Partner Attorney for Litigation

Min 8 yrs required

Full-time

No

Marten Law LLP seeks a partner-level attorney with litigation experience to work in its Seattle, Portland, or Washington . offices. The successful candidate must be admitted to practice in Washington, Oregon, or Washington . and have at least eight (8) years of experience in complex litigation, including managing litigation teams of attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants. 

Marten Law attorneys must be able to regularly travel nationally to accomplish legal work (client meetings, court appearances, depositions, discovery, expert witness meetings, and site visits) for our clients.

Our billable hour expectation is 1850 billable hours a year. This will require more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties of this position. The expectation is that this person will devote, on average, 37+ hours a week on billable job functions (more during trial) and another 7+ hours a week on non-billable activities (firm administration, marketing, professional development, newsletter articles, supervising others).

Annual salary (of at least $215,000, more depending on experience) with subjective annual bonus
Title: Partner
Some portable business is preferred but not required
Potential to join equity partnership after two years at the firm

Required Application Materials

Resume
Cover letter (must summarize litigation successes)
A minimum of one substantive piece of original written work product (max five pages)
Three or more professional references
Law school transcript

To apply, please send your application materials to Richard Allan, Hiring Attorney, at .

Qualification and Experience Litigation Skills - This position requires eight (8) or more years of experience with the following: Federal and state court litigation, administrative hearings, and other legal proceedings, including: First-chair bench trial experience on matters with at least $1 million at issue Setting and executing case strategy Preparing pleadings Motions practice, briefing, and oral argument Document discovery, review, management, and production, including large-scale electronic discovery Taking and defending fact, expert, and document depositions Hiring and directing expert witnesses in diverse fields Evaluating and applying technical research and data to legal arguments Negotiating settlements and participating in mediation and other alternative dispute resolution processes Legal Skills Team Leadership. Must effectively lead, motivate, mentor, and manage other attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants, as week as consulting and testifying experts, and interact directly with the firm’s clients. Interpersonal Skills. Must be both decisive and collaborative, demonstrate strong verbal communication skills, and exhibit well-developed emotional intelligence. Writing. Must produce superior written product. Experience as the primary author of client memoranda, arbitration and mediation briefs, motions, and/or appellate briefing is required. Speaking, Depositions, and Oral Argument. Must be experienced, skilled and confident in verbal presentation skills in a variety of contexts, including before federal and state courts and national audiences of your peers. Research. Must be efficient, creative, and effective in performing legal research. Experience researching substantive environmental law, civil procedure, administrative law, and regulatory requirements at the federal and state level is required. Judgment. Must have the experience and aptitude to consistently exercise superior judgment and maintain high ethical standards. Preferred but Discretionary Experience Experience with CERCLA and other environmental laws is preferred, but, for the right candidate who is interested and motivated to learn the field, not required. Likewise, a portable book of business is preferred, but not required for particularly talented candidates. Candidates in the top 15% of their law school class or other substantial professional achievement over the course of their career Law review experience preferred Clerkship experience preferred

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