ABOUT THE ROLE: Parker Poe is seeking a transactional associate with one to three years of experience to join our Intellectual Property Practice Group in Charlotte or Raleigh, North Carolina. The ideal candidate will have experience drafting and negotiating a variety of commercial contracts, including technology agreements, supply and distribution agreements, services and consulting agreements, development and collaboration agreements, and material transfer and evaluation agreements. Although the position would fall within our Intellectual Property Practice Group, prior IP experience is preferred but not required. We are looking for someone who has an interest in the life sciences industry and has exceptional drafting and analytical skills. State Bar of North Carolina licensure is required. ABOUT THE PRACTICE: Our robust and rapidly growing Intellectual Property practice assists clients in a wide variety of fields, including life sciences, health care, manufacturing, and IT, with the establishment, protection, commercialization, and enforcement of their intellectual property rights on a global basis. We provide work of the highest quality for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups.We are a tight-knit group that offers many meaningful and personalized opportunities for successful career development, including through partner mentoring, extensive client interaction, and business development resources. If you are committed to excellent work product and the highest level of client service, and you want to join a dynamic, collaborative, and diverse intellectual property team that values your individual development, this is the place for you.ABOUT PARKER POE: For more than a century, Parker Poe has represented many of the Southeast’s largest companies and local governments in transactions, regulatory issues, and complex litigation. Our attorneys have extensive experience representing clients in the education, energy, financial services, government, health care, life sciences, manufacturing, and real estate industries. Parker Poe has more than 275 attorneys serving clients from eight offices in Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, and Spartanburg, South Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; and Washington, DC.Lawyers in each of our offices are rated among the highest quality attorneys across their respective states, and recognized for effective and efficient service. The Best Lawyers in America lists nearly 80 of our attorneys in its rankings, and we are also well-recognized by U.S. News & World Report, Super Lawyers, Chambers USA, and other ratings publications.