H1: Patent Associate - Electrical Engineering/Technology - Law Firm Opportunity in Seattle, Denver or Minneapolis
H2: Join an Exceptional Team at Dorsey & Whitney LLP
The law firm of Dorsey & Whitney LLP is seeking a Patent Associate with one to three years of experience in patent prosecution, specializing in electrical engineering or semiconductor technologies. This exciting opportunity is available in Seattle, Denver or Minneapolis.
Responsibilities:
- Manage an active docket of patent prosecution matters
- Draft applications and handle all phases of domestic and foreign patent prosecution
- Counsel clients on patent strategy
- Conduct searches and prepare patentability, invalidity, and non-infringement opinions
- Opportunity to support litigation and transactional practices
Qualifications:
- Washington, Colorado or Minnesota bar admission
- One to three years of patent attorney experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
- Strong academic performance and writing ability
Preferred Qualifications:
- USPTO admission
Salary:
- Seattle applicants: $205,000 - $235,000 (based on depth of experience)
- Option for lower billable-hours track with proportional salary reduction
- Eligible for Dorsey’s associate bonus program
Benefits:
- Comprehensive medical insurance including coverage for infertility, gender-affirming care, and virtual providers
- Dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Basic and optional life insurance
- Short and long-term disability
- Flexible time off
- Up to 15 weeks of paid parental leave with additional short-term disability for attorneys who give birth
- Paid holidays and adoption assistance
- Healthcare, dependent care, and transportation pre-tax reimbursement accounts
- Back-up child and elder care program
- Education and college advising program, virtual tutoring, and wellbeing programs
- Mass transit program (certain offices) and travel assistance program
- 24/7 employee assistance program with access to five confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost
- Eligible for discretionary bonus and/or productivity bonus, clerkship bonus, relocation expenses, and bar review expenses
- First-year associates eligible for salary advance and bar review stipend (some benefits may result in taxable income)
Dorsey is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, affectional preference, disability, age, marital status, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, military or veteran status, or any other legally-protected status.
Dorsey participates in E-Verify.
About Dorsey:
- Trusted legal advisor and valued business partner since 1912
- Locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia
- Clients include more than one-third of Fortune 100 companies
- Apply superb legal knowledge and skills with practical wisdom and a deep understanding of business and industry
- Diverse client base in nearly all industries, with a focus on six key industries: Banking and Financial Institutions, Development and Infrastructure, Energy & Natural Resources, Food, Beverage & Agribusiness, Healthcare, and Technology
- Distinguished alumni include . Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun, former . Vice President and Ambassador to Japan Walter Mondale, and . Senator Amy Klobuchar
- Recognized for dedication to community, including meeting the ABA Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge every year since 1993
Dorsey has a friendly, cooperative culture that values and appreciates each individual. We have received external recognition for our welcoming workplace, including Mansfield Certification Plus (Diversity Lab), Best Law Firms for Women (Seramount), and 100% rating on the Corporate Equality Index (Human Rights Campaign).
How to Apply:
- Online applications accepted at
- No application materials accepted by mail or email, except as a reasonable accommodation for qualified disabled applicants
- Dorsey is committed to providing disability and religious-based accommodations, as well as menopause, pregnancy, and lactation-related reasonable accommodations
- for accommodations or questions about workplace accommodations
Application Deadline: September 30, 2025
Please note that Dorsey is not currently accepting search firm submissions for this opening.
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