Patent Litigation Attorney Associate

You went into patent litigation because you wanted to actually use your engineering degree.Three years in, you're not sure that's what's happening.You're doing the work — drafting discovery responses, turning motion papers, organizing the technical exhibits nobody else on the team can read. But the cases you're staffed on aren't really mechanical. They're software disputes where someone needed a warm body with a technical background to handle the document review. Your ME degree is a line on your bio that nobody actually leverages.Or you're the opposite problem — you're at a generalist litigation shop that calls itself "IP-capable" and you're handling one patent case in a sea of commercial disputes. Your reps are scattered. Your trajectory is unclear. And the partners running the patent matters aren't actually patent litigators.A nationally recognized IP powerhouse with one of the deepest patent litigation benches in the country is hiring a junior litigation associate in Boston for its Mechanical practice. This is a dedicated patent litigation platform — not a general litigation group with an IP side desk.The group has handled hundreds of cases across district court, the ITC, and the PTAB, and the firm has run 200+ Federal Circuit appeals in the last five years alone. The bench is deep enough that junior associates actually get reps — pleadings, discovery, motions, expert prep — instead of being parked on document review for two years.The work includes:Patent litigation in the mechanical arts, with crossover into computer technology, coding, and signal processingDrafting pleadings, discovery, and motion papers from a junior seat with real ownershipDistrict court, ITC, and PTAB mattersFederal Circuit appellate work on a practice that runs them constantlyWhat you bring:1-3 years of patent litigation experience at a major firm or IP boutiqueBachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related disciplineExposure to computer technology, coding, or signal processing is a plusStrong legal writing — non-negotiable on this teamMassachusetts bar or eligibility to obtainWhat you get:A practice where your engineering degree isn't decorative — it's the reason you're in the roomA junior seat with actual writing and motion practice reps, not two years of doc review purgatoryA platform that runs Federal Circuit appeals at a volume most firms can't matchTop market salary + bonusReach out directly or send your resume confidentially to srushing@laterallink.com