Litigation - Commercial Attorney / Data Privacy - Litigation Attorney / Intellectual Property - Litigation Attorney / Intellectual Property - General Attorney in San Francisco, CA

Law Firm

San Francisco, CA

Litigation - Commercial Attorney / Data Privacy - Litigation Attorney / Intellectual Property - Litigation Attorney / Intellectual Property - General Attorney in San Francisco, CA

Attorney

2-6 yrs required

No

Job Title:
IP & Technology Litigation - Associate

Job Responsibilities:
The associate will be responsible for working on a diverse range of litigation matters within the IP & Technology Practice. The responsibilities include:
- Handling internet law class actions related to consumer protection laws and statutes.
- Managing complex commercial litigation involving cryptocurrency/blockchain, startups, venture capital funds, and other technology companies and organizations. This includes founder disputes, token disputes, and investigations and enforcement actions from the SEC, CFTC, DOJ, as well as state agencies and attorneys general.
- Addressing privacy and data security matters, including incident response, commercial litigation arising from incidents, and data breach class actions under statutes such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), and cases involving the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).
- Engaging in intellectual property matters including trade secret, copyright, trademark, and patent issues, as well as enforcement related to online platform abuse.
- Handling litigation matters involving artificial intelligence technology, including copyright, product liability theories, and . and international data collection issues.
- Managing speech-related technology litigation matters, including cases involving Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and defamation.

Education and Experience Information:
Candidates should have between two and six years of litigation experience. The ideal candidate will have experience in a mid to large law firm, with experience in drafting pleadings and briefs, conducting research, and managing discovery. An interest and some experience in technology, Internet law, defamation, crypto, privacy, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and complex commercial litigation are required. Experience in-house managing litigation for a technology company is considered a plus.
Qualified candidates should have solid academic performance in law school, strong interpersonal, writing, and analytical skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to taking ownership of their work and career. Candidates must be in good standing with the CA Bar.

Salary Information:
The expected pay range for this position is $235,000- $400,000 per year. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience, location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. Full-time employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, health insurance with an optional HSA, short-term disability, long-term disability, dental insurance, vision care, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, 401K, vacation, sick time, and an employee assistance program. Additional voluntary programs include voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary long-term care, voluntary critical illness and cancer insurance, and pet insurance. Commuter and Transit programs may also be available in certain markets.

The law firm is an EEO employer with an inclusive workplace committed to merit-based consideration and review without regard to an individual’s race, sex, or other protected characteristics and to the principles of non-discrimination on any protected basis. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act, the firm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

To apply, candidates should submit their resume, cover letter, law school transcript (unofficial transcript is acceptable), and a writing sample. Submissions from search firms will only be accepted through the web portal for third-party submissions.