The team at Gilson-Moreau & Associates, P.S. has an opening for an experienced and confident associate attorney. As an associate with our firm, you will have the opportunity to work with and learn from experienced family law attorneys. In addition to drafting family law pleadings and documents, responsibilities will include maintaining one’s own case load, set own calendar, conduct consultations with potential clients, regular case updates with paralegals and staff, and answer e-mails in a timely fashion. We are looking for a self-motivated associate who is also a team player. This is a hybrid position with the opportunity to work both in office and remote.  

Qualifications: 

·       At least two years of family law experience as an attorney (however, those with some paralegal or law clerk experience would also be considered) 

·       Licensed to practice law in Washington State/WSBA member in good standing 

·       Knowledge of the Washington State court rules and procedures related to motion practice in the counties of King and Pierce counties 

·       Experience with Dropbox/Adobe/MS Office 365/Linx/Odyssey/Family Soft/Amicus Attorney (or similar attorney programs) or the ability to learn any of the listed systems quickly  

·       Excellent writing skills 

·       Willingness and ability to work both as a team and individually  

·       Stable internet and phone access  

·       Ability to relate to individuals from diverse cultural, educational, ethnic, generational, and socioeconomic backgrounds  

·       Ability to communicate effectively and clearly 

 

Company Description  

We are a small boutique firm specializing exclusively in family law litigation and mediation services. We currently have two full-time attorneys and one attorney who is transitioning to a mediation practice only. Although we are a small firm, we have a strong reputation in our community as dedicated and experienced family law attorneys.  

 

Compensation  

We offer competitive compensation based on experience and performance with the possibility of a yearly bonuses. 

 

Benefits 

·       401k and employer matching 

·       Medical and Dental insurance 

·       Firm pays Bar Dues and up to 15 CLE per year 

·       Bonuses (based on profits) 

 

Job Type  

Full-time, Monday- Friday 

We are looking to fill this position immediately. We are currently scheduled to interview applicants on a rolling basis with the intent to hire the first qualified candidate. Interviews will be conducted via video conference using Zoom. 

Documents Required with Application:  

Resume and Cover Letter  

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.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CLS staff have primarily been working remotely. Once it is safe to fully reopen CLS offices, employees will still be able to do some work remotely; however, this position will also require some physical presence at the office, as well as an ability to attend required meetings at the office, and regular engagement with the local community.

Beginning February 1, 2022, CLS is requiring that all employees adhere to our COVID-19 vaccine mandate through proof of vaccination or by requesting a medical or religious accommodation.

Columbia Legal Services has open opportunities in Kennewick, WA and Yakima, WA for bilingual (English/Spanish) Staff Attorneys 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.

Our offices in Eastern and Central Washington have historically had a strong focus on serving immigrant client communities, consisting largely of farmworkers and their families. Examples of recent and current work include class action litigation on behalf of H-2A farmworkers, raising federal anti-trafficking and state wage law claims; class actions to obtain the right to overtime pay for dairy workers; legislative advocacy to ban private, for-profit detention, including the Northwest Detention Center; supporting workers at fruit packing sheds in their efforts to gain union recognition; challenging county jails’ practices of collaborating with ICE; and advocating for regulations to protect residents of temporary farmworker housing from COVID-19.

We seek a mix of both developing (0+ years) and more experienced candidates for these full-time positions; all interested applicants are encouraged to apply. Because building relationships with our client communities is vital to this work, the ideal candidates for these open roles will have existing relationships with immigrant communities in Eastern or Central Washington and will live in close proximity to their home office.

CLS offices have a collegial atmosphere that emphasizes teamwork, flexibility, and mutual accountability. All staff members are expected to strive to understand the values, cultures, and concerns of the client communities we serve, and to uphold Columbia Legal Services’ values of community, race equity, and justice.

Send a cover letter highlighting your relevant skills and experience, resume, and a 5-10 page writing sample, in PDF format to careers@columbialegal.org. Please make Eastern WA Staff Attorney your subject line.

Position is open until filled, with priority given to applications received before April 15, 2022. CLS will only contact you 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.

The City of Tacoma Careers: The City of Tacoma's Legal Department is recruiting for the position of Labor Negotiator.

Labor Negotiator: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/tacoma/jobs/3470563/labor-negotiator?page=3&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

The City of Tacoma is seeking a highly motivated and creative problem solver to join our experienced team of Labor Negotiators. Under the direction of the Senior Labor Relations Manager, you will serve as lead negotiator for multiple collective bargaining agreements each year and be the first point of contact for City departments in need of contract administration assistance.

 

The Legal Department’s Labor Negotiator recruitment is expected to close on April 11, 2022 at 5:00pm. Please share with your professional colleagues and/or forward the link below.

 

Click on links above for the complete job announcement and the "Apply" button to being the online application process.

The Seattle Office of Labor Standards would like to share our Enforcement Strategist posting. Those interested can learn more about the position and apply here.

The Civil Division of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is seeking experienced employment law attorneys to fill two positions in our Labor and Employment Section.

