Senior Attorney Sexual Abuse

10x Recruitment; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leadership role

Autonomy

Partnership track

Existing caseload from day one

Remote considered (WA-licensed)

Job summary

Confidential search seeks a Practice Lead Attorney to head its Washington sexual abuse litigation practice in Seattle, with remote consideration and a clear path to partnership. You will own strategy, staffing, and case selection, while leading survivors’ civil actions against institutional defendants.

You’ll bring 2–3+ years of civil sex crimes litigation, strong courtroom experience, and WA admission (or eligibility). Remote-friendly with Seattle presence as needed.

Qualifications

• 2–3+ years litigating civil sexual abuse lawsuits.
• Prosecutorial background strongly preferred (AUSA/DOJ or state prosecutor/ADA) with sex crimes experience preferred.
• Admitted in Washington or eligible and willing to be admitted.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Washington sexual abuse practice with autonomy over case strategy, selection, and staffing.
• Represent survivors in civil claims against institutional defendants.
• Own files end to end: case evaluation, discovery, expert work, depositions, motions, mediation, and trial.
• Work with survivors in a trauma-informed way with appropriate pacing.
• Grow the practice and, over time, the team around it.

Skills

Civil litigation

Sexual abuse litigation

Trial advocacy

Washington admission

Job description

Practice Lead Attorney — Sexual Abuse Litigation
Seattle, WA · Remote considered · Full-time · Confidential search

About the opportunity

Our client, an established plaintiff trial firm, is building its Washington sexual abuse practice and is hiring the attorney who will lead it. This is a practice to own, not a docket to service.

The firm is already litigating abuse cases in Washington. This role exists to take that work over and grow it — with full autonomy, a partnership track, and the firm's intention to make this person the public face of the practice.

What you’ll do

• Lead the firm's Washington sexual abuse practice, with autonomy over case strategy, case selection, and staffing
• Represent survivors in civil claims against institutional defendants — school districts, foster care and child welfare agencies, hospitality brands, youth and religious organizations
• Own your files end to end: case evaluation, discovery, expert work, depositions, motion practice, mediation, and trial
• Work with survivors in a trauma-informed way, with the support and pacing that requires
• Grow the practice and, over time, the team around it

What we’re looking for

• Prosecutorial background strongly preferred — former federal prosecutor (AUSA or DOJ) or former state prosecutor/ADA with sex crimes experience
• 2–3+ years litigating civil sexual abuse lawsuits
• Demonstrated courtroom ability — trials, arbitrations, or contested hearings you first-chaired
• Admitted in Washington, or eligible and willing to be admitted
• The judgment and steadiness this practice area demands

A plus

• Hotel sex trafficking claims (TVPRA / 18 U.S.C. § 1595)
• School abuse claims, public or private
• Foster care and child welfare abuse claims

What’s on offer

• A leadership role with genuine autonomy and a partnership track
• An existing caseload from day one — you are not building from zero
• No book of business required. Our client does not want portables and will not poach cases
• The option to bring your paralegal or assistant with you
• Remote genuinely considered, including Washington-licensed attorneys based in California or Oregon. Seattle metro preferred with periodic office presence