Breskin Johnson & Townsend (BJT) seeks an associate attorney to join our firm’s mission of strengthening workplace rights of employees and protecting consumers. BJT represents employees in individual and class action cases aimed at promoting equality, dignity and fairness in the workplace, including discrimination and harassment cases, wage and hour class actions, and various other employment-related disputes such as non-competes and severance negotiations. BJT also represents consumers in Consumer Protection Act cases, class actions, and arbitrations, and represents small businesses and business owners in a variety of civil litigation.
BJT seeks a talented associate attorney who is committed to our mission. The associate will work with the other five attorneys at BJT on all phases of litigation from intake to trial (or arbitration), negotiations, and appeal. Applicants should ideally have:
Prior civil litigation experience is required.
BJT values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. Anticipated start date for this position is early to mid-2022. Interested candidates who meet the qualifications should email your resume, cover letter, law school transcript, and a writing sample to cheidelberg@bjtlegal.com.
Job #: 2021-87
Status: Regular, Full-Time
Location: Olympia, Washington
Salary: Range 69: $76,416 - $100,308 per year (Depending on Qualifications)
Opens: December 6, 2021
Closes: Open until filled; first review of the applications received will be on January 3, 2022. AOC reserves the right to close the recruitment at any time.
For more information about the position, to review the job description, inquire about benefits, or to apply for the position: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/courtswa.
Frank Freed Subit & Thomas LLP (“FFST”) seeks an associate attorney to join our firm’s mission of strengthening workplace rights of employees. FFST represents employees in individual and class action cases aimed at promoting equality, dignity and fairness in the workplace. The firm’s practice includes wage and hour class actions, discrimination and sexual harassment matters, disability accommodation and leave cases, contract disputes, licensing issues for medical professionals, non- competition claims, and various other aspects of the employment relationship.
FFST also represents unions, including handling grievances and collective bargaining.
The firm seeks a talented and socially conscious associate attorney to work on the firm’s wage and hour class actions, individual litigation, and union matters. The associate will work with other attorneys at the firm on all phases of litigation from intake to trial (or arbitration), negotiations, and appeal. Applicants should ideally have:
· at least two years of experience in civil litigation (or federal clerkship experience)
· an exceptional academic background
· experience in, or a demonstrated passion for, employment and labor rights
· skills and experience working directly with clients, drafting briefs, handling discovery, and taking depositions
· excellent research and writing skills
· admission to the Washington State Bar Association
· a commitment to justice for workers
Prior civil litigation experience or a judicial clerkship is required. Spanish language proficiency and interest in working with Spanish-speaking workers is desired.
FFST values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. Anticipated start date for this position is early to mid-2022.
Interested candidates who meet the qualifications should email your résumé, cover letter, law school transcript, and a writing sample to tbickerstaff@frankfreed.com.
Frank Freed Subit & Thomas LLP 705 Second Avenue, Suite 1200
Seattle, WA 98104-1798
Summary of Responsibilities
Beresford Booth PLLC is seeking a Family Law Associate to join their downtown Edmonds practice group. A minimum of five (5) years of litigation experience, with at least 2 years in family law is required. This candidate will have the confidence and skill set required to successfully enter a fast-paced practice group and make a significant impact.
The Associate position is outlined below. Note, this is a general description. Additional responsibilities will be required of the candidate.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The Family Law Attorney provides legal advice and work product to a supervising attorney or client. In addition, this position:
Qualifications:
Technology
To Apply
We offer competitive compensation, along with a comprehensive benefits package. Please email or mail your cover letter, resume, salary history and salary requirements to: dimitas@beresfordlaw.com
Beresford Booth is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy); age; disability; genetic information, citizenship status; military service obligations or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Associate Attorney – Real Estate Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson P.S. (HCMP) is seeking an associate attorney to become an integral part of the firm’s growing real estate transactional team. The ideal candidate will be junior to mid-level attorney with at least one year of general transactional experience. We are looking for a team player, a creative and practical problem solver, and a colleague with a good sense of humor. In this position, you will work with the real estate team representing our local, regional, and national clients in a full range of real estate matters, like purchase and sale transactions, leasing, financing, development and construction contracts, joint ventures, and condominium formation and governance documents. At HCMP, our culture is defined by our commitment to teamwork and cooperation. We value communication, mentorship, and recognition for accomplishment. Our firm thrives on it, and our clients appreciate it. Interested applicants are encouraged to submit a confidential resume and cover letter to hr@hcmp.com. HCMP is an equal-opportunity employer.
