King County Superior Court is accepting applications for the position of Director II – Family Court Operations to lead this critical court department. Please find a direct link to the job posting and application below and a PDF announcement attached.
Director II – Family Court Operations
King County
Salary: $154,716.02 - $194,738.00 Annually
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/kingcounty/jobs/4982388/director-ii-family-court-operations
Clerkship Vacancy
The Chambers of Judge Timothy M. Reif of the United States Court of International Trade (“USCIT”) seeks a qualified law school graduate for a two-year clerkship on a full-time basis beginning in August 2026. The USCIT, established under Article III of the Constitution, has nationwide jurisdiction over civil actions arising out of the customs and international trade laws of the United States. Judge Reif also sits by designation on the United States District Courts for the Western District of North Carolina, the Northern District of Oklahoma and the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
Clerks will work closely with Judge Reif on assigned cases. The clerks will have the opportunity to write memos and draft opinions, review briefs and pleadings, conduct legal research on the cases and administrative decisions that come before the court, edit, proofread and assemble documents, observe court proceedings, attend and assist with preparation for oral arguments and trials, and engage in various administrative duties.
Working alongside Judge Reif will allow and require the clerk to understand the arguments of all of the parties and prepare impartial and carefully reasoned legal analyses of the issues in each case assigned to that clerk. Judge Reif expects that clerks will have strong written and analytical skills and will be interested to hone and strengthen those skills even further during the clerkship under his guidance and with feedback from fellow clerks.
Judge Reif intends for clerks to serve as valuable assets to him and to the court.
Throughout the clerkship term, clerks will gain an understanding of trial and appellate procedures at the USCIT, Federal Circuit and the other district courts on which Judge Reif sits by designation.
As a specialized court, the USCIT considers cases that, typically, involve decisions of the Customs and Border Protection agency in the Department of Homeland Security, whether and at what rate to levy customs duties, and decisions of the U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Commerce to levy antidumping and countervailing duties on certain imports, as well as other types of legal disputes arising out of the importation of goods that fall within the jurisdiction of the court. An interest in international trade law and/or administrative law is recommended.
Applicants are required to submit a resume, cover letter, law school transcript, writing sample and three letters of reference. Applications should be submitted via OSCAR.
Applications submitted by graduates will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Only applicants selected for an interview will be notified. Please note that an applicant must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident to apply. If you have questions, please contact TMR_Applicants@cit.uscourts.gov.
Lead Litigation Attorney – Spokane, WA or Coeur d’Alene, ID
Join a legal team with a mission to change the world for the better. At Smith + Malek, we choose value-aligned attorneys and clients to work together to make a difference. Smith + Malek, PLLC is a mission-driven, mid-sized law firm and seeks a Lead Litigation Attorney with 4+ years of active litigation experience to join and help lead our growing civil litigation practice focused on real estate and business law. This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of complex cases, collaborate with a talented team, and contribute to a firm committed to changing the world for the better.
What We're Looking For:
● An individual committed to working with a team across practice areas to achieve the best outcomes for clients;
● Strong research, writing, and analytical skills;
● Demonstrated courtroom and deposition experience;
● Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
● Experience mentoring or supervising other attorneys is a plus;
● Detail-oriented with excellent communication skills;
● Licensed to practice in Washington and Idaho, or licensed to practice in either state and willing to apply to practice in both.
Location & Flexibility:
This position may be based in either our Spokane, WA, or Coeur d’Alene, ID, office. We offer remote work flexibility.
Compensation & Benefits:
Salary range: $140,000 – $220,000 annually, depending on experience plus profit-sharing eligibility
Comprehensive benefits package, including:
● Health, vision, and dental insurance
● Short- and long-term disability
● Paid parental leave
● Paid time off
● 401(k) with employer match
● Incentive plan
To Apply:
Please submit a cover letter, resume, references, writing sample, and law school transcript to
contact@smithmalek.com.
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) is currently hiring a temporary staff attorney to join our Tacoma office as part of the Detained Immigrant Advocates (DIA) unit.
