IP Associate (Mid-Level)

About the Position
Greenberg Glusker is seeking a mid-level associate to join its nationally recognized Intellectual Property Group in Los Angeles. This is an opportunity for an attorney who wants to develop deep client relationships across a range of industries, including entertainment, consumer products, beauty, food and beverage, fashion, media, software, and emerging technologies. Our Intellectual Property Group advises both established companies and emerging businesses on the development, protection, commercialization, and enforcement of intellectual property rights. We are known for providing practical, business-oriented advice on complex legal issues and serving as trusted strategic partners to our clients.

Responsibilities
The associate will work closely with partners and clients on a wide range of matters, including:

Trademark Prosecution & Brand Protection
Conducting trademark clearance searches and availability analyses

Preparing and filing trademark applications with the USPTO

Drafting responses to Office Actions

Managing trademark portfolios, including maintenance filings, renewals, and worldwide prosecution coordination with foreign counsel

Advising clients on brand selection, protectability, and filing strategy

IP Enforcement & Disputes
Drafting and responding to cease-and-desist letters in connection with copyright and trademark infringement and violation of NIL and publicity rights

Preparing and managing TTAB proceedings, including oppositions and cancellations

Conducting brand enforcement audits, marketplace monitoring, and developing takedown strategies across digital platforms

Collaborating with our litigation team on IP-related disputes

Advice & Counsel
Advising clients on copyright, NIL and publicity rights, trademark, trade dress, and brand-related issues arising in business transactions, product launches, and marketing campaigns

Counseling on co-branding, brand licensing, and authorized use programs

Reviewing advertising, packaging, and promotional materials for trademark and FTC compliance

Commercial & IP Transactional Support
Drafting and negotiating trademark license and collaboration agreements, coexistence agreements, and IP provisions in commercial contracts

Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating manufacturing agreements, distribution agreements, and vendor agreements

Preparing and negotiating work-for-hire, creator, and independent contractor agreements

Supporting IP diligence and related issues in M&A and investment transactions

Drafting and reviewing endorsement agreements

Qualifications
Required
3-5 years of substantive trademark experience at a law firm, including prosecution, enforcement, and client counseling

Experience drafting and negotiating commercial, intellectual property, and/or technology agreements

Direct experience preparing and filing USPTO trademark applications and drafting Office Action responses

Working knowledge of domestic and international trademark prosecution frameworks

Demonstrated ability to manage a docket and handle multiple client matters independently

Strong academic credentials

Strong legal writing and analytical skills

California Bar admission

Preferred
Experience with brand enforcement programs, including online marketplace takedowns and domain disputes (UDRP)

Exposure to IP provisions in commercial transactions (license agreements, M&A diligence, supply agreements)

Experience in industries such as consumer products, media, beauty, or food and beverage

At least some experience with tech transactional agreements such as Master Service Agreements and SaaS licenses

Familiarity with copyright registration and counseling matters

Salary range: $250,000 – $280,000 per year

For specific inquiries, please contact recruiting@greenbergglusker.com.

Why Work Here:

Lateral associates joining Greenberg Glusker have the opportunity to make an instant impact by working directly on high-profile and sophisticated matters. The firm provides a landing platform where an associate can establish a base and grow their career.

Mentor Program
Upon joining the firm, an associate is assigned a “big sibling,” who is a more senior associate responsible for answering our new colleagues’ day-to-day questions. That relationship usually continues until the associate makes partner.

Each new associate is also assigned a partner-level mentor, charged with helping them sketch out their path in the firm and guide their career in a broader sense.

Professional Development
Unlike many large law firms, a majority of associates at Greenberg Glusker are involved with some type of firm committee, and their input is highly valued. And the same level of respect also extends to client work, especially as you go about building your own practice.

We are dedicated to the advancement and education of our associates, including an Associate Training Program to ensure that our attorneys receive the education and mentoring that they need to be successful at the firm.

In addition, all associates have access to marketing, public relations, and business development resources, and are encouraged to attend sponsored events and develop their networks, both online and in person.

Health, Wellness, & Work-Life Balance
The Firm offers several programs to ensure the mental and physical well-being of its workforce.
The Firm offers a comprehensive benefits program. All employees have access to medical, dental, and vision coverage that extends to dependents in addition to life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and accidental death and dismemberment. Employees can also start a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account to help pay for healthcare costs.

