RatnerPrestia is growing fast and the best time to join us is right now.

We're looking for a few good mid-level associates who want…

a challenge,

a career, and

a life.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Our compensation package is competitive. Consistent with our firm culture and our concern for quality of life, compensation is based on an annual billable hour target of only 1,800 hours per year. We also reimburse the cost of the Pennsylvania (or Delaware) state and patent bar expenses. In addition, associates become eligible for incentive compensation based on productivity.

The firm's benefit package includes:

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• disability insurance
• life insurance
• Section 125 plan
• a generous 401(k) plan

• paid state bar membership for your resident state of practice

Benefit from our collegial atmosphere. Become directly involved with clients. Work with sophisticated, high-technology inventions. We service a wide range of clients, including national and international Fortune 500 companies.

• Required, undergraduate and graduate degrees in one or more fields of biotechnology (including transcripts showing above average to excellent achievement in science courses and courses reflecting writing and language skills).
• Preferred, post doctoral research.

Experience:

• Required, at least 5 years preparing and prosecuting patent applications, primarily in the biotechnology field, with minimal or no supervision for at least 2 years.
• Preferred, 2-5 years laboratory research scientist.
• At least 3 publicly available patent file histories.
• Formulated opinions and advised clients regarding liability and scope of biotechnology patents and related actual or prospective litigation.

Publications:

• Preferred, several publications as principal author (may include patents and published patent applications).

Personal:

• Required, good interpersonal skills, good language skills, good client relationships with potential for lateral business; interest in business development.
• Preferred, current client responsibility with high likelihood of portable business.