Every Fall we conduct a training program for our new associates. The
training program is designed to provide a broad overview of the firms
practice areas and the issues that a new associate confronts when beginning
his or her legal career at a law firm. Our Fall Associate Training Program
for 2011 covers the following topics over a period of one week:
TOPIC |
Introduction |
Conflicts Issues |
How to be a Successful Associate |
Business Development |
Client Relations and Time Keeping |
Legal Research |
Litigation |
Firm Policies and Procedures |
U.S. Trademarks |
Trademark Oppositions / Cancellations |
Copyrights, Design Patents and Trade Dress |
International Practice |
Taking an Invention Disclosure |
Preparation of Patent Application |
Patent Claim Drafting |
Managing Docket and Working with your Assistant |
Mentors |
Agreements |
Trade Secrets |
Technology Specific Issues |
Opinions |
Continuation Practice |
Office Actions |
Prior Art Determinations |
Patent Searching and Monitoring |
Loss Prevention |
Case Notebooks |