Pay: $160,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year
Why This Is a Great Opportunity
- Join a highly respected Pacific Northwest litigation firm with a long-standing reputation and sophisticated practice
- Handle substantial products liability, toxic tort, wrongful death, and personal injury defense matters
- Step into a senior-level role with meaningful autonomy, responsibility, and client-facing work
- Work alongside experienced trial lawyers in a firm that values professionalism, service, and long-term growth
- Enjoy a flexible hybrid structure with strong benefits and a collaborative team environment
Location: Hybrid opportunity based in Seattle, WA, with a target schedule of 3 days in office and 2 remote, though attorneys who prefer to be in office more often are welcome.
Note: Must be licensed in Washington and have strong litigation experience in products liability, toxic tort, personal injury, wrongful death, or closely related civil defense matters. Oregon licensure is a plus.
About Us
We are a well-established, full-service law firm with deep roots in the Pacific Northwest and a long history of delivering practical, high-quality legal counsel. Our team is known for strong client relationships, thoughtful strategy, and excellent litigation work. Confidential Employer.
Job Description
- Defend products liability matters involving asbestos, silica, benzene, and other complex exposures
- Handle personal injury and wrongful death litigation from early case strategy through resolution
- Draft, review, and revise pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery, and other litigation documents
- Develop defense strategy with minimal supervision and advise clients on risk, exposure, and case direction
- Manage fact development, formal discovery, witness interviews, and trial preparation
- Take and defend depositions of plaintiffs, fact witnesses, experts, and corporate representatives
- Work closely with retained experts and prepare them for deposition and trial
- Represent clients in court, hearings, mediations, and other litigation-related proceedings
- Prepare responses to written discovery, objections, and deposition-related filings
- Travel as needed for depositions, hearings, mediations, trials, and related case activity
- Maintain a minimum annual billable requirement of 1,800 hours
Qualifications
- J.D. required
- Licensed in Washington State
- Oregon license is a plus
- 5+ years of litigation experience
- Trial experience is a plus
- Strong writing, deposition, analytical, and case management skills
- Ability to work independently and handle complex litigation with limited supervision
- Experience with science- or medicine-driven litigation issues is strongly preferred
Why You Will Love Working Here
We offer the opportunity to do sophisticated litigation work in a firm that combines strong professionalism with a supportive and down-to-earth culture. Our attorneys are trusted with meaningful responsibility, encouraged to grow their practices, and supported by a team that values integrity, collaboration, resilience, and excellent client service. We also offer a competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits.
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k), FSA/HSA options, paid holidays, PTO, sick time, and additional firm benefits.
JPC-805
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance