The posting
THE OPPORTUNITY
Williams Parker, the region's oldest law firm founded in 1925, is seeking an accomplished Patent Attorney with approximately 10+ years of experience and a portable book of business to join our Intellectual Property practice group.
This opportunity is ideally suited for an attorney who serves as a trusted advisor to innovators, entrepreneurs, manufacturers, technology companies, and closely held businesses, helping them protect, manage, and maximize the value of their intellectual property assets.
As Southwest Florida continues to experience significant population growth, business formation, and economic investment, this role offers a compelling opportunity to build and expand a sophisticated patent practice from one of the region's most respected full-service law firms. Based in Sarasota, the successful candidate will serve a growing and increasingly diverse client base throughout Florida and beyond.
THE WORK YOU WILL LEAD
As a member of Williams Parker's Intellectual Property practice group, you will:
- Guide intellectual property strategy. Advise clients on patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and related intellectual property matters, helping them align legal protection with business objectives.
- Protect innovation and competitive advantage. Counsel clients on patentability, freedom-to-operate, infringement risk, portfolio development, technology protection, and long-term intellectual property strategy.
- Structure and commercialize intellectual property assets. Draft and negotiate licensing agreements, technology agreements, confidentiality agreements, assignments, and other transactions involving valuable intellectual property rights.
- Collaborate across sophisticated business matters. Partner with attorneys throughout the firm's Corporate, Litigation, Real Estate, Tax, Labor & Employment, and Trusts & Estates practices on matters involving intellectual property assets and protection strategies.
- Expand a growing practice. Develop client relationships, strengthen referral networks, mentor attorneys and professional staff, and contribute to the continued growth of the firm's Intellectual Property practice.
For more information about our Intellectual Property practice, click here.
Requirements
THE EXPERIENCE YOU WILL BRING
- Registered Patent Attorney. Registration to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- Deep intellectual property experience. Approximately 10+ years of private practice experience advising clients on patent, trademark, technology, and intellectual property matters.
- Trusted business advisor. A demonstrated record of counseling inventors, entrepreneurs, manufacturers, technology companies, and business owners on complex intellectual property challenges.
- Strategic perspective. Significant experience evaluating patent portfolios, intellectual property risks, innovation strategies, and competitive positioning.
- Strong client relationships. A portable book of business and a commitment to developing enduring client and referral relationships.
- Exceptional judgment and communication. The ability to translate complex legal and technical concepts into practical, business-focused advice.
- Professional credentials. Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school and membership in the Florida Bar or eligibility for admission.
Benefits
A PLATFORM BUILT TO ENDURE
Williams Parker offers an established platform for an accomplished Intellectual Property Attorney seeking to grow a sophisticated practice from Sarasota while serving clients wherever their business and intellectual property needs extend.
- A century of excellence and a platform built to endure. Join one of Southwest Florida's most respected law firms, distinguished by long-standing client relationships, sophisticated legal work, and a century-long legacy of serving businesses, entrepreneurs, innovators, and families.
- The opportunity to build and shape a growing practice. Expand an established patent practice while helping strengthen the firm's Intellectual Property capabilities. Enjoy the flexibility, autonomy, and support to grow your practice while influencing the future direction of an emerging practice area.
- Cross-disciplinary collaboration that strengthens client relationships. Leverage deep capabilities across Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tax, Real Estate, Labor & Employment, Estate Planning, and Litigation to provide comprehensive counsel where intellectual property intersects with broader business objectives.
- Innovative clients and enduring relationships. Serve inventors, founders, manufacturers, technology companies, and privately held businesses whose intellectual property is central to their success. Build lasting relationships as a trusted advisor guiding legal and strategic decisions throughout the lifecycle of their businesses.
- Work defined by complexity, consequence, and ingenuity. Advise on the protection, commercialization, licensing, valuation, and strategic use of intellectual property assets that drive business growth, innovation, and enterprise value.
- A market without geographic boundaries. Practice from Sarasota while serving clients throughout Florida and beyond. The firm's platform supports attorneys whose client relationships extend well beyond the local market.
- Service elevated by attentiveness and judgment. Join a firm known for responsiveness, practical counsel, careful judgment, and a deeply personal approach to client service. Success is measured not only by legal outcomes, but by the strength of the relationships built along the way
- Resources that enable attorneys to focus on what matters most. Benefit from dedicated administrative, marketing, business development, technology, and knowledge-management support that allows attorneys to focus on client service, relationship development, and practice growth.
- A competitive total rewards package. Receive market-leading compensation; comprehensive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; and Employee Savings Plan and 401(k) benefits with employer contributions.