Separate from our robust selection of benefits, Greenberg Gusker provides all full-time team members with free and unlimited access to an employee assistance program. Through this program, employees can receive confidential counseling, financial information, legal information and consultation, and more 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Beyond the on-site gym located in our building, the Firm provides opportunities such as educational wellness webinars and onsite yoga classes to further support health and wellbeing.

The Firm offers paid time off as well as generous paid parental leave and, along with these policies, partners are expected to be respectful of associates’ time.

Diversity & Inclusion
We believe that the best way to achieve innovative strategies and successful results for our clients is to recruit, retain, and promote attorneys of diverse backgrounds so that our clients can benefit from varied experiences and utilize unique talents and perspectives to accomplish the best possible results collaboratively. Read more about our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion here >>

Philanthropy
Philanthropy is another key component of Greenberg Glusker’s culture. We provide team members with consistent opportunities to give back to the community while bringing them together for a cause. Outside of pro bono work, members of the Firm are quick to get involved in activities that provide an opportunity to give back to the community. Examples include:
“Starve a Vampire Blood Drive” presented team members the opportunity to donate blood while at the office

“Thanks a Latte” event,” during which individuals at the Firm could buy other team members a latte for $5 as a means of expressing their gratitude to that team member where all of the money went to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank for Thanksgiving meals

Thanksgiving food drives to provide Thanksgiving meals to those in need

Dress For Success clothing drives to help empower women through professional attire to achieve economic independence

Habitat for Humanity volunteer day during which we painted homes as a means of contributing to the organization’s mission of providing safe affordable housing to those in need

Annual participation in Adopt-A-Family programming, in which team members at the Firm provide gifts during the holidays for families in need

Raising money for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank as part of their Food From The Bar challenge. Since the pandemic, we have offered a unique event every year to increase the amount of money we raise for the Food Bank.  We have pied partners, sung karaoke, lip-synced & danced, and even gambled at a GG casino – always for a good cause.

As a means of giving back to the Los Angeles community during 2020, the Firm selected four causes – food insecurity, homelessness, social injustice, and PPE supply – to donate to. Through its donor-advised fund, the Firm donated a total of $250,000: $75,000 to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, $75,000 to PATH, $75,000 to Equal Justice Initiative, and $25,000 to CHLA.

Giving Thanks
Greenberg Glusker also frequently expresses gratitude toward its team members, contributing to the Firm’s culture by making each individual at the Firm feel seen and appreciated. For instance, every year, the Firm hosts a week of events celebrating the administrative staff at Greenberg Glusker in honor of Administrative Professionals Day. Past events celebrating staff members have involved firm-sponsored massages, desserts, and the Firm’s partners serving staff breakfast.

As an expression of gratitude, the Firm also gifts its staff members and associates gift cards annually around Thanksgiving as an expression of gratitude. Additionally, the Firm treats each team member to a custom cookie with their number of years of service on it to honor their “workiversary,” and provides cake monthly to celebrate the team members who have birthdays that month.

Firm-Sponsored Socials
The Firm also provides several social opportunities, helping to support team members by creating opportunities for stress relief and for connection with others. In fact, this desire to ensure that team members feel connected to one another is so deep that it heavily influenced the design of the Firm’s new Century City office, which intentionally features open-air kitchens and a large, open collaborative workspace by the library as a means of encouraging individuals to connect with one another, whether collaborating with one another for work-related projects or taking a break to socialize.

Some of our popular social events have included pumpkin carving contests, Halloween parties, Thanksgiving potlucks, holiday parties, holiday gift exchanges, gingerbread house competitions, and our annual July 4th Family Brunch. Newer and more unique activities have included, for example, our “Milk & Bookies” event, during which employees brought books to exchange with others while enjoying milk and cookies. These events may also tie back to health and wellness. For instance, the Firm turned “National French Fry Day” into “National Don’t Fry Day,” during which french fries were distributed to attendees alongside sunscreen.

From fitness classes and mental health workshops to its commitment to diversity and inclusion, philanthropy, creating an atmosphere of gratitude, and providing social opportunities, Greenberg Glusker is committed to serving its team members, creating its unique culture, and making it one of the most admired law firms to work for.