About the Firm5-7
Williams, Kastener & Gibbs is a Seattle-based firm. It is affiliated with Duan & Duan, a law firm in Shanghai, China, for resources in the Pacific Rim area. The firm’s attorneys offer expertise in tort litigation practice, including industrial & occupational products, consumer products, and pharmaceuticals & medical-devices litigation. The firm actively supports minority participation and has co-founded a minority clerkship program called Puget Sound Area Minority Clerkship Program. The firm supports community service and employees across many levels participate in civic, charitable, and educational organizations.
Hiring Criteria8, 9
The firm recruits candidates with good academic standing and prior experience from participation in law review, moot court, etc.
Summer Associate Program
The firm’s summer associates are candidates with exceptional academic records and personal achievements. The firm conducts on-campus interviews each fall at numerous law schools all over the country to select the best of the candidates for the program.
Salary10
Firm location
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
4th Year
5th Year
6th Year
7th Year
8th Year
Summer Associate
Seattle, WA
$100,000
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$1,700/week (2Ls)
Benefits/Package/Supplemental Compensation11
401(k)/IRA/Other Retirement Plan w/Employer Contribution
Sick Leave
Vacation Leave
Bar Association Fees
CLE
Dental Insurance
Employee-Assistance Program
Family-/Dependent-Care Leave
Flexible Spending Account/Pre-Tax Option
Health Club Membership
Life/AD&D
Long-Term Care Insurance
Long-Term Disability Insurance
Medical Insurance
Medical Spending Account
Parental Leave
Relocation Expenses
Sabbatical Program
Short-Term Disability Insurance
Areas of Practice12
Alternative Dispute-Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Asbestos
Aviation
Business, Tax, and Financial Services
Collections
Construction
Corporate Governance
Crisis Management & Media Relations
E-Discovery/E-Document Management
Education Law
Environmental Law & Hazardous Waste
Estate Planning
Healthcare
Indian Law & Gaming
Insolvency
Insurance
Intellectual Property & Technology
International
Labor & Employment
Land Use
Litigation -- Commercial
Litigation -- General
Mass Torts
Product Liability
Professional Liability
Real Estate
Transportation
Other Offices13
Firm Location
Address
Tacoma
Tacoma, WA 1301 A Street, Suite 900 Tacoma, WA 98402-4200 Phone: 253-593-5620 Fax: 253-593-5625
Portland
Portland, OR 888 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 600 Portland, OR 97204-2025 Phone: 503-228-7967 Fax: 503-222-7261
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