Lateral Openings

Current Openings

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Search Firms with current fee agreements may submit applications for any of the below positions through their Search Firm Portal.  Please contact Kelly Fox, Lateral Recruiting Manager, at kjfox@wiley.law if you do not have a current fee agreement in place or need directions on how to access your Search Firm Portal. 

Intellectual Property Patent Agent

• Seeking a patent agent for Washington, DC office to join Wiley’s Intellectual Property practice.
• Required Experience:
  • At least five years’ experience of drafting U.S. patent applications and Office Action responses
  • USPTO registration number
  • Technical background in one of the following fields:
    • Mechanical engineering
    • Electrical engineering
    • Civil engineering
    • Computer science
    • Physics
• Ideal Experience:
  • Advanced degree in a technical field.  
• Day to day focus of the position:
  • Candidate will assist with preparing patent applications and responses, providing technical support, opinion writing, analyzing patent applications, and client counseling
• Seeking academically distinguished applicants who have excellent writing and analytical skills, high attention to detail, and ability to work under pressure with multiple deadlines
• All applicants should have excellent references 
• The base salary for this position is expected to be between $185,000 to $225,000 annually. Actual salary will be determined based on skills, experience (to the extent relevant) and other job-related factors, consistent with applicable law.
• Wiley’s comprehensive benefits package includes medical and prescription drug plan coverage, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with firm discretionary contribution, generous paid time off (PTO) package plus ten firm paid holidays, access to state of the art on-site fitness facilities and locker rooms and wellness programming, paid parental leave and subsidized backup child/elder care, and more.
• This position may involve access to technology, data, or software that is subject to U.S. export control laws (e.g. ITAR, EAR). If you receive a conditional offer, you will be asked to complete a separate Export Control Eligibility Assessment to determine whether U.S. export laws permit you to perform the role. For further information visit: https://www.wiley.law/export-control-compliance-policy-notice.

Employment and Labor Special Counsel

• Special Counsel opening for our Employment & Labor practice in our Washington, DC office
• At least six years of employment law experience in employment counseling, negotiating, and litigation
• Candidate will work on a variety of employment and non-employment issues, such as general business strategy and legal compliance.   
• Seeking candidates with experience in one or more of following areas:
  • Counseling employers on workplace matters, including wage-and-hour compliance, leave laws, discrimination and retaliation allegations, hiring and terminations, mass layoffs, diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, employee privacy, and employment issues arising in the government-contracting context;
  • Drafting and negotiating workplace agreements, including employment, nondisclosure, severance, and intellectual property agreements;
  • Drafting employment policies;
  • Conducting workplace investigations and providing pre-litigation counseling, including preparing cease-and-desist letters and advising on noncompetition, trade secret, and other restrictive-covenant matters; and
  • Defending single-plaintiff employment litigation and litigating intellectual property and workplace contract disputes.
• Experience working in a nationally recognized employment and labor firm is preferred.
• Seeking academically distinguished applicants who have excellent writing and communication skills, high attention to detail, and ability to work under pressure with multiple deadlines. 
• Please note that this is a non-partnership track position with an 1,800 billable hour requirement.
• The base salary for this position is expected to be between $275,000 to $300,000 annually. Actual salary will be determined based on skills, experience (to the extent relevant) and other job-related factors, consistent with applicable law.
• Wiley’s comprehensive benefits package includes medical and prescription drug plan coverage, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with firm discretionary contribution, generous paid time off (PTO) package plus ten firm paid holidays, access to state of the art on-site fitness facilities and locker rooms and wellness programming, paid parental leave and subsidized backup child/elder care, and more.

White Collar/Litigation Associate

• Associate for our Washington, DC office sought to assume immediate responsibility in our nationally-recognized White Collar & Government Investigation practice group
• Seeking candidates with 3 – 4 years of experience with matters involving white collar criminal defense, government investigations related to civil and criminal enforcement matters, False Claims Act litigation, and/or internal investigations
• The ideal candidate would also have experience or demonstrated interest in handling parallel civil litigation and regulatory enforcement matters.
• Prior prosecutorial or government investigative experience strongly preferred
• Prior district court clerkship and/or appellate court clerkship required
• DC Bar admission required (candidates who are not currently a member of the DC Bar must be eligible to waive in or sit for the exam).
• Applicants must be academically distinguished, have excellent writing and analytical skills, high attention to detail, and an ability to work under pressure with multiple deadlines
• The base salary for this position is expected to be between $260,000 to $310,000 annually. Actual salary will be determined based on skills, experience (to the extent relevant) and other job-related factors, consistent with applicable law.
• Wiley’s comprehensive benefits package includes medical and prescription drug plan coverage, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with firm discretionary contribution, generous paid time off (PTO) package plus ten firm paid holidays, access to state of the art on-site fitness facilities and locker rooms and wellness programming, paid parental leave and subsidized backup child/elder care, and more.

Wiley is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.