Trademark Attorney

Salary: $190,000 - $250,000 + share options

Location: New York City, 5 days per week on-site

About Lawhive

Lawhive is a new kind of law firm - one designed around attorneys, not just clients.

We’re building a future where lawyers can focus on what they do best: delivering excellent legal advice, without the noise of admin, inefficient tools, or unnecessary overhead. Our platform supports experienced attorneys through AI and a purpose-built technology for completing legal work

We specialise in helping individuals and small businesses with legal issues that matter deeply to them. From trademarks and patents through to disputes and consumer rights. Behind the scenes, our AI supports routine admin and document work, helping you get back hours each week.

We’re on a mission to make legal help more accessible and affordable, and we believe the best way to do that is by empowering great lawyers to do their best work.

Join us and be part of a forward-thinking, legal team backed by top-tier investors including Google Ventures, Balderton, and TQ Ventures. We’ve just raised one of the largest Series A rounds in 2024 and are growing fast - with you at the centre of our next chapter.

The Role

As Lawhive’s Trademark Attorney, you will manage a high-volume portfolio of trademark matters, from clearance and prosecution to enforcement and client advice. In addition to core trademark work, you will partner closely with our Product and Engineering teams, acting as a subject matter expert to help shape LawyerOS, our AI-powered legal platform. Acting as a key part of the feedback loop between our users and tech teams, you will advise on key product features and workflows to help ensure our tools reflect real-world trademark practice. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on trademark work and is excited about the impact of AI on the legal system.

• Manage a portfolio of trademark applications and responses to office actions

• Advise clients on legal merits, potential outcomes, and next steps.

• Prepare, file, and prosecute U.S. trademark applications

• Handle office actions, responses, oppositions, and cancellations

• Conduct trademark searches and provide risk assessments

• Draft cease-and-desist letters, coexistence agreements, and settlement arrangements

• Assist with brand enforcement, monitoring, and infringement matters

• Support licensing, assignments, and other IP-related transactions

• Provide general trademark strategy guidance to business stakeholders

• Serve as a subject matter expert, partnering with our Product and Engineering teams to review and provide feedback on product features for Lawhive’s AI platform, LawyerOS, affecting trademark matters

• Advise on edge cases, risk scenarios, and regulatory considerations

• Participate in user testing, feature scoping, and documentation reviews

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years experience in US Trademark Law

• Excellent organisational skills to manage a high volume caseload

• Successful track record of prosecuting a significant number of trademarks

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly and effectively

• A strong interest in AI and how it can be used to improve the legal system

• Empathy and patience when dealing with questions

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities

• Ability to work independently and in a team environment

• Highly motivated, proactive, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment

• Previous experience in a start-up or scale-up environment considered a bonus

Interview Process

• Introductory call with our Talent team

• 45 minutes with our Managing Director for the US

• 30 minutes with our Head of AI & Co-Founder

• Values interview with our CTO & Co-Founder

• We offer!

Benefits

• 🩺 Healthcare benefits: 'Premium' plan with 100% employee cover and 50% dependent cover

• ✈️ Vacation: 20 days + 11 Federal holidays + 1 day of Birthday leave

• 💰 401k: Matching contribution up to 2% of salary

• 💰 Equity: Options in Lawhive LTD

Diversity at Lawhive

At Lawhive we know that diversity of thought is critical to delivering outlier outcomes. As such, we’re always working hard to ensure we build a diverse, inclusive team. We’re not yet where we want to be but as we scale we’ll only ever increase the focus we apply to this.

Salary

• $190,000 - $250,000