Brand, IP & Business Strategy Trestle Law, APC • Fully Remote • $185,000–$225,000 (CALIFORNIA LICENSE REQUIRED) Trestle Law is a modern intellectual property and business law firm. We work with founders, creators, and brand-driven businesses — the kind of clients who treat their IP as a strategic asset, not a checkbox. We are not a high-volume filing shop. We provide strategic counsel that helps clients protect, structure, and monetize what they've built. We are hiring a senior attorney to take ownership of high-level matters across IP, business, and select federal litigation, and to help shape where the firm goes next. This role is fully remote, Monday through Friday, 8 to 5 PST. Responsibilities: If you are looking for big-law structure, this is not it.If you are looking to be a senior attorney inside a focused, growing boutique with real client relationships and real autonomy, keep reading.What you'll do • Lead matters across business, IP, and select federal litigation, including trademark and copyright disputes, TTAB proceedings, licensing, and commercial contracts • Serve as primary counsel to clients on strategic IP and business matters — brand protection, monetization, contract negotiation, dispute strategy • Supervise paralegals and junior staff on trademark prosecution and copyright matters, with strategic review rather than line-level drafting • Mentor a developing junior attorney already running litigation matters • Collaborate with the managing attorney as a peer on firm strategy, client experience, and growth • Contribute to a premium advisory offering being built for high-value clients Qualifications: Who you are • 8+ years of practice, with substantive experience in IP, business, and commercial litigation • Comfortable operating at a senior level: taking verbal direction, owning matters end-to-end, and exercising independent judgment • California bar in good standing • Strong drafting and negotiation skills, with a track record of moving complex matters efficiently • Experience supervising and developing junior attorneys and staff • Comfortable with fixed-fee work and managing matters against a budget • Proficient in modern tools — Clio, SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, Word You are likely a strong fit if you • Think like a business owner, not just a technician • See legal issues from 10,000 feet and act with the right level of detail • Take initiative without waiting to be told • Enjoy mentoring younger attorneys • Want to build something — not just bill hours Preferred (not required) • Soft IP focus (trademark, copyright, trade dress) • TTAB experience • Experience advising founder-led or creative businesses • Origination welcome but not expected — we generate our own pipeline About Trestle Law, APC Trestle Law serves founders, creators, and established entrepreneurs across the country. We help our clients protect what they've built, structure strong businesses, negotiate smart deals, and turn intellectual property into valuable assets. Our culture is high-performance and high-trust. We work hard, expect excellence, and care about our clients and each other. We are not bureaucratic or slow-moving — we are thoughtful, decisive, and growth-oriented. If you want to be part of a firm that values service, ownership, and results, we would love to hear from you. Compensation: $185,000 - $225,000
• If you are looking for big-law structure, this is not it. If you are looking to be a senior attorney inside a focused, growing boutique with real client relationships and real autonomy, keep reading.What you'll do • Lead matters across business, IP, and select federal litigation, including trademark and copyright disputes, TTAB proceedings, licensing, and commercial contracts • Serve as primary counsel to clients on strategic IP and business matters — brand protection, monetization, contract negotiation, dispute strategy • Supervise paralegals and junior staff on trademark prosecution and copyright matters, with strategic review rather than line-level drafting • Mentor a developing junior attorney already running litigation matters • Collaborate with the managing attorney as a peer on firm strategy, client experience, and growth • Contribute to a premium advisory offering being built for high-value clients • Bill approximately 1,500 hours annually — a humane and realistic target
Compensation:
$185,000-$225,000 per year