In collaboration with legal staff across NWIRP’s multiple units, this attorney will play a vital role in the organization’s legal response efforts. Serving both as an on-the-ground legal responder at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma and as the primary coordinator for NWIRP’s large-scale raid response.
To apply: Visit NWIRP’s Career Page.
About Stoel Rives and the Technology & Intellectual Property Practice
Stoel Rives’ Technology & Intellectual Property practice is a multidisciplinary group that includes talented professionals with experience in business, regulatory law, and litigation related to intellectual property rights (patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets). Our patent prosecution team helps clients secure patent rights globally and provides strategic counseling so clients can enforce and monetize their IP assets.
As a patent prosecution associate on the team, you will develop and hone your patent drafting skills and your ability to provide sound technical, legal, and business advice to our clients. Our industry and business expertise inform how we manage our clients’ patent assets to achieve their business objectives. You will also have opportunities to take on projects touching other aspects of IP including litigation and transactional support.
If you are interested in working with a group of collaborative, hard-working, and dedicated lawyers and staff, this is the place for you.
Role Overview
Successful members of the patent prosecution team enjoy teamwork, high client visibility, early responsibility, and community involvement.
All the details and to apply
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 a workplace that is diverse, respectful, inclusive, anti-racist and composed of the best legal talent available. You can review the AGO’s Mission, Vision, Values and Anti-Racist Commitment on our website. 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 below 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.
Team Leader – Gov. Compliance & Enforcement Division, Health Section, Olympia (DL: 4/24/25) New!
Team Leader – Gov. Compliance & Enforcement Division’s Advice & Compliance Section, Olympia (DL: 4/24/25) New!
AAG – Torts Division, Spokane (DL: 5/18/25) New!
AAG – Torts Division, Multiple Locations (DL: 5/18/25) New!
AAG – Revenue & Finance Division, Seattle (Open continuous)
AAG – Regional Services Division, Bellingham (Open continuous)
AAG – Regional Services Division, Yakima (rep. DCYF) (Open continuous)
AAG – Regional Services Division Kennewick (Open continuous)
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Salaries for the AAG positions listed above are set between $76,752 – 149,508 annually. Salaries for the Team Leader positions listed above are set between $80,592 – 156,996 annually. The exact amounts are set in accordance with Appendix B of the AWAAG CBA.
The Office appreciates the benefits of a healthy life-work balance as well as a respectful, inclusive and diverse workplace. Successful candidates will join an Office in which every person is committed to providing exceptional legal services and where individual professional development is encouraged and supported. The exceptional benefits of joining the AGO include:
The AGO is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability. Persons requiring reasonable accommodation in the application process or requiring information in an alternative format may contact the recruitment team at HREmployment@atg.wa.gov. Those with a hearing impairment in need of accommodation are encouraged to contact the Washington Relay Service at 1-800-676-3777 or www.washingtonrelay.com.
Attorney (Complex Litigation/Class Action)
Seattle, Washington
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Schroeter Goldmark & Bender has an immediate opening for a full-time lateral or contract attorney to work with our Litigation and Class Action team. SGB seeks candidates with at least 5 years of experience and a background in one or more of the following practice areas: complex litigation, class action, product liability, and medical malpractice. We are looking for someone with demonstrated litigation skills, who can work up complex cases through all phases of discovery. The applicant must be a strong writer and have experience with appeals, summary judgment motions, or other complex motions. Trial and other courtroom experience is preferred. The applicant must be licensed in Washington or be able to become licensed in Washington within 6 months. SGB works primarily on contingency, so, while the position is full-time, there are no billable-hour requirements.
Pay & Benefits
• Salary range of $115,000 – $145,000 base, depending on experience
• Annual performance-based bonus up to 75% of base
• 401(k) retirement plan, match, and profit-sharing
• Medical, dental, vision benefits
• Paid sick and vacation leave
• Personal education, training and marketing budget
• Sabbatical program
• Equipment allowance
• Parking/transit allowance
• Free in-building gym
• No billable-hour requirement
Location & Schedule
SGB’s main office is in downtown Seattle on the 34th floor of the new Rainier Square Building at 401 Union Street. The attorney will work three days a week in the downtown office, with an otherwise flexible schedule, depending on the firm’s needs.
