Job Survey: Associate Attorney

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Location: Indianapolis, IN Experience: Entry-level Highest Level of Education: JD or LLM

Job Responsibilities Prosecution of patents. Meeting with client/inventors and drafting a patent application capturing the novelty of a given invention. Job Requirements Must have a technical undergraduate degree and a law degree. Experience in a technical field is helpful. Uppers Seeing new inventions long before they enter the market. Working with inventors. Downers Long hours Lifestyle Long hours. Occasional travel is involved. Wearing a tie is usually required. Compensation Starting salary is $90,000. Bonuses are based on exceeding a billable hour level of 1850 annually. Advice to Jobseekers Fantastic. It is an area in the legal community short on qualified people. This Associate Attorney career survey is just one of 1000s of exclusive career surveys available on Vault. Find out what it's actually like on the job with Vault's job surveys. Read all Vault Career Surveys for the inside scoop on specific jobs Read Vault Employee Surveys for the inside scoop on specific employers Read Vault Student/Alumni Surveys for the inside scoop on colleges and grad schools