Associate Attorney – Real Estate
Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson P.S. (HCMP) is seeking an associate attorney to become an integral part of the firm’s growing real estate transactional team. The ideal candidate will be junior to mid-level attorney with at least one year of general transactional experience. We are looking for a team player, a creative and practical problem solver, and a colleague with a good sense of humor. In this position, you will work with the real estate team representing our local, regional, and national clients in a full range of real estate matters, like purchase and sale transactions, leasing, financing, development and construction contracts, joint ventures, and condominium formation and governance documents.
At HCMP, our culture is defined by our commitment to teamwork and cooperation. We value communication, mentorship, and recognition for accomplishment. Our firm thrives on it, and our clients appreciate it.
Interested applicants are encouraged to submit a confidential resume and cover letter to hr@hcmp.com. HCMP is an equal-opportunity employer.
The AGO is committed to providing excellent, independent, and ethical legal services to the State of Washington and to protecting the rights of its people. It is essential to our mission to create and maintain an office that is diverse, respectful, inclusive and composed of the best legal talent available. If you share our vision and have a desire to do important work that makes a difference for our community, then we invite you to consider applying for the following opportunities. For information about the AGO, visit www.atg.wa.gov. Click on the links above to access full position descriptions and qualifications for each of these opportunities, visit the state's centralized recruitment site at www.careers.wa.gov. We encourage registration to our attorney e-mail subscription service. AAG – Social & Health Services Division, Child Support, Management Svcs. & Revenue Recovery Section (CMR) (DL: 12/20/21) AAG – Social & Health Services Division, Mental Health Section (DL: 12/20/21) AAG (Team Lead) – Social & Health Services Division (DL: 12/20/21) AAG (Experienced)– Consumer Protection Division (DL: 1/10/22) AAG – Consumer Protection Division (DL: 1/10/22)
The AGO is committed to providing excellent, independent, and ethical legal services to the State of Washington and to protecting the rights of its people. It is essential to our mission to create and maintain an office that is diverse, respectful, inclusive and composed of the best legal talent available. If you share our vision and have a desire to do important work that makes a difference for our community, then we invite you to consider applying for the following opportunities.
For information about the AGO, visit www.atg.wa.gov. Click on the links above to access full position descriptions and qualifications for each of these opportunities, visit the state's centralized recruitment site at www.careers.wa.gov. We encourage registration to our attorney e-mail subscription service.
AAG – Social & Health Services Division, Child Support, Management Svcs. & Revenue Recovery Section (CMR) (DL: 12/20/21) AAG – Social & Health Services Division, Mental Health Section (DL: 12/20/21) AAG (Team Lead) – Social & Health Services Division (DL: 12/20/21) AAG (Experienced)– Consumer Protection Division (DL: 1/10/22) AAG – Consumer Protection Division (DL: 1/10/22)
AAG – Social & Health Services Division, Child Support, Management Svcs. & Revenue Recovery Section (CMR) (DL: 12/20/21)
AAG – Social & Health Services Division, Mental Health Section (DL: 12/20/21)
AAG (Team Lead) – Social & Health Services Division (DL: 12/20/21)
AAG (Experienced)– Consumer Protection Division (DL: 1/10/22)
AAG – Consumer Protection Division (DL: 1/10/22)
The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington has extended the application deadline for our Legal Director position to January 15, 2022.
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.
Senior Business Associate Attorney
Ogden Murphy Wallace, P.L.L.C. is seeking a senior business associate attorney to join its Seattle office. OMW is a mid-size, multi-specialty firm primarily serving Pacific Northwest clients for over 120 years. We take pride in providing exceptional legal services while, at the same time, offering our employees a professional, collegial, and inclusive culture, as well as a fun work environment.
The firm emphasizes a collaborative, team approach to the delivery of legal services and is seeking applicants with strong research and writing skills, superior academic credentials, and the ability to work closely with multiple attorneys and staff. This position will focus on advising business clients on business and tax matters including mergers and acquisitions, general corporate and contracting work, governance, entity formation, real estate, debtor/creditor (including bankruptcy, secured transactions, and commercial finance), joint ventures, and other business-related transactions. Applicant must have a Washington State bar license; LL.M. in taxation or an MBA is a plus. Prior work experience and/or course of study in a business-related field is also desired. The ideal candidate will have 5 or more relevant years of legal experience, either in-house or in a private firm, and will be expected to:
· Provide legal support to senior attorneys by drafting, analyzing and interpreting agreements, contracts, and legal documents;
· Research and analyze complex issues;
· Assist with entity formations;
· Strategize and negotiate solutions for clients;
· Ability to manage multifaceted business transactions and closings; and
· Perform work independently to achieve client objectives.