About SGB
Schroeter Goldmark & Bender is a small law firm, founded over 50 years ago on the principle that ordinary people deserve first-rate lawyers when fighting against powerful interests. The firm is a leader in the areas of personal injury, product liability, medical malpractice, employment discrimination, civil rights, crime victim representation, and class actions targeting wage theft and consumer abuse. At SGB, we understand that our success is a testament to the hard work of our employees and our steadfast commitment to civil justice.
Inclusion
Schroeter Goldmark & Bender is a workplace of respect and inclusion; we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. At SGB, we believe that attracting and retaining diverse staff is crucial to serving the communities where we work and live. We recently crafted a diversity, equity and inclusion statement and are engaged in operationalizing it.
To Apply
Submit your letter of interest, resume, and writing sample via email to Naomi at meliora@sgb law.com no later than May 1,2025. We will review resumes on a rolling basis and will notify you if you have been selected for an interview.
Thank you for your interest. We look forward to hearing from you.
King County Superior Court is currently accepting applications from qualified candidates for the position of Attorney in Unified Family Court through April 15, 2025. Please find a direct link to the job posting below and a PDF announcement attached.
Attorney – Unified Family Court
King County Superior Court
Salary: $101,479.20 - $128,961.92 Annually
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/kingcounty/jobs/4892028/attorney-unified-family-court
Section Chief – Complex Litigation Division, Seattle/Tumwater (DL: 4/9/25)
Division Chief – Public Lands & Conservation Division, Olympia (DL: 4/14/25) New!
Section Chief – Regional Services Division, Vancouver (DL: 4/17/25) New!
AAG – Consumer Protection Division’s Mobile Housing Unit, Spokane (DL: 4/20/25) New!
Salaries for the AAG positions listed above are set between $76,752 – 149,508 annually. Salaries Section Chief positions listed above are set between $80,592 – 156,996 annually. The exact amounts are set in accordance with Appendix B of the AWAAG CBA. Salary for the Division Chief position listed above is set between $164,846 - $170,316 annually.
Program Counsel – Employment & Risk
Casey Family Programs, an Equal Opportunity Employer, is the nation’s largest operating foundation focused on safely reducing the need for foster care and building Communities of Hope for children and families across America. Founded in 1966, we work in 50 states, the District of Columbia and two territories and tribal nations to influence long-lasting improvements to the safety and success of children, families and the communities where they live. Casey Family Programs values diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, anti-discrimination, and respect for individuals in the workplace. We encourage candidates with diverse lived experience and perspectives to apply.
Job Summary:
Assists the Managing Director, Senior Program Counsel in providing legal guidance and advice to Casey Family Programs (CFP) leaders, management and staff on a variety of legal, business, and operational issues to support programmatic and operational goals. While this position works with other program counsel and provides coverage on all legal areas of work as needed, the focus of this position is providing counsel for compliance and risk mitigation regarding employment laws and issues, disputes and responding to claims and litigation, including subpoenas and overseeing organizational records management. This position is located at Casey Family Programs’ Headquarters in Seattle, Washington.
Essential Responsibilities:
With oversight from the Managing Director, provide general legal advice and support for all program and operational departments, including advising CFP leaders, management and staff on a variety of matters including contracts, information privacy, corporate and private foundation issues, employment matters, accreditation and licensing, programmatic (e.g., direct service, consulting, research, advocacy and education) issues, insurance matters, litigation, subpoenas and records management issues, and intellectual property. Coordinate with peers in developing resolutions to issues.
Primary responsibilities will be to assist the Managing Director to lead the employment law function of the Legal Services team and provide prudent and practical advice and counsel to Human Resources and other organizational leaders/managers on a broad spectrum of employment matters including wage and hour, payroll, benefits, hiring, performance management, internal investigations, discipline and terminations as well as conflicts of interest, employee classification issues, independent contractors/contingent workers, loaned employees.
