

Job ID: 365806

Practice area:- IP - Patent - Computer Engineering,IP - Patent - Computer Science,IP - Patent - Electrical Engineering,IP - Patent - Hard Science General,IP - Patent - Physics

Patent Prosecution Associate – High-Tech Client Exposure | Houston, TX

An elite global law firm is seeking a Patent Prosecution Associate with strong technical expertise in computer engineering, electrical engineering, or physics to join its high-performing IP team in Houston. This position provides exceptional access to cutting-edge tech clients and direct interaction with top-tier developers and engineers on complex patent matters.

Attorneys at this firm enjoy a collaborative environment, freedom from micromanagement, and an opportunity to gain career-shaping experience in patent prosecution and counseling. The role is ideal for those who thrive in a client-facing, innovation-driven practice.

This firm is consistently praised by its associates for offering high caliber, interesting work while still allowing for flexibility in work schedule and respect for its associates. The firm has been consistently on the cutting edge of legal developments, and is a leader in the data privacy and cyber security space. Its associates get top-of-the-market pay and complex work. The atmosphere is friendly and the firm values the career development of its associates, offering great training opportunities and mentorship.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Manage complex patent prosecution and counseling for high-tech clients

• Engage with engineers and developers on sophisticated technology issues

• Draft and analyze patent applications across various technical domains

• Provide strategic advice to clients on IP portfolio development and protection

• Interact regularly with partners and directly advise Fortune 500 tech clients

• Contribute to other intellectual property matters as needed

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Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in patent prosecution and counseling

• Strong academic and technical background in electrical engineering, computer engineering, applied physics, or computer science

• JD from an ABA-accredited law school

• Active U.S. Bar admission

• USPTO registration required

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Strong ability to work independently and manage client relationships

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Culture & Firm Appeal:

Law firm is consistently recognized for its excellence in intellectual property and innovation law. Associates benefit from engaging work, top-market compensation, and unmatched exposure to some of the world’s most prestigious technology clients. The culture supports autonomy, mentorship, and long-term career growth within a global legal platform.

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• Direct, early-career exposure to Fortune 500 and global tech clients

• Opportunity to develop technical and client relationship skills simultaneously

• High level of autonomy with mentorship from senior partners

• Structured career advancement and eligibility for performance-based bonuses

• Firm-wide commitment to DEI, inclusion, and flexible work environments

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BCG Attorney Search is the industry leader for placing candidates in permanent positions in law firms. Since 2000, our recruiters have placed several thousand attorneys and enjoyed extraordinarily high success rates with our candidates. As a BCG Attorney Search candidate, you have access to more opportunities than any legal placement firm in the United States. We are able to offer the most in-depth insight in the legal recruiting market thanks to our dedicated team of over 150 employees who mercilessly research, study and analyze the legal market. The depth and breadth of our research empowers us to place attorneys at rates that are unparalleled at any placement firm in the United States. Many of our recruiters make 30 to 40 placements per year, while recruiters at competitor firms are likely to make four or five. Unlike other placement firms that can only tell you about openings at major AmLaw firms, we place candidates of all backgrounds in firms of all sizes. While other legal recruiters only represent a narrow band of candidates from top law firms and top law schools, our research, firm contacts, and market insight allow us to place hundreds of candidates each year who do not fit this mold. It is rare that we do not get candidates we represent interviews and offers. No one in the world is better at legal recruiting and placement than BCG Attorney Search.

BCG Attorney Search will confidentially review your application and will not forward your materials to the firm without first discussing the opportunity with you.

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