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Role Overview

Stoel Rives LLP is seeking an associate with 2-4 years of experience to join its growing Technology and Intellectual Property group as a trademark and copyright prosecution associate in Portland, Salt Lake City, or Seattle. The ideal candidate will have significant experience with trademark clearance and prosecution. Experience with copyrights, trademark disputes, product regulation and labeling, or advertising compliance is a plus.

The Skills Needed to Be Effective in This Role

If you possess these key skills and have a desire to learn in a dynamic, growing practice environment, we encourage you to apply. 

• Trademark searching;
• Substantive office action responses;
• Goods and services identifications;
• Allegations of use and specimens of use;
• Motivation as a self-starter with a commitment to excellence;
• Desire to invest in your professional development and career;
• Desire to develop client relationships
• Attention to detail and the ability to produce high level work product;
• Strong writing skills and academic credentials;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collegial team;
• Membership in the WA State bar (preferred).

Stoel Rives: Part of Our Team

A broader question you may have is “How will this position enhance my legal skills and career trajectory?”  At Stoel Rives, we offer a unique lateral integration program and core competency model that is designed to promote the skills, abilities, and behaviors our lawyers should develop as they gain professional experience and make career progress at the firm. We established a New Lawyer Integration Program that has deepened our relationships and connections with our new lawyers, while providing them with the mentoring, resources, and information necessary for success.

How You Will Live Life Well at Stoel Rives, in Addition to Focusing on Your Work 

At Stoel Rives, you will enjoy a robust benefits package that includes a gender-neutral parental leave policy for primary and secondary caretakers, paid family medical leave, equivalent health benefits for LGBTQ employees’ spouses/partners, a generous employer health savings account contribution, telemedicine services, day care and medical expense flexible spending account, and employee assistance program. In 2017, we launched an extended leave support program for our lawyers who take family, medical, and other approved leaves. This program also aids with transitioning to and from leave.

We are also proud participants of the ABA Well-Being Pledge, strongly believing that the health of our lawyers and well-being of our entire staff is paramount to the continued success of the firm.

What We Are Doing to Ensure A Diverse and Inclusive Environment

Stoel Rives places a high priority on implementing new approaches to attract and retain lawyers with different backgrounds and life experiences. Creating and sustaining partnerships with organizations that share this value is a key strategic component in this process. To that end, we have partnered with Diversity Lab to implement innovative programs to help advance Stoel Rives’ diversity and inclusion goals, including as one of five founding Move the Needle Fund firms.

 

Due to COVID-19, if selected, you may be expected to telework for an undefined period under the Department’s evacuation authority, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area. Employees in this status may be notified of a requirement to report in person to the component workplace with an advance notice of not less than 30 days. Prior to a requirement to report to the workplace, employees may be eligible to request to continue to telework one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the component’s telework policy.

 

Who May Apply:  Any United States citizen. 

 

Qualifications: The applicants must possess a J.D. Degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least three years post-J.D. experience. Ideal qualifications include at least five years of post-J.D. litigation experience.

 

Applicants must demonstrate strong analytical skills and the ability to accurately identify the critical issues in a case. Applicants must also possess superior oral and writing skills, strong research skills, and the ability to exercise good judgment. To be successful, applicants must possess excellent communication and courtroom skills, and exhibit the ability to work in a supportive and professional manner with other attorneys, support staff and client agencies.  Applicants must have a demonstrated capacity to function, with minimal guidance, in a highly demanding environment and in the highest ethical manner.

 

Applicants will be expected to do their own legal research and writing, and will be substantially self-sufficient in preparing day-to-day correspondence and pleadings. Applicants also must demonstrate excellent computer literacy skills to include experience with automated research on the Internet, electronic court filing, and electronic e-mail and word processing systems.

 

Travel: Occasional travel within and outside the District will be required.

 

Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorneys’ pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney experience. The range of pay with locality is $78,538 – 176,200.

 

Location:  Seattle or Tacoma, Washington.

 

Relocation Expenses:  Relocation expenses are not authorized.

 

Application Process and Deadline Date:  Interested persons must email the following items in pdf format to the email address listed below:

 

USAWAW.Hiring@usdoj.gov

The Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals is recruiting for Industrial Appeals Review/Mediation Judges.

 

Salary Range:  $106,152 – 114,360.  Employees assigned to the Seattle Office receive an additional 5% premium pay.

 

Location:  This recruitment pool will be used to fill positions as they become available in Lakewood, Olympia, Seattle, Spokane, Yakima.

Duties: 

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Review written proposed decisions and orders of Industrial Appeals Judges, motions for stay of benefits, motions for stay of abatement, and applications for approval of claim resolution settlement agreements. 
• Recommend action to the Board in written memoranda. 
• Draft final orders for signature of the Board. 
• Conduct mediation and settlement conferences and prepare orders on agreement of parties.

