Of Counsel, Intellectual Property (Fully remote)

Karra comes from the Greek word "Chara," meaning joy, because we believe working with attorneys shouldn't feel like a necessary evil. We're here to bring some joy back into the legal world, both for our clients and the people who work alongside us. We're entrepreneurs (and lawyers) who looked at our industry and thought: There has to be a better way. Our firm is powered by modern systems and smart automation, letting us focus on high-leverage work. We believe the future of legal lies in combining human judgment with smart technology. We use AI to amplify our efforts and streamline workflows, while preserving the nuance and care that great lawyering demands. We've cut out the bloat, the politics, and the old-school mentality. What's left is refreshingly simple: great work with great clients.

About the role

Karra Law is seeking an experienced Of Counsel, Intellectual Property attorney to support the firm's clients on IP matters as needed. This is a flexible, high-trust role for an attorney who wants to maintain their own practice while plugging into a growing modern law firm with strong client relationships, practical clients, and a generous revenue-sharing structure. The initial focus will be on trademarks, brand clearance, trademark prosecution, copyright, IP ownership, licensing, founder and startup IP issues, and general IP strategy. Patent filing and prosecution experience is a bonus, particularly for clients who need help evaluating, preparing, or coordinating patent protection. The attorney will maintain a Karra email address, be integrated into the firm's client service model, and work directly with Karra clients where appropriate. For the right fit, there may also be an opportunity to expand into a deeper or full-time role over time.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on trademark clearance, filing strategy, prosecution, maintenance, and brand protection.
• Prepare and file trademark applications and respond to USPTO office actions.
• Support clients on copyright, licensing, content ownership, and brand/IP enforcement issues.
• Advise founders, startups, creators, agencies, technology companies, consumer brands, and growing businesses on practical IP strategy.
• Review and advise on IP ownership, assignment, work-made-for-hire, contractor, employee, founder, and vendor issues.
• Draft and negotiate IP-related provisions in commercial agreements, including licenses, services agreements, SaaS agreements, contractor agreements, agency agreements, collaboration agreements, settlement agreements, and coexistence agreements.
• Support Karra's outside general counsel clients on IP questions that arise in the ordinary course of business.
• Assist with IP diligence and cleanup in connection with financings, acquisitions, founder transitions, restructurings, and other corporate matters.
• Coordinate patent-related matters where appropriate, including patent filing strategy, patentability review, provisional applications, utility applications, and referrals to patent specialists when needed.
• Work directly with clients in a practical, clear, and founder-friendly manner.
• Help build Karra's IP templates, playbooks, workflows, and service offerings over time.

Requirements

• JD from an accredited law school.
• Active attorney license in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 7+ years of legal experience, with meaningful experience in intellectual property matters.
• Strong experience with trademark clearance, trademark prosecution, USPTO filings, office actions, and brand strategy.
• Comfortable advising businesses on IP ownership, licensing, copyright, contractor-created work, founder-created IP, and practical brand protection.
• Experience working with startups, founders, creators, agencies, SaaS companies, consumer brands, media companies, or closely held businesses.
• Comfortable owning client relationships and communicating directly with founders, operators, and leadership teams.
• Commercial, practical, and business-minded.
• Able to move quickly while maintaining strong legal judgment and high-quality work product.
• Comfortable working in a flexible, remote, technology-forward environment.
• Interested in working with a modern law firm serving founders, operators, creators, and growing companies.

Skills

• Patent filing and prosecution experience (bonus).
• USPTO registration as a patent attorney (bonus).
• Experience with software, AI, consumer products, e-commerce, media, entertainment, creator economy, or technology clients (bonus).
• Experience with TTAB proceedings, trademark disputes, cease-and-desist letters, coexistence agreements, or brand enforcement (bonus).
• Experience with copyright registrations, DMCA issues, content licensing, and rights clearance (bonus).
• Experience supporting corporate transactions, financings, diligence, or M&A from an IP perspective (bonus).
• Prior Big Law, boutique IP, in-house, or high-quality outside counsel experience (bonus).
• Interest in using AI, automation, and modern workflows to improve legal service delivery (bonus).

Benefits

• Compensation structured as a majority revenue share on collected fees for IP matters you handle.
• No requirement to originate business; additional generous origination economics available if you do.
• Flexible, remote of counsel relationship.
• Karra email address and integration into the firm's client service platform.
• Modern systems, automation, billing infrastructure, and operational support.
• Firm platform, brand, systems, billing infrastructure, administrative support, and malpractice coverage for Karra matters.
• Practical, commercially minded clients who value business judgment, responsiveness, and clear advice.
• Potential path to a deeper or full-time role over time if there is mutual interest and fit.