Desired Skills:
· Excellent research, writing and analytical skills
· Team oriented, while remaining self-motivated
· Attention to detail
· Display of ownership with job responsibilities
· Strong communication skills
· Quick learner
We offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) and profit sharing, paid time off, paid parental leave, life insurance, long-term disability, an employee assistance program, and transportation assistance.
Ogden Murphy Wallace, P.L.L.C. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, disability status or any other category prohibited by local, state or federal law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, social and recreational activities, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.
For consideration, please submit your cover letter and resume to Shari Tipp, Human Resources Director, at stipp@omwlaw.com or 901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98164.
Ogden Murphy Wallace, P.L.L.C. is seeking a Litigation Associate Attorney for its Seattle office. OMW is a multi-specialty firm primarily serving Pacific Northwest clients for over 100 years. OMW takes pride in providing exceptional legal services while, at the same time, offering its employees a professional, friendly and inclusive culture, as well as a fun work environment.
OMW emphasizes a collaborative, team approach to the delivery of high-quality legal services and is seeking applicants with strong research and writing skills, superior academic credentials, and the ability to work closely with multiple attorneys and staff. This position will support the litigation department with focuses on insurance coverage, product liability, environmental, trust litigation and commercial litigation matters. Applicants must have a Washington State bar license.
The ideal candidate will have 2 or more years of civil litigation practice experience and will be expected to:
· Provide legal support to senior attorneys by drafting, analyzing and interpreting contracts and legal documents;
· Research and analyze complex legal issues;
· Draft correspondence, pleadings, briefs and other legal documents;
· Manage all aspects of discovery, including the handling of electronically stored data and voluminous document productions and associated review;
· Assist senior attorneys with trial preparation and/or to provide trial support;
· Perform due diligence in legal matters concerning contracts, agreements, and mergers and acquisitions;
· Communicate with prospective and existing clients in a professional and courteous manner;
· Conduct and assist with depositions and other motions practice and court hearings;
Columbia Legal Services seeks an experienced Staff Attorney to join our statewide advocacy team. Our staff attorneys engage in systemic, multi-forum legal advocacy and community engagement to dismantle the structures that perpetuate poverty, racism, and other injustices in Washington. The candidate may choose to be based in any of our five offices. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CLS staff have primarily been working remotely. Once it is safe to fully reopen the offices, this position may still do some remote work but will also require some physical presence at the office, as well as an ability to attend required meetings at the office and in the community.
Responsibilities: • Collaborate with advocates on complex trial, appellate, and class action litigation in state, federal, and administrative forums. • Advance policy advocacy in the state legislature and at the local and federal level. • Investigate practices and laws identified by the communities we serve that adversely affect their rights or benefits and devise creative strategies for addressing these problems. • Collaborate with community groups to support their initiatives and strategies. • Coordinate with other advocacy groups, legal services organizations, and the private bar to identify opportunities to advance the law for our client populations and communities. • Analyze complex problems using a race equity lens and develop creative, practical, systemic solutions in conjunction with clients and communities most impacted by these problems.
In addition to the above responsibilities, experienced attorneys have these additional responsibilities: • Develop legal and litigation skills of more junior staff attorneys, including being a thought partner on research projects and development of cases and investigations. Who We Are Position Summary Staff Attorney (Experienced) Page 2 of 3 • Initiate and develop new cases and supervise and manage cases. • Mentor and support advocacy team members. This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee, and others may be assigned.
TO APPLY
Send a cover letter, resume, and a 5-10 page writing sample in PDF format to careers@columbialegal.org. Please make Staff Attorney (Experienced) your subject line. We accept applications on a rolling basis, with priority given to those received before December 20. CLS will contact you only if we decide to pursue your application.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application process, please contact the above email. We are committed to an environment of mutual respect, collaboration, and equal opportunity for all employees, and strongly encourage applications from people of color, immigrants, people who have been affected by mass incarceration, and other underrepresented and historically marginalized groups. We believe in building and sustaining an organization that is reflective of the communities we serve, and is diverse in work background, experience, education, race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, national origin, or sensory, mental and physical abilities. We believe that the resulting diversity is both a source of program strength and a matter of fundamental human fairness.