 Required Qualifications: 

• Must be an active or judicial member of the Washington State Bar Association.
• Significant knowledge and experience in Washington State Industrial Insurance law.
• Significant experience as a presiding officer or attorney in proceedings before state or federal tribunals in which the rules of evidence are followed.

Desirable Qualifications: 

The BIIA is most interested in candidates who have relevant experience, skills and abilities:

• Excellent legal writing skills.
• Clear and effective oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to research and apply appropriate laws, rules and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct mediation conferences while maintaining order and exhibiting judicial temperament and demeanor.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain and manage a mediation caseload to effectively and efficiently use the resources of the agency.
• Demonstrated advanced litigation management skills, particularly in complex litigation involving diverse interests advocated by multiple skilled professionals.
• Demonstrated ability to rule on admissibility of evidence and procedural issues consistent with pertinent law and procedural rules and develop a record that is sufficient for decision.
• Demonstrated ability to discern and sift through jurisdictional details.
• Fluency in languages in addition to English.
• Demonstrated ability to use computers and software applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and other computer programs.
• Demonstrated ability to act in a professional and ethical manner and treat all people with dignity and courtesy.
• Demonstrated ability to meet performance standards, deadlines, and work schedules.

 

View the job announcement here:  http://www.biia.wa.gov/Jobs.html

 

Please contact Christy Sterling, HR Manager, at Christy.sterling@biia.gov or 360-753-6823, ext. 1123 if you have any questions.

The Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals is recruiting for Industrial Appeals Judges (Hearings Judge).

 

Salary Range:  Effective 7/1/22 - $98,592 – 106,152.  Employees assigned to the Seattle Office receive an additional 5% premium pay.

 

Location:  This recruitment pool will be used to fill positions as they become available in Lakewood, Olympia, Seattle, Spokane, Yakima.

Duties:  The Hearings Judge presides over conferences and hearings where evidence is presented pursuant to Rules of Evidence and Superior Court Rules, and issues written decisions resolving appeals filed under the Industrial Insurance Act, Crime Victims Compensation Act, Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act, and other acts as determined by the Legislature.
 
Required Qualifications: 

Candidates must be an active or judicial member of the Washington State Bar Association.

Desirable Qualifications: 

The BIIA is most interested in candidates who have relevant experience, skills and abilities:

• Experience in industrial insurance cases before the BIIA or equivalent in another state; and/or
• Experience presiding as a judge in a court of general jurisdiction, a court commissioner, and administrative law judge, or a judge in a military tribunal; and/or Experience in trial practice or presiding over cases in which rules of evidence are followed.
• Advanced litigation management skills.
• Extensive knowledge of rules of evidence and procedural issues.
• Clear and effective oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Outlook.
• Excellent legal writing skills.

 

View the job announcement here:  http://www.biia.wa.gov/Jobs.html

 

Please contact Christy Sterling, HR Manager, at Christy.sterling@biia.gov or 360-753-6823, ext. 1123 if you have any questions.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington is inviting applications for a Staff Attorney/Senior Staff Attorney. 

 

The ACLU of Washington is a non-profit, public interest organization devoted to protecting civil rights and civil liberties. Its staff and numerous volunteers typically work in a fast-paced and friendly office in downtown Seattle. Currently, the office is operating remotely.

The Administrative Office of the Courts has multiple new job opportunities posted.  For more information about these positions, to review the job descriptions, inquire about benefits, or to apply, please click below:

 

• Administrative Secretary (CLJ-CMS) | Job Details tab | Career Pages (governmentjobs.com)– Range 44
• System Support Analyst | Job Details tab | Career Pages (governmentjobs.com) Range 68

Our Programs and Services Division has a unique opportunity for an attorney with excellent interpersonal communication skills both orally and in writing to join our team as the Hearings Examiner (HE 2) within the Hearings and Interviews Unit. This unit provides fair and impartial hearings for those drivers seeking due process for Department-issued sanctions.

 

This position allows for telework anywhere with Washington state.

 

Hearings Examiner (HE 2)

Seeking a problem solver and team player for a small family law firm based in Tacoma. Advance your career as an attorney and sharpen your litigation skills under the mentorship of our founding attorney, who has over a decade of experience and employs a limited licensed legal technician, associate attorney, paralegals, and additional administrative staff.

Responsibilities include (and are not limited to):

• Provide legal support to founding attorney including covering hearings as necessary
• Maintain a full case load of 30-40 clients
• Achieve your monthly billable hours requirement (85 hours)
• Conduct 3-5 half hour free legal consultations per week with prospective clients
• Manage case scheduling and deadlines including scheduling and tracking client appointments, discovery, court dates, etc
• Check firm calendar to ensure all hearings are properly noted
• Draft pleadings, proposed orders, settlement offers
• Draft correspondence to clients and opposing counsel

Our ideal candidate will have about three years of practice. We will consider a recent law school graduate with a bar license, practical clinical or law office experience, and a demonstrated strong work ethic.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter and problem solver capable of producing high quality document drafts with limited supervision, proactively checking in with our founding attorney, and delivering an outstanding client experience to include prompt follow up regarding client concerns, timely court filings and proactive case management, and thorough and careful legal counsel. Our successful candidate will also have solid references and work history and will be prepared to promptly acknowledge tasks and assignments, provide regular feedback to our firm founder, and keep her updated regarding developments on cases until they have demonstrated the ability to independently manage their case load.

