Intellectual Property, Advisory Internship - Summer ; Ocean Tomo, part of J.S. Held

Intellectual Property, Advisory Internship - Summer 2027 (Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S. Held)

• Intern
• Job Location Type:
  Hybrid
• Department:
  Intellectual Property Consulting

Are you looking to join an organization that is growing and dynamic? What about a high-energy, collaborative environment that rewards hard work?

Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S. Held provides Expert Opinion, Management Consulting, Advisory, and Specialty Services focused on matters involving intellectual property (IP) and other intangible assets. Practice offerings address economic damage calculations and testimony; business licensing strategy and contract interpretation; patent-focused business intelligence; portfolio development strategy; litigation support; trade secret reasonable measures; asset and business valuation; strategy and risk management consulting;

merger and acquisition advisory; debt and equity private placement; and IP brokerage.

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets.

The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situation

We are currently seeking an IP Advisory Intern for Summer 2027. The internship will focus on helping the IP Advisory team conduct patent and M&A transactions, as well as financing for law firms and operating company clients. The ideal person for this role will need to not only have a strong grasp of the Intellectual property, but also be flexible and a strategic thinker able to take on a variety of tasks.

This section is to include specific detail about the programs/initiatives the selected candidate will be part of. Tell the story behind the work (i.e., selling points on why someone would want to join the team.

• Construct financial analyses, including building complex models
• Perform technology, industry, and company-specific research
• Draft client presentations, pitch books, reports, letters, or memoranda
• Assist with intellectual property landscape analysis and evaluation of patents/patent portfolios for salability
• Identify and engage contacts at target companies
• Interact with clients and management teams

• Pursuing undergraduate business degree in finance, accounting or bachelor’s degree in economics, engineering, or hard or computer science with applicable work experience
• Excellent organizational skills with a high level of attention to detail
• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Strong financial modeling skills, including advanced understanding of financial statements and valuation methodologies
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• High degree of professionalism, integrity, and flexibility
• Self-starter with strong sense of ownership and urgency
• Great attitude and client presence
• Ability to go to the office 2-3 a week
• Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.

• Relevant work experience in investment banking, private equity, M&A, corporate finance, and/or intellectual property preferred

• Must be willing to work in person in our Chicago, IL office on a hybrid schedule.

J.S. Held understands all our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment…