Senior Attorney (Sexual Abuse)

10x Recruitment; Washington (District of Columbia); Híbrido; USD 150 000 - 210 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Leadership role with autonomy

Existing caseload from day one

Remote work considered

Resumo da oferta

10x Recruitment is seeking a Practice Lead Attorney to build and lead a Washington sexual abuse litigation practice, with full autonomy over strategy, staffing, and client representation. The role offers a partnership track and the opportunity to be the public face of the practice.

Ideal candidates have prosecutorial experience and 2–3+ years litigating civil sexual abuse cases, with Washington admission or eligibility. Remote consideration is noted, with Seattle metro preferred.

Responsabilidades

• 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 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

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Description

Job Description

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

About the opportunityOur 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 casesThe option to bring your paralegal or assistant with youRemote genuinely considered, including Washington-licensed attorneys based in California or Oregon. Seattle metro preferred with periodic office presence