Thank you for your interest in WilmerHale. We are committed to providing consistently world-class legal services and we pride ourselves on finding innovative solutions to complex problems that require us to draw on our full range of knowledge and experience. At WilmerHale, we foster a work environment that is deeply rooted in our mission to provide unparalleled, high quality service to our clients. In an effort to continuously develop and support our workforce, we provide extensive in-house and external training opportunities and actively promote the overall well-being of every individual in the WilmerHale community.WilmerHale is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or ancestry, age, disability or veteran status, or other protected status.Search CriteriaLocation:
- Dayton, OH
- New York, NY
- Washington, D.C.Position:Associate PositionAttorney, Data Analytics & InvestigationsTechnology Specialists in WilmerHale's intellectual property ( IP ) practice are involved in a wide variety of types of work supervised by attorneys, including patent prosecution, client counseling, opinions, patent litigation and IP transactional matters. For example, Technology Specialists typically work with inventors; prepare patent applications and replies to communications from patent offices during the patent application process; conduct scientific journal and patent searching on Internet databases; prepare letters of instruction to foreign counsel for foreign counterparts to U.S. patent applications; assist lawyers in the preparation of patentability, validity, freedom to operate and infringement opinions; assist lawyers in reviewing file histories of patents and technical literature; assist with analyses of issues that arise in patent litigation; adhere to a standard of ethics; and participate in special projects and other duties assigned.WilmerHale is a leading, full-service international law firm with 1,000 lawyers located throughout 13 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Our lawyers work at the intersection of government, technology, and business and we have a steadfast commitment to quality and excellence in everything we do-a commitment reflected in the continued success of our clients across the globe. We are committed to recruiting, retaining, developing and promoting the best legal talent. Accordingly, the total compensation package-base salary, bonus and benefits-for all lawyers at the firm is highly competitive with that of other major law firms.We are seeking candidates with five to six years of post-JD experience to join our practice in Boston, San Francisco or Palo Alto. Qualified candidates will have experience in the following areas:
- Exceptional writing, analytical and legal research skills with experience drafting briefs in district and appellate courts, managing the discovery process and teams, involvement in taking/defending depositions, and motion practice.
- Talented strategic thinker.
- Demonstrated strong work ethic.
- California state court experience.
- Class action experience.
- Large and significant discovery cases including massive document production cases.
- Advising clients on complex data systems including preservation, data dictionaries, etc., complex privilege analyses, TAR and other technological solutions.
- Negotiations, meeting and conferring with opposing counsel.Our Discovery Solutions practice is seeking an experienced attorney with 7 years of post JD experience to join our offices in Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Boston, Washington, D.C., or New York. This role effectively leads Wilmer Hale Discovery Solutions (WHDS) team members to streamline the engagement experience for legal teams. Attorneys, Data Analytics and Investigations, as part of the WHDS service offering, will collaborate with internal teams throughout the discovery process to align matter strategy with smarter discovery by serving as an eDiscovery subject matter expert for the legal team and client. They will advocate for best practices based on the latest advances in eDiscovery technology and methodology aimed at risk mitigation and proportionality.Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates extensive knowledge of discovery case law, applicable legal standards, judicial preferences, and emerging trends impacting all phases of discovery and data management.
- Effectively collaborates with case teams on ESI protocols, and participate in negotiations with requesting parties, including strategies, defensibility, risks, advantages, and challenges of leveraging advanced technologies.
- Effectively designs and implements complex discovery and data management workflows and quality control procedures, including technology-assisted review, aiming to balance the objectives of proportionality and defensibility.
- Demonstrates strong expertise in application of technologies and processes as they relate to all phases of discovery and data management.
- Demonstrates awareness and understanding of data security standards and procedures, and their eDiscovery implications.
- Participates in special projects and other duties as assigned. #J-18808-Ljbffr