Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is accepting applications for a 1L Patent Prosecution Summer Associate in our Seattle office. The first-year student selected to fill this role will join the Summer Associate Program and work closely with the DWT’s Patent Prosecution team. Your Journey Starts Here We want future colleagues who spend their summers with us to get the full experience of working at DWT. That includes doing complex work for market-leading clients alongside colleagues who care about your interests and who have expertise and insight that can help you learn how to build a practice. It also means joining a community that values excellent work and client service, teamwork, fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture, giving back to our communities, and leading rich personal lives outside the office. So, what does that actually look like? It’s doing everything from drafting motions and contracts to assisting with pro bono matters to preparing for and attending client meetings, depositions, negotiations, and trials. It’s getting legal and skills training from our practice and industry groups and being paired with mentors based on your particular goals and interests. And it’s getting to know your colleagues at work and beyond, through affinity groups, events like our Summer Associate retreat, and countless conversations over lunch and coffee. By the end of the summer, you’ll know what it’s like to be a first-year associate at DWT-and a member of our community. Come join us! Our 1L Patent Prosecution Summer Associate position is open to first-year law students who: Commit to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive legal profession; Take an entrepreneurial approach to their work and career; Excel in written and oral communication, research, and analysis; Prioritize collaboration, effective use of time, and professional responsibility; Bring creativity and confidence to their work; and Are committed to practicing in Seattle after law school. Have a technical background and an interest in patent prosecution; and Are patent bar eligible with an electrical engineering, mathematics, or computer science background (electrical and/or software engineering experience in the software industry is a plus). Please have the following documents ready to upload for your application: Current resume Cover letter (please indicate your connection to Seattle in the letter and address to Sandra Morriss, Manager, Law Student Talent Acquisition) Legal writing sample, not heavily edited by a third party (generally 5-10 pages) List of three references (one of whom is qualified to comment on your law school work) Complete undergraduate transcripts (unofficial copies are acceptable) Law school transcript for fall term (unofficial copy is acceptable)** *If your transcript is not available at the time you submit your application, please submit your application without it. You will receive an email in mid-January with a link and instructions for submitting it via our website. Emailed applications cannot be accepted. Application review and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. The weekly salary for this position in Washington is $3,942. Summer Associates are eligible to accrue sick leave in accordance with DWT’s Sick & Safe Leave policy. Summer Associates working in the Seattle office are eligible to receive an ORCA card that allows for unlimited rides on regular bus routes, regional rail and water taxi at a cost of $25 per month pretax (deducted from paycheck); with the ability to add a ferry pass for a cost of $50 per month. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP believes that embracing our diversity and prioritizing inclusion brings out the best of what each individual has to offer and inspires us to build strong and lasting connections with each other, our clients, and our communities. Our Core Values center around being selfless, inclusive, open and supportive by creating an environment that is collegial, collaborative, fair and respectful. We are committed to promoting a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace environment where every employee has the right to work in surroundings that are free from bullying, abuses of power, and all forms of unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation. We recognize that each of us has a responsibility to live our values in ensuring a workplace in which we can all be our authentic selves. It is our policy to hire, promote, transfer, terminate, and make all other employment-related decisions without regard to an employee’s sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), race, color, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, religious creed, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, medical condition, military condition, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal laws. To review our Anti-Harassment Policy, click here. As an equal opportunity employer, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP values the diversity of our work force and the knowledge of our personnel. Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for specialty occupation petitions are displayed electronically in accordance with notice requirements pursuant to U.S. Department of Labor regulations, and public access files are available pursuant to regulation. See 20 CFR § 655.734, 655.760. #LI-HP1