The Associate Pirate

Clerks in the Big Apple. Several firms in New York made same-day offers to judicial clerks this month. Another firm told me they wanted to make a same-day offer this week, but their department chair was out of the office.

‘40 Act Now, And We’ll Throw In This Special Bonus Offer! At least one firm in […]

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“We need 20 patent litigators.”
“We’ll guarantee a minimum bonus.”
“We have professional house hunters to help with relocations.”
“We’ll guarantee his mortgage.”
I kid you not.
Between the patent litigation scene in the Bay Area (and just about everywhere else) and in-house jobs like this one, today would be a very good day indeed to be a lawyer […]

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I posted about in-house jobs over at Above The Law today, so it’s a good time to post another “In-House Treasure” here at The Associate Pirate.
A software and technology company located in the Pacific Northwest is building an in-house patent team to prepare and prosecute portfolios for various business lines. These guys have solid revenues, […]

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I’ve been working with a really cool company in the Boston metro, which needs two more lawyers to join the team.
The company, which is privately held, develops wind farms.  They’re already producing nearly 100 MW of energy through three operational wind farms, and are currently developing more than 3,500 MW of wind power projects in […]

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Right now I’m handling an exclusive search for ActBlue. In-house opportunities are always fun to talk about, but this one’s just awesome.
ActBlue is a small team in Harvard Square that has built a web-based platform for political fundraising, designed to allow Democrats to just click a button to contribute funds to their preferred candidates.
Essentially, they’re […]

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