TL;DR Incoming associate at a firm in a non-patent-related group, my significant other (SO) is considering working as a patent agent in the same firm. Pros/Cons?
The above pretty much sums it up. I am heading to a firm post-law school as an incoming associate in a corporate/corporate-adjacent practice group. My SO will get his/her PhD this semester and is actively applying for patent agent jobs. My firm has a pretty big patent prosecution group (think MoFo, Fenwick, Baker Botts, Wilson Sonsini, etc), so s/he is obviously applying there. If s/he does get an offer, is there any major negative to working in the same firm?
I would be a lot more hesitant if we were both going to be an attorney, or if I were a patent attorney, but I feel like this might not be as bad. Wanted to solicit opinions regardless. Anon for obvious reasons. TIA.
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Re: Working in the same firm as SO in different roles?
Some firms have really strict rules against this. Others don’t care at all. I’d read your firm’s handbook to figure out where it stands.
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Re: Working in the same firm as SO in different roles?
Assuming firm is ok with it, I don't think it'll be a problem at all. My SO and I went to the same firm as associates in the same practice group lol and it was fine