Provide legal advice on employment-related documents such as employment handbook, policies, and agreements (e.g., severance agreements, release agreements, etc.).
Prepares written opinions and guidance for organizational management and key leaders.
Maintains current knowledge of changing federal and local laws impacting the organization as an employer and provide legal advice on a wide variety of employment laws (federal and state) impacting the organization’s staff. Identify how changes in the law impact organizational policies and practices and partner with stakeholders to plan and implement practical solutions.
Assist Managing Director to review, evaluate and respond to legal claims and pre-litigation disputes and coordinate and liaison with outside counsel representing CFP on such claims. Assist with resolution/litigation strategies. Oversees the tracking of all claims.
Collaborate closely with colleagues in legal on all insurance claims / matters including relevant policy renewals, claims, claim reporting and claim management, communications with insurance brokers and adjusters as well as counsel appointed by insurers.
Manage outside counsel retained to assist on these matters.
Manage any external governmental/agency audits or investigations.
Responsible to assist with records management; responsible for organizational records including, management, retention, practices and guidelines; evaluate records requests, including subpoenas and other third-party requests; and provide counsel to legal services records staff/paralegal to oversee request responses and document production.
Assist in ensuring organizational compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws, as well as internal policies and procedures, including but not limited to application federal and local employment laws where Casey does business.
Perform risk, and legal analyses, resolve issues and review, revise, and develop policies and guidelines related to CFP programs as requested by the Senior Program Counsel.
Develop and provide training and educational programs on legal requirements to CFP leaders, management and staff.
Mentor and supervise legal department staff. Provides leadership opportunities for employees that enable growth and encourage leadership development with the position. Ensures that employees receive the appropriate training, feedback, performance evaluations, planning documents and compensation as provided under the Human Resource Systems
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
J.D. from A.B.A. accredited law school and 10 years of experience in employment and litigation. Experience in a major law firm or in-house setting in a large, complex organization. Experience in the areas of non-profit law a plus. A history of progressively increasing responsibility in supervision/management.
Admitted to practice law in the State of Washington.
Strong knowledge of Federal and state employment laws and excellent research skills.
Demonstrated efficient, persistent and meticulous attention to detail.
Proven ability to work independently with excellent judgment, diplomacy, and professionalism and able to prioritize requests and manage multiple requests simultaneously.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to explain complex legal issues clearly and concisely to non-lawyer colleagues.
Ability to interface, collaborate, and be a resource for all levels of management and staff, and with outside counsel, vendors and entities. Ability to collaborate with other Legal Services team members to deliver quality advice and work product.
Ability to interface with and manage outside counsel, vendors and entities.
Comfortable balancing multiple, competing priorities and changes in scope/direction.
Ability to evaluate and weigh legal and business issues effectively and practically.
Demonstrated skills as a regular user, of software, technology, and online resources including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook including calendaring, task, etc.
Ability to perform effectively in high pressure and stressful work environment. Ability to manage stress and self-care.
This position is based at our Seattle, Washington Headquarters office. The typical hiring range for this position in Seattle is $162,605 to $191,300. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $219,995, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role. Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.
Casey Family Programs offers benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage, health and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts, eligibility for 403(b) and 401(a) retirement plans, disability, basic life, employee assistance plan and business travel insurance. Additionally, employees are eligible to accrue paid time off, starting at 8 hours per month of annual leave and 8 hours of sick time per month in the first year of employment. Casey Family Programs also observes 10 paid holidays per year and each employee receives one personal holiday to use each calendar year. Employees that meet certain tenure qualifiers are eligible for up to eight weeks of parental leave for the birth or placement of a child for adoption or foster care. After the completion of 10 years of continuous, full-time employment, employees in good standing are eligible for a three-month sabbatical with pay. Casey Family Programs also offers many opportunities for continued learning, training, and development.
