Summit Law Group is looking to add two litigation partners to its nationally ranked litigation group. The ideal candidates have 3 or more years of experience with complex commercial litigation, with substantial experience brief writing and managing discovery and at least some courtroom experience. No portable book of business is required.
Summit prides itself on thinking outside the box, both in developing creative litigation strategies for our sophisticated customers and with our approach to the law firm model. We do things deliberately, and we do not believe in busy work either when working up a case or managing our firm.
Our litigation case teams are lean and collaborative. We practice regularly in state and federal courts as well as in arbitration forums, with the practice group dependably taking a number of cases to trial every year. Our practice focuses on sophisticated commercial litigation, including disputes involving securities, business torts, complex contracts, intellectual property, real estate, free speech, healthcare, and environmental issues. Each lawyer is heavily involved in all of their cases, from the big-picture strategic decisions down to the details of discovery.
Member of the Washington State Bar Association (or the bar association of another state and able to obtain Washington State Bar Association membership within a reasonable period of time).
Washington resident or plan to relocate to Washington, preferably the Seattle area.
Significant brief writing experience before state and federal trial and appellate courts.
Experience managing discovery strategy, including developing an overall plan, drafting discovery requests, responses, and objections.
Experience on trial teams and arguing motions to a court.
Comfortable being a primary point of contact for clients.
Excellent academic credentials.
Federal or state clerkship experience preferred.
Self-motivated and assertive with excellent time management skills.
Joining Summit means becoming part of an egalitarian team of collaborative and dedicated attorneys who are focused on customer service and respect the diverse talents and perspectives of their team members. Our mission is to think creatively, to proactively formulate and pursue the most effective, efficient solutions to our clients’ legal needs with small, dedicated teams. Everyone at Summit Law Group is a legal professional who shares in the firm’s success, and our attorneys are equity owners of our business. We have eliminated the inefficiencies inherent in traditional law firms—such as hidden charges, rigid cost structures, and leveraged hierarchy—to focus exclusively on our clients. Our innovative model has been proven by a long, successful track record that covers a broad variety of complex legal issues. As a litigator, you will benefit from the environment of a litigation boutique augmented by the valuable insights and skills of Summit’s other complementary practice groups.
Summit is consistently recognized as a top law firm, both at the regional and national level, and has been consistently ranked by US News & World Report–Best Lawyers and Chambers USA. Summit was also named Washington Firm of the Year at the 2021 & 2022 Benchmark Litigation US Awards and has also been recognized as one of Washington’s Best Workplaces for 2021 & 2022 by the Puget Sound Business Journal. We are especially proud that in its 2022 Diversity Snapshot, Law360 recognized Summit as being among the leading law firms across the nation for diversity. Additionally, we received Mansfield Rule Plus Certification earlier this year for our diversity in leadership efforts.
If you are interested in joining the Summit team, please submit your resume and cover letter to via our application portal by clicking here.
About the Attorney position
We are seeking a business attorney with a minimum of 2+ years of experience counseling business organizations on transactional legal issues such as formation, contract review, IP, or employment. The position will primarily involve providing these legal services to small businesses, and occasionally providing such services to nonprofits. Our ideal candidate is community-minded, committed to racial equity and self-reflection, and shares experiences similar to the communities we serve. Candidates can apply by emailing their resume to jobs@communities-rise.org with 2-3 paragraphs in the body of the email telling us why they are interested in joining our team. More information is available here. The priority deadline is now October 7, 2022.
About Communities Rise
Our mission is to support movements to build power in communities impacted by systemic oppression. We provide capacity building and legal services for community organizations and low-income small business owners. Before we merged and became Communities Rise in 2019, we were two organizations Wayfind and the Nonprofit Assistance Center (NAC), with long histories of supporting community organizations. Wayfind provided legal services while NAC focused on capacity building. More information can be found on our website
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Focal PLLC, a nine-attorney firm based in Seattle -- with a focus on technology, media, and internet law -- is seeking an experienced litigation attorney to support our dispute and litigation practice.
We are looking for someone with at least 2-4 years of experience.
While we are fully remote, we are looking for someone based in Washington or Oregon (who is admitted to either bar) and who can travel on the rare occasion when a court appearance or other in-person meeting may be required.
We handle a range of dispute and litigation matters, including commercial disputes, data scraping/aggregation matters, brand protection matters, platform liability, copyright and trademark disputes (including in front of the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board), corporate divorces, cannabis disputes, and arbitrations.
