Current Openings

Listed below are the positions that are currently available in our various offices.  A resume and law school transcript should be sent by e-mail to the attention of the Recruiting Contact listed on the "Contact Us" page for the office to which you are applying. 

NOTICE TO LEGAL SEARCH FIRMS:  Legal search firms that wish to present non-partner candidates to Sheppard Mullin must do so through the Recruiting Contact, and will be expected to sign Sheppard Mullin's Fee Agreement before we interview their candidates.  Search firms that (1) do not initially introduce a candidate through the appropriate Recruiting Contact, and/or (2) submit a candidate's resume for which there is no position listed below, will not be recognized by Sheppard Mullin for purposes of "ownership" of the candidate.  If you have a candidate that does not fit any of the profiles below, but you wish to approach us about a possible interest in that person, the candidate's identity should not be released until approval has been given by the Recruiting Contact.  However, you will not be entitled to receive any compensation as a result of a decision by Sheppard Mullin to offer employment to any such candidate unless our Fee Agreement is in place between our law firm and your search firm, and then only on the terms, and subject to the conditions, contained in our Fee Agreement. 

Beijing		Currently no positions in this office.
Brussels		Currently no positions in this office.
Century City		Currently no positions in this office.
Del Mar		* Senior I.P. Litigation Associate (5+ years) * Junior Patent Prosecution Associate (2+ years) * Junior I.P. Litigation Associate (2-4 years) * IP Patent Prosecution and/or Patent Litigation Associate (2-5 years)
London		Currently no positions in this office.
Los Angeles		Currently no positions in this office.
New York		Currently no positions in this office.
Orange County		Currently no positions in this office.
Palo Alto		* Patent Prosecution Associate (Class of 2008 / 2009) * Corporate and IP Partners
San Diego		Currently no positions in this office.
San Francisco		Currently no positions in this office.
Santa Barbara		Corporate / Labor & Employment Partners
Shanghai		Currently no positions in this office.
Washington, DC		* Mid-Level Patent Prosecution Associate -- Ph.D. in Chemistry * Junior Patent Litigation Associate (Life Sciences background)