- Location
- Hanover, New Jersey
- Workplace
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Legal
- Seniority
- Senior
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Visa
- Not sponsored
- Source
- RecruiterFlow
Description
Salary range: $200K - $250K
About this role
We are looking for a Senior IP Attorney with 5+ years of experience who has a portable book of business and wants to grow their practice on a fully supported boutique platform. This is a growth hire — Lucas & Mercanti LLP is seeking a self-directed patent and/or trademark practitioner to expand the firm while leveraging its decades-long reputation, international network, and full infrastructure.
What will you be doing?
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Managing and growing your own client relationships and portable book of business on the L&M platform
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Handling patent and/or trademark preparation and prosecution (U.S. and foreign-origin work)
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Leveraging firm infrastructure — docketing, paralegals, IP technology, malpractice coverage — to serve clients efficiently
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Collaborating with multilingual partners on international matters (Europe, Japan, South America)
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Potentially picking up overflow work from other partners when technology expertise aligns
Key Requirements
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Portable book of business that the candidate is comfortable living off of initially (compensation is collections-based: 40% for work performed + 10% origination credit)
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5+ years of IP prosecution experience (patent and/or trademark)
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Technical degree aligned to practice area for patent practitioners; USPTO registration required for patent work; bar admission for trademark
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U.S. work authorization (green card or citizenship) — no sponsorship available
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Stability in career history — no frequent job-hopping; willingness to come into the Whippany, NJ office (hybrid)
