Mid-Level Complex Commercial Litigation Associate (CA / WA)

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Seattle is seeking an associate with at least 4 years of commercial litigation or judicial clerkship experience. The ideal candidate will possess strong research and writing skills, excellent law school credentials, and preferred experience as a judicial clerk. Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills are highly valued. The firm is committed to equal employment opportunity for all individuals.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of commercial litigation or judicial clerkship experience.
• Strong law school credentials including law review preferred.
• Preferred former judicial clerks.

Responsibilities

• Perform legal research and draft documents.
• Communicate effectively with clients and team members.

Skills

Strong research and writing skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Attention to detail

Strong interpersonal skills

Education

Law degree with excellent credentials

Job description

Kilpatrick is seeking an associate with at least 4+ years of commercial litigation experience and/or judicial clerkship experience to be based in our Seattle office.

Candidate must have strong research and writing skills. Excellent law school credentials, including law review, preferred. Former judicial clerks preferred. Excellent oral and written communications skills and attention to detail required. Strong interpersonal skills highly valued.

Company Overview

Kilpatrick is a full-service, international law firm with more than 600 attorneys who work with forward-thinking clients in established and emerging industries to solve their most business-critical matters.

Kilpatrick attorneys are fully engaged in the success of the firm's clients. We deliver results-oriented counsel for corporations at all stages of the growth cycle, from the challenging demands of financial transactions and securities to the disciplines of intellectual property management. A close collaboration between the firm's practice areas ensures that we are well-positioned to serve all of our clients' needs.

We serve clients around the world from offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Washington, China, Japan, and Sweden. We value our client relationships and are committed to learning and furthering the business, as well as legal goals, of each company we work with.

We strive at every level to develop beneficial relationships built on trust and mutual respect. We partner with the senior executives and internal counsel of our corporate clients, integrating and sharing tasks as appropriate. We take pride in the fact that clients who hire us once, typically hire us again. Our success is measured by the results we achieve on behalf of our clients, and we commit ourselves, without reservation, to the overriding objective of client satisfaction.

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP is committed to equal employment opportunity for all persons, regardless of race, color, religion, sex or gender, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

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