Litigation Associate Attorney | Litigation & Trial Practice

McNaul Ebel PLLC (Formerly McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren PLLC); Tornac; Hybrid; EUR 160,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) and profit-sharing

Flexible paid time-off

10 paid holidays

Job summary

McNaul Ebel PLLC, a Seattle-based litigation firm, seeks an Associate Attorney with 2 to 4 years of litigation experience to join the Litigation and Trial practice group. The role encompasses all phases of civil litigation, including discovery, motions, and trial preparation.

The candidate should hold a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school, be admitted to WSBA or eligible for reciprocity, and be able to travel occasionally. The position is hybrid in Seattle with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of litigation experience.
• J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school.
• Admitted to the WSBA or eligible for reciprocity.
• Ability to travel occasionally.
• Highest standards of ethics and professional integrity.
• Motivated self-starter seeking professional challenges and substantive responsibility in complex cases.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with electronic discovery and large document productions.
• Ability to find creative solutions balancing legal risks and business interests.
• Ability to work as a team player with paralegals and assistants.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all phases of civil litigation, from the pleading stage through trial.
• Engage in discovery, including drafting written discovery, reviewing documents, and preparing for and defending/taking depositions.
• Factual and legal research.
• Written and oral motions practice.
• Pretrial and trial practice.
• Appellate practice.

Skills

Litigation experience

Legal research

Deposition prep

Motions practice

Case management

Team collaboration

Education

J.D. degree

Tools

eDiscovery

Document productions

Job description

Litigation Associate: 2 to 4 years of litigation experience

Department: Litigation and Trial

Litigation Associate: 2 to 4 years of litigation experience

Department: Litigation and Trial

We are McNaul Ebel, PLLC a highly respected Seattle law firm formed in 1995. We are seeking an Associate Attorney with 2 to 4 years of Litigation experience to join our Litigation and Trial practice group.

The trial-proven litigators at McNaul Ebel have decades of experience achieving excellent outcomes for our clients both in and out of court. Our lawyers have tried and arbitrated scores of complex cases to verdict throughout the Pacific Northwest and around the country. Our attorneys handle contract disputes, business and shareholder disputes, class actions, securities litigation, insurance litigation, real estate litigation, employment litigation, personal injury, professional malpractice, and more. Our clients range from international enterprises, institutional investors, and well-established businesses to small local firms, technology startups, and individuals.

WHAT YOU’ll DO

• Participate in all phases of civil litigation, from the pleading stage through trial;
• Engage in discovery, including drafting written discovery, reviewing documents, and preparing for and defending/taking depositions;
• Factual and legal research;
• Written and oral motions practice;
• Pretrial and trial practice;
• Appellate practice.

What You’ll Bring

• 2-4 years of litigation experience;
• J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school;
• Admitted to the WSBA or eligible for reciprocity;
• Ability to travel occasionally;
• Highest standards of ethics and professional integrity;
• The ideal candidate is a motivated self-starter seeking professional challenges and the opportunity to assume substantive responsibility in complex cases;
• Ability to manage a variety of projects and to work independently, often in a fast-paced environment;
• Experience with electronic discovery and large document productions;
• An ability to find creative solutions to legal issues and to balance legal risks against business interests;
• An ability to work as a team player who can manage paralegals and legal assistants cooperatively, efficiently, and respectfully;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• An ability to manage competing demands.

What You’ll Get

The Experience: McNaul values its people, and we take a collaborative approach to our cases. Our firm culture is one-of-a-kind and genuine. We are smart, creative, highly capable, and tenacious in the representation of our clients. We enjoy working with each other, we like the work of litigation, and we care about cultivating a work environment based on excellence, professionalism, and mutual respect. We ensure that our associates get courtroom and other high-level hands-on experience as early as possible in their careers, and we want all of our lawyers to develop and succeed.

The Benefits: The annualized base salary range for this position is $180,000 to $200,000; depending on performance, attorneys have the opportunity to receive significant year-end bonuses as well. Actual pay will be adjusted based on the candidate’s education, training, experience, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

• Full-time employees are eligible for health insurance with an optional health savings account;
• Long term disability;
• Dental insurance;
• Vision insurance;
• Life insurance;
• Health and dependent care cafeteria accounts;
• 401(k) and profit-sharing retirement contributions;
• Flexible paid time-off;
• 10 paid holidays each year;
• An expanded employee assistance and mental health program;
• Additional voluntary benefits programs include voluntary accident insurance;
• Voluntary life;
• Voluntary disability coverage;
• Optional pre-tax commuter and transit programs.

This is a hybrid position. Candidates should be based in the Seattle area.

McNaul Ebel PLLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veterans, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or any other category prohibited by local, state or federal law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, social and recreational activities and termination.