Trademark Litigation Attorney

Pay, Benefits, and Work Arrangement

Base salary: $115,000 – $270,000+
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Employment: Full Time
Work arrangement: On-site or hybrid in Phoenix, AZ, subject to court, client, deal, and team needs. The exact office schedule will be confirmed before interview.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Paid time off and paid company holidays.
• Employer-supported retirement plan.
• Bar dues, CLE support, and professional-development resources appropriate to the role.
• Bonus, origination credit, or other performance incentives where offered by the employer.
• Final eligibility, plan design, and incentive terms are confirmed with the employer before interview.

A confidential intellectual-property practice has engaged Hire Innovative to identify a Trademark Litigation Attorney in Phoenix, AZ. The hiring need is focused on someone who can protect valuable intellectual property through careful prosecution, counseling, portfolio work, or litigation. Qualified applicants can review the employer, team structure, and interview process with Hire Innovative before authorizing a submission.

About the Role

The opportunity offers specialized work, direct access to sophisticated clients, and a path to deepen a valuable technical or brand-focused practice. Day to day, the person in this position will protect valuable intellectual property through careful prosecution, counseling, portfolio work, or litigation. The Phoenix market rewards a clear offer, a responsive interview process, and realistic expectations about schedule, growth, and day-to-day responsibility. The interview process will cover team structure, workload, success measures, and advancement.

Responsibilities

• Analyze inventions, brands, claims, prior art, registrations, disputes, or portfolio needs.
• Prepare filings, responses, agreements, discovery, motions, or strategy materials.
• Coordinate with inventors, business leaders, technical experts, foreign counsel, and legal teams.
• Maintain exact deadlines and clear records across matters where small errors carry real consequences.
• Take ownership of assigned matters and keep clients and supervising attorneys informed about deadlines, risk, and next steps.

Required Qualifications

• Patent, trademark, IP counseling, prosecution, litigation, or docketing experience relevant to the role.
• Strong technical or legal analysis and precise written work.
• Reliable deadline and portfolio management.
• Required bar admission or USPTO registration when applicable.
• Ability to manage priorities independently and communicate early when a decision or resource is needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the employer’s practice area, matter type, and local court or transaction process.
• Comfort using modern legal research, document, case-management, or billing systems.

How to Apply

Submit a current resume through the form on this page. A cover letter is optional. Hire Innovative reviews each application for role alignment and contacts candidates whose background matches the opening. Your resume and identifying information will not be sent to the employer without your consent.