Who are we?
Bamert Regan PLLC is one of the premier intellectual-property boutique law firms in the Pacific Northwest. Our attorneys include esteemed professors, former USPTO patent examiners, former federal court clerks, and former trial attorneys at the U.S. Department of Justice. Our culture and virtual structure, however, are what sets us apart. We value freedom and cultivate an environment that supports your growth through mentorship and opportunity unavailable at bigger firms.
What do we offer?
The clients that gravitate to us are ambitious, organized, and appreciate the value that we bring to the table. Our overhead structure provides us with significant economic freedom to provide a high benefit to cost ratio for our clients while maintaining profitability. As a result, we have lifelong relationships with our clients. We represent clients across a wide variety of industries, but they each have one thing in common: They are leaders in their respective fields. Accordingly, we handle exciting and interesting litigation that is often featured in the regional and national news. Our IP prosecution and counseling is equally valuable, setting our clients up for long-term success. We therefore seek an IP attorney to join our team to help us continue growth of our successful support of our excellent clients.
At BR, you will have the uncommon opportunity to not only substantively engage in litigation but also to optionally engage in IP prosecution, procurement, and counseling. For mid-level attorneys, we will help you develop and grow your own book of business, which typically includes IP prosecution/procurement that will sprout your own litigation matters. The attorneys with whom you will work have tremendous experience in both litigation and prosecution/procurement and will share with you the strategies that worked for us. Our attorneys will provide you with guidance and access to our firm’s deep knowledge to facilitate you not only providing great value to your clients but also solidifying your reputation as a highly respected, independent, and successful attorney in the field.
For attorneys with a book of business, we will support you and your practice in terms of both litigation and IP prosecution, procurement, and counseling. The attorneys at BR have described the transition to our firm as the smoothest they have experienced at any firm, both for the attorneys and their clients.
We have a deep bench of attorneys with a variety of skills. Accordingly, if you seek to delegate work to other attorneys or to paralegals or legal assistants, you have autonomy to work with whomever in the firm best fits your or your clients’ needs.
If you have ambition and a team-player attitude, you will succeed at BR.
What are the details?
We are fully remote yet highly collaborative. We meet in person once each year at a different location as voted by our professionals. For this position, attorneys admitted to practice in the State of Washington and within driving distance of the federal court houses in the Western District of Washington are strongly preferred because most of our litigation is in the Western District of Washington. Strong candidates from anywhere in the United States will be considered, however.
The minimum annual billing requirement is $350,000 (e.g., 73+ hours each month at an hourly rate of $400 or 875+ hours a year). As long as you timely produce quality work and communicate with the team, you are free to structure your time and practice however you please.
The good-faith annual income range for a mid-level attorney is $210,000 – $255,000 based on 1,200 billed hours. The good-faith annual income range for a senior-level attorney is $255,000 – $310,000 based on 1,200 billed hours.
The actual income range depends on a variety of factors, including amount of relevant experience, overall qualifications, and your collections. You will earn 50% of your collections, plus 15% origination and 37.5% of profit on non-attorney professionals (e.g., paralegals or legal assistants) for matters on which you work. You will not pay overhead in this position. We expect to provide up to 1,200 billable hours of work each year, as your bandwidth permits.
Attorneys with partial books of business are encouraged to apply. After one year, you will be eligible to rise in the ranks and begin earning 57.5% of your collections, plus 15% origination and 45% of profit on non-attorney professionals for matters on which you work, with a lower billing requirement. After two years, you will be eligible to jump up to 65% of your collections, plus 15% origination and 52.5% of profit on non-attorney professionals for matters on which you work.
We have a team of attorneys with a variety of skills, and you can delegate legal research, document review, domestic or foreign patent prosecution, domestic or foreign trademark prosecution, or other tasks or projects to appropriate attorneys at your discretion.
How will you make an impact?
- Motion writing for IP litigation
- Oral arguments, mediation, and negotiation in IP litigation
- Strategizing for and conducting discovery in IP litigation
- Preferable: Trademark prosecution
- Preferable: Freedom-to-operate / non-infringement opinions regarding trademarks
- Optional: Patent prosecution
- Optional: Freedom-to-operate / non-infringement opinions regarding patents
- Grow your own book of business with support from our experienced team, including for mid-level attorneys mentorship and guidance from our experienced attorneys
What will you bring to the role?
- Interpersonal skills with colleagues and clients
- Ambition
- Timeliness
- Strong legal-writing skills (Requirement: Minimum of two years’ experience in writing motions with minimal supervision)
- Strong oral-argument skills (Requirement: Minimum of at least five oral arguments in federal or state court)
- Strong legal-research skills
- Strong knowledge of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- Strong knowledge of the Federal Rules of Evidence
- Preferred knowledge of inter partes proceedings at the USPTO
- Preferred proficiency with trademark prosecution
- Optional: Basic knowledge of patent prosecution
- USPTO registration number or patent-bar eligible (must pass the patent bar within six months of start date)
- JD degree and licensed to practice law anywhere in the U.S.
- Strong preference given to attorneys admitted to practice in the State of Washington and living within driving distance of the federal courthouses for the Western District of Washington
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $210,000.00 - $255,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Professional development assistance
Schedule:
Application Question(s):
- How many oral arguments have you made in federal or state court?
- How many motions have you written with no or minimal supervision?
- Do you have a portable book of business? If so, please briefly describe it.
Experience:
- Intellectual-property law: 4 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- USPTO Registration Number (Required)
Location:
- Washington State (Preferred)
Work Location: Remote