 

One position will advise County clients (Executive, King County Council, our office, Superior and District Court) on all aspects of labor and employment law, including but not limited to discrimination issues, workplace investigations and discipline, wage and hour issues, leave issues and COVID-19 vaccination issues. The other position will primarily advise the King County Sheriff’s Office on all aspects of labor and employment law, including those areas identified above, and this position is expected to have a partial physical presence in the Sheriff’s Office. Both attorneys will represent the County in labor arbitrations and in other administrative forums, including the King County Personnel Board and the Washington Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC).

 

For more information and/or to apply, please refer to our recruitment on the King County Careers page: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/kingcounty/jobs/3468134/civil-employment-attorney

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The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is seeking an experienced criminal law attorney to join our team in the Juvenile Division.  

 

Our Juvenile Division is a national model in innovative, effective responses to youthful offending that seeks to hold respondents accountable for their behavior, while affording them the chance to turn their lives around and be positive contributors to our community. In addition to prosecuting criminal cases through the traditional court system, our Juvenile Division has implemented groundbreaking Restorative Justice Initiatives where we seek to improve community safety and better address the interests of victims of crime. To learn more and apply: Job Opportunities | King County Careers (governmentjobs.com)

Kutak Rock LLP’s Spokane office is seeking a Litigation Associate Attorney with 1-5 years of complex commercial litigation and/or employment litigation experience. Experience in intellectual property litigation is beneficial, but not required. This role affords the opportunity to work in Spokane or remotely in a busy litigation practice in the Firm’s expanding regional and national litigation practice. If the candidate is not based in Spokane, the candidate must have the ability to be present in Spokane as needed.

 

The ideal candidate must have excellent oral and written communication skills, solid academic performance, and the ability to be strategic and analytical. The candidate must be self-motivated with the drive to help shape and expand a growing practice, and have experience analyzing, researching, and drafting briefs addressing sophisticated legal issues in complex litigation, ranging from state and federal court motions to dismiss, summary judgment motions, and appeals. Prior court room and/or trial experience as well as clerkship experience are preferred.

 

All applicants must be currently admitted in Washington. Please submit a cover letter, transcript, and resume for consideration for this position.

 

Kutak Rock offers a collegial working environment with a competitive salary and benefits package.

 

Kutak Rock requires all prospective employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to a state or local exemption procedure, or a reasonable accommodation for a bona fide medical reason or a sincerely held religious belief if accommodation does not cause Kutak Rock an undue hardship or pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others in the workplace and/or to the candidate who requested the accommodation.

 

Kutak Rock LLP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to sustaining a culturally and ethnically diverse working environment and to principles that promote inclusive practices. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, domestic partner status, pregnancy, caregiver status, gender stereotyping, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, AIDS/HIV status, handicap or disability, or status as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran, or any other legally protected category. The firm will provide reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Applicants requiring accommodation in the job application process should contact the Human Resources Department at 402-346-6000 or by emailing HRDepartment@KutakRock.com.

CORPORATE ASSOCIATE

Cairncross & Hempelmann (“CH&”) is a full-service law firm in Seattle that advises our diverse client base in business, land use, real estate, litigation, and bankruptcy and creditors’ rights.  Our hallmark culture hinges upon respect, collegiality, and genuine care which extends to all CH& employees, as well as to our clients and their teams. 

We are looking for an associate to join our sophisticated Business Group.  Our Business attorneys bring a wealth of experience and deep relationships with some of the Puget Sound region’s most innovative companies and individuals.  We represent clients with respect to corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, business transactions, intellectual property & technology transactions, security & privacy, employment and tax.

The ideal candidate will have 2 – 6 years of relevant experience in general corporate transactions, M&A, and financing. The candidate should preferably have experience as a junior or midlevel associate with experience drafting complex transactional and commercial agreements, conducting due diligence and managing the due diligence process in M&A transactions, coordinating internal and client teams in all stages of a strategic transaction, and drafting and negotiating equity financing and convertible debt securities documents. Superior academic credentials, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and current WSBA membership (or membership in another state bar plus the ability to pursue WSBA membership) are required.  

Our firm recently renewed our commitment to racial equality and social justice and implemented the CH& Racial Equality & Social Justice Plan that invites all attorneys and staff to engage, take action, and continue to broaden diversity and awareness in our communities.  The CH& Diversity Team was started in 2004 and drives the firm’s initiatives and action.  For more information, go to Diversity | Cairncross & Hempelmann. 

We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, friendly people and a wonderful working environment.  Check us out at www.cairncross.com.  EOE.  Send cover letter, resume, law school transcript, references, a list of transactions you’ve worked on with a detailed description of your role in each transaction, and a writing sample (e.g., an appropriately redacted transaction document with your redlined changes and an explanation of your changes, or a document on which you were the primary author) to:

 

Ren Lis

Human Resources Manager

 Cairncross & Hempelmann, P.S.

 524 Second Avenue, Suite 500

 Seattle, WA  98104-2323

careers@cairncross.com