Our firm founder warmly welcomes informal short case meetings throughout the day, and loves teaching and mentoring attorneys. You do not need to be an expert in family law, just prepared to work hard and deliver high quality legal services on time with excellent communication within our office and with clients. Your first 90 days of employment consist of a probationary period, with hourly requirements evaluated weekly, and immediate dismissal if hourly requirements and performance standards are not met each week.

Although we have high performance standards, our monthly billable hours requirements are among the lowest you will find at a family law firm (requirement is 85 hours per month), and after your probationary period ends we offer you a generous work-from-home policy (30 percent of your work week), health insurance (we pay half your premium), all court holidays off and bar license fees paid, in addition to paid vacation time and sick leave as required by law. We also offer a generous bonus structure and additional opportunities for compensation in addition to your base salary.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year DOE

Job #:         2022-26

Status:       Regular, Full-Time

Location:   Olympia, Washington

Salary:       Range 64: $67,560 - $88,644 per year (Depending on Qualifications)

Opens:       April 25, 2022

Closes:      May 11, 2022.  AOC reserves the right to close the recruitment at any time.

 

For more information about the position and how to apply, click here.

Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Denver or Des Moines Employment-Based Immigration Senior Attorney or Of Counsel (#713)

Dorsey is seeking an immigration attorney with 10+ years of employment-based immigration experience to join our Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Denver or Des Moines offices.  This includes all types of nonimmigrant work visa petitions and applications, PERM labor certification applications, EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 Applications, I-9 and e-Verify advice, and placement of key employees in foreign countries.  Dorsey’s immigration attorneys also support and train clients in immigration program management and compliance, and supervise the work of paralegal staff in recordkeeping and document preparation. 

 

The following qualifications are required:

- 10+ years of employment-based immigration practice experience, covering the above mentioned areas of business immigration law

- Minnesota, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Denver or Des Moines bar admission, or the ability to be admitted to the Minnesota, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Denver or Des Moines bar

- Ability to manage substantial case load

- Ability to supervise paralegals

- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

- Flexibility to meet the demands of our clients

- Excellent team player

- Strong academic background

- Foreign language ability (particularly Chinese or Spanish) preferred

 

Dorsey offers opportunities for advancement within a collaborative and dynamic environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits. Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance; domestic partner benefits (for same-sex and opposite-sex domestic partners); Dorsey & Whitney 401(K) Retirement and Savings Plan; 15 weeks of paid parental leave, plus an additional 6-8 weeks of paid short-term disability for lawyers who give birth; adoption assistance; back-up child care program; education and college advising programs; well-being programs and activities; a 24/7 employee assistance program with confidential counseling; and more!

 

Dorsey values the strength that comes from a diverse and inclusive work environment. It contributes to the success of our people and our clients and enriches our experience. We believe that everyone should feel at home and part of our community.

 

You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, affectional preference, disability, age, marital status, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, military or veteran status, or any other legally-protected status.

 

Dorsey participates in E-Verify.

 

About Dorsey

Clients have relied on the international law firm of Dorsey & Whitney LLP since 1912 as a trusted legal advisor and valued business partner. With locations across the United States as well as Canada, Europe and Asia, Dorsey provides an integrated, dedicated approach to its clients' legal and business needs. Dorsey’s diverse client base includes more than one-third of Fortune 100 companies.

Our lawyers apply superb legal knowledge and skills with practical wisdom and a deep understanding of business and industry. We serve clients in nearly all industries, but focus on six key industries in which we have excellent depth and a history of achieving client success:

- Banking and Financial Institutions

- Development and Infrastructure

- Energy & Natural Resources

- Food, Beverage & Agribusiness

- Healthcare

- Technology

 

Dorsey’s distinguished alumni include U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun, noted law professor and scholar William Prosser and former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale. Recognized for our dedication to community, Dorsey has met the ABA Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge every year since the Challenge began in 1993 by devoting more than 3% of billable hours to pro bono work.

 

One of our greatest strengths is a friendly, cooperative culture that values and appreciates each individual. Dorsey has received external recognition for our welcoming workplace, including:

- Mansfield Certification Plus (Diversity Lab)

- Best Law Firms for Women (National Association of Female Executives and Flex-Time Lawyers)

- 100% rating on the Corporate Equality Index (Human Rights Campaign)

- Gold Standard Certification (Women in Law Empowerment Forum)

- Adoption Advocate (Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption)

 

How to Apply

Dorsey accepts online applications at http://www.dorsey.com/attorneyjobs. We do not accept application materials by mail or email except as a reasonable accommodation for qualified disabled applicants. Individuals who are unable to use our online process due to a disability should call 612-492-5033.