Of Counsel, Intellectual Property (Fully remote)

Overview

The organization is seeking an experienced Of Counsel, Intellectual Property attorney to support clients on intellectual property matters as needed.

This is a flexible, high-trust role for an attorney who wants to maintain their own practice while working alongside a growing modern law firm with strong client relationships. The initial focus will be on trademarks and related IP matters, with optional coordination of patent-related work when appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on trademark clearance, filing strategy, prosecution, maintenance, and brand protection.
• Prepare and file trademark applications and respond to USPTO office actions.
• Support clients on copyright, licensing, content ownership, and brand/IP enforcement issues.
• Advise founders, startups, creators, agencies, technology companies, consumer brands, and growing businesses on practical IP strategy.
• Review and advise on IP ownership and related issues, including assignment, work-made-for-hire, contractor-created work, employee-created work, founder IP, and vendor issues.
• Draft and negotiate IP-related provisions in commercial agreements, including licenses, services agreements, SaaS agreements, contractor agreements, agency agreements, collaboration agreements, settlement agreements, and coexistence agreements.
• Support outside general counsel clients on IP questions that arise in the ordinary course of business.
• Assist with IP diligence and cleanup in connection with financings, acquisitions, founder transitions, restructurings, and other corporate matters.
• Coordinate patent-related matters where appropriate, including patent filing strategy, patentability review, provisional applications, utility applications, and referrals to patent specialists when needed.
• Work directly with clients in a practical, clear, and founder-friendly manner.
• Help build IP templates, playbooks, workflows, and service offerings over time.

Requirements

• JD from an accredited law school.
• Active attorney license in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 7+ years of legal experience, with meaningful experience in intellectual property matters.
• Strong experience with trademark clearance, trademark prosecution, USPTO filings, office actions, and brand strategy.
• Comfortable advising businesses on IP ownership, licensing, copyright, contractor-created work, founder-created IP, and practical brand protection.
• Experience working with startups, founders, creators, agencies, SaaS companies, consumer brands, media companies, or closely held businesses.
• Comfortable owning client relationships and communicating directly with founders, operators, and leadership teams.
• Commercial, practical, and business-minded.
• Able to move quickly while maintaining strong legal judgment and high-quality work product.
• Comfortable working in a flexible, remote, technology-forward environment.
• Interested in working with a modern law firm serving founders, operators, creators, and growing companies.

Preferred Qualifications (Bonus Points)

• Patent filing and prosecution experience.
• USPTO registration as a patent attorney.
• Experience with software, AI, consumer products, e-commerce, media, entertainment, creator economy, or technology clients.
• Experience with TTAB proceedings, trademark disputes, cease-and-desist letters, coexistence agreements, or brand enforcement.
• Experience with copyright registrations, DMCA issues, content licensing, and rights clearance.
• Experience supporting corporate transactions, financings, diligence, or M&A from an IP perspective.
• Prior Big Law, boutique IP, in-house, or high-quality outside counsel experience.
• Interest in using AI, automation, and modern workflows to improve legal service delivery.

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation is structured as a majority revenue share on collected fees for IP matters handled.
• No requirement to originate business. If you bring matters to the firm, additional origination economics are available.
• Flexible, remote Of Counsel relationship.
• Integration into the firm’s client service platform and use of a firm email address.
• Modern systems, automation, billing infrastructure, and operational support.
• Malpractice coverage for matters, subject to onboarding, policy terms, and carrier approval.
• Potential path to a deeper or full-time role over time if there is mutual interest and fit.

Location

Flexible, remote role.