Civil Litigation Attorney

• Associate Attorney Job Description
• We're looking for a smart, self-motivated Litigation Attorney to help us serve personal-injury and insurance bad faith clients in Central Washington and Eastern Oregon—many of whom speak Spanish.

You'll work closely with a tight-knit group of attorneys and legal staff.

Our philosophy is that our clients deserve nothing short of the highest level of advocacy and legal skill.

We handle more traumatic brain injury (TBI) and semi-truck crash cases than any other law firm in Central Washington.

• Key Responsibilities
• Manage a caseload of straightforward personal injury matters.

Conduct client intake meetings, case evaluations, and factual investigations.

Draft pleadings, discovery, motions, mediation briefs, and settlement demands.

Prepare cases for mediation, arbitration, and trial.

Make sound recommendations for the course of cases and potential recoveries.

Argue motions in court, including dispositive and substantive motions; attend court as necessary to submit minor settlements, motions, and other papers.

Mediate, arbitrate, and try cases.

Provide excellent client service: excellent communication, diligence, respect, advocacy, and results.

Maintain great professional relationships with members of community, experts, and referral sources.

When mistakes occur, accept responsibility and take action to learn from them.

Be a respectful and collaborative team member.

Always act with the highest level of honesty and integrity.

• Qualifications
• J.

D. from an accredited law school.

Active WSBA license in good standing.

Minimum 1 year of plaintiff personal injury litigation experience is preferred.

Excellent Spanish-speaking ability is strongly preferred.

Strong writing ability that doesn't require significant editing.

Demonstrated attention to detail.

Demonstrated ability to perform independently.

Experience taking and defending depositions.

Arbitration and trial experience preferred.

Thrives in a high-pace plaintiff practice that focuses on delivering big results for clients who deserve the best.

• Compensation and Benefits
• $100,000 to $110,000 salary plus eligibility for year-end discretionary bonus based on individual and firm performance at the anticipated experience level, but a different salary is possible based on the applicant's qualificationsCompetitive benefits package: Medical, dental, vision401K planPaid time offCLE stipendWe pay bar dues and membership in Washington State Association for Justice, ATAA, AAJ (TBI and TLG work groups)

Pay:

$100,

• - $110,
• per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person