Our lawyers typically bill between 800-1200 hours per year (as opposed to the typical 1700+ that is required at most firms).
• Experience with trademark and copyright disputes, including issuing and responding to takedowns online, is a plus, but not required.
• Strong writing and editing skills are key.
• Experience in both federal and state courts is preferred but not required.
• We work in a distributed environment so you need to be comfortable working in this setting and maintaining excellent communications with team members (e.g., using Google docs, Slack, and receiving projects via email, conference calls, etc.).
• Proficiency in using online tools and basic technology competence (e.g., converting documents from Google docs to Word, redacting and Bates numbering PDFs, formatting pleadings, etc.) is important. We have support staff, but our lawyers should be able to take care of the basics in this regard, if necessary. In a pinch, you should be able to format and file your own documents.
• We place a high premium on diversity. Women, people of color, and LGBTQ candidates are encouraged to apply.
• Introverts are encouraged to apply. • We’re looking for someone to learn and to build their skills with us. We often work on novel and interesting legal issues and are looking for someone who thrives on tackling those in a collaborative manner. We are proud that Focal fosters a collaborative work environment with legal professionals who strive to maintain a healthy work/life balance.
Full-Time Litigation Attorney FT Litigation Attorney
Salary range: Compensation will depend on hours, as Focal pays a fixed salary along with hourly-based payments (based on hours worked for the month). The salary range for this position is $80,000 to $120,000 (assuming 1000 hours billed).
Benefits: We provide our employees with health insurance, pay your bar dues, an opportunity to participate in our individual retirement plan (with matching up to a certain amount), and flexible PTO.
If interested, email (1) a resume (2) cover letter; and (3) writing sample to careers@focallaw.com.
Focal is a minority-owned business. We are an equal-opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by federal, state or local law. We have a great team and consider ourselves a lifestyle firm in that we try not to work ourselves to death while at the same time handling sophisticated and interesting work.
Northwest Justice Project (NJP) has a few job openings we’d like share with the community. Please share widely within your networks.
If you would like to learn more about any of these positions or other openings at NJP, you may find all our opportunities here.
Columbia Legal Services is a civil legal aid organization that advances social, economic, and racial equity for people living in poverty. We support communities and movements by bringing deep legal expertise that is grounded in – and strongly guided by – an understanding of race equity.
We seek systemic solutions by bringing class action lawsuits, using cutting edge legal theories, engaging in policy advocacy, and supporting communities in building their own power. We have a special responsibility to serve people whose access to free legal services is restricted, due to institutionalized or immigration status.
At CLS we seek a team that reflects our organizational values of community, race equity, and justice. This includes hiring staff with connections to the communities we serve whenever possible, and a commitment to strive for justice and equity in our hiring practices and in our staff culture.
Columbia Legal Services seeks a bilingual (English/Spanish) Staff Attorney to join our statewide advocacy team working to dismantle the structures that perpetuate poverty, racism, and other injustices in Washington and increase communities’ access to political power. CLS staff attorneys work as part of a larger team, engaging in systemic, multi-forum legal advocacy and community engagement. Note: this position is based in our Yakima office, but we may consider candidates in Kennewick or Wenatchee.
We accept and review applications on a rolling basis and will remove the position from our website once it is filled (see www.columbialegal.org/get-involved for current information on open positions).
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Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) position for the Western District of Washington.
https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/assistant-united-states-attorney-1454L
Snohomish County District Court is recruiting for positions within the Probation and Mental Health Departments! Please follow the links below or see the County Job Opportunities page for more information and qualifications. And please feel free to share within your organization or on your website.
Probation Program Coordinator
Therapeutic Case Manager
Thurston County Public Defense Mission:
"To Defend and Protect Our Clients' Constitutional Rights, One Person at a Time" PLEASE NOTE: This position has a current end date of December 31, 2024.
Thurston County Public Defense is currently recruiting for one (1) Defense Attorney position. A Defense Attorney practices in either District Court, Juvenile Court, or Superior Court with moderate to minimum supervision and/or general direction from a higher-level defense attorney.
Immediate placement for this position will be in the District Court Unit for misdemeanor representation consistent with summary of duties outlined below.
Depending upon qualifications, the successful applicant will be placed either at a Defense Attorney I or Defense Attorney II level. The Defense Attorney II is distinguished by years of experience and the responsibility to handle both adult and juvenile felony and misdemeanor caseloads.
The Administrative Office of the Courts has multiple new job opportunities posted this week. For more information about these positions, to review the job descriptions, inquire about benefits, or to apply, please click below:
