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We have an exciting opportunity for an Innovation Coordinator/Assistant at Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP. We are searching for someone who wants to be a valued contributor and member of a talented and dynamic team of business professionals and change agents.

The Innovation Coordinator/Assistant provides operational, administrative, and analytical support to the Innovation Department. This role is critical to ensuring the smooth execution of innovation initiatives by managing financial processes, coordinating training and pilot activities, and supporting data-driven decision-making. While the position reports directly to the Senior Director of Innovation, it works closely with and supports managers across the Innovation team.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Financial & Administrative Support

• Process invoices and vendor check requests in accordance with firm policies and timelines.
• Track departmental budgets, monitor spend against forecasts, and maintain accurate financial records.
• Assist with vendor management activities, including documentation, renewals, and basic coordination.

Scheduling & Event Coordination

• Schedule and coordinate innovation-related training sessions, workshops, and adoption events, including logistics, calendars, and participant communications.
• Support internal and external presenters by coordinating materials, invitations, and follow-up communications.

Pilot & Program Coordination

• Assist with the coordination of innovation pilots, including managing participant membership, scheduling sessions, and tracking milestones.
• Serve as a point of contact for pilot participants to support organization, communications, and logistics.

Data Review & Reporting

• Review and summarize application usage and adoption data from various tools and platforms.
• Prepare clear, concise summaries and basic reports for Innovation leadership and team members to support evaluation and decision-making.
• Maintain organized records of pilot outcomes, adoption metrics, and related documentation.

General Team Support

• Provide day-to-day administrative and coordination support to Innovation managers as needed
• Help maintain internal documentation (including intranet content), trackers, and shared resources for the Innovation team.
• Provide assistance with license requests, account information, and related activities.
• Support special projects and initiatives assigned by the Senior Director of Innovation.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• A Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Familiarity with budgeting, invoice processing, or financial tracking.
• High attention to detail, particularly in financial tracking and data review.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Excel, Word, Outlook, OneNote, SharePoint Lists, and Planner, to manage information, track tasks, and support team collaboration.
• Familiarity with navigating data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or similar) to support reporting, analysis, and decision-making efforts.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills.

This is a hybrid role and will require on-site presence 3 days per week. The salary ranges for this position vary depending on the geographic location and other factors such as experience, internal equity, market data, and job-related considerations. The range for this position is from $50,000 - $70,000, with offers contingent upon the various factors. The firm’s compensation strategy includes not just a base salary but also comprehensive benefits such as healthcare, paid time off, discretionary merit bonuses, life and disability insurance, retirement plans and tailored learning opportunities.

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion within our Firm and in the larger legal profession. We believe that diverse skills, knowledge and viewpoints make us a stronger firm. Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP maintains a policy of affording all employees and applicants equal employment opportunities without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity or expression or transgender status), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital or familial status, domestic violence victim status, ancestry, amnesty, citizenship status, ethnicity, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation will not be tolerated in any of the Firm’s offices or any other work-related setting. Qualified individuals with a disability may request reasonable accommodation in order to apply for a position or to enable them to perform the essential functions of a position for which they are otherwise qualified. EEO.

Katten is a full-service law firm with nearly 650 attorneys in locations across the United States and in London and Shanghai. Clients seeking sophisticated, high-value legal services turn to Katten for counsel locally, nationally and internationally. The firm’s core areas of practice include corporate, financial markets and funds, insolvency and restructuring, intellectual property, litigation, real estate, structured finance and securitization, transactional tax planning, private credit and private wealth. Katten represents public and private companies in numerous industries, as well as a number of government and nonprofit organizations and individuals.

Awards and Rankings Specialist

The Awards & Rankings Specialist leads the firm’s strategy for awards, surveys, and league table submissions (including Chambers and Legal 500), ensuring all recognition initiatives align with the firm’s strategic goals and brand visibility.

This role partners with attorneys, Marketing and Business Development, and PR teams to draft, review, and submit award entries, manage timelines, coordinate researcher interviews, and maintain comprehensive tracking systems for directories, surveys, and league tables. The position also develops templates, best practices, and reference materials, researches new recognition opportunities, and updates profiles and submissions.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Strong communication, project management, and interpersonal skills are essential, along with sound judgment, discretion, and a proactive, results-driven approach. Experience with legal directories, awards, and external agency management is strongly preferred. This role works independently and collaboratively but has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Katten offers a hybrid work model, allowing the flexibility to work both on-site and remotely on a regular basis (KattenFlex).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but may not be limited to, the following. Other duties may be requested and/or assigned. Essential functions are primary job duties that an individual must be able to perform successfully with or without a reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lead the strategy for the firm’s awards, surveys, and league table submissions and nominations. Advise attorneys and marketing professionals on recognition and survey strategy, and coordinate with Marketing and Business Development Managers on major legal directory submissions and league table reporting.
• Draft award entries and review and edit submissions to ensure accuracy, clarity, and strategic alignment.
• Oversee submission timelines to ensure the timely completion of all materials and references. Manage each submission from initial planning through release, maintaining a comprehensive editorial calendar and tracking system for league tables, directories, surveys, and awards.
• Coordinate interview requests from directory researchers, including scheduling and preparing background materials for attorneys.
• Partner with the PR and Communications team to develop internal and external communications announcing rankings and awards, reinforcing the firm’s brand visibility.
• Develop and maintain reference lists, work highlights, submission templates, and best practices to support efficient and consistent processes.
• Research and evaluate new directory and award opportunities to expand the firm’s recognition strategy.
• Update league tables, surveys, and directory profiles as new firm developments arise, including attorney hires, press releases, practice updates, and other notable news.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Business Development Managers to draft, finalize, and maintain directory and league table practice profiles, and create best practices aligned with the awards and rankings strategy.
• Preparing regular reports on awards and rankings results.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications or other related field with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience in business development or marketing in a law firm, professional services firm or other similar organization. Prior experience working at a large law firm and strong knowledge of legal directories is strongly preferred.
• Exceptional organizational, research, and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including advanced copywriting and copyediting proficiency. Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills and professionalism when working with attorneys, clients, media, publishers, and external vendors.
• Highly detail-oriented, with proven ability to gather, organize, and synthesize information from a variety of sources.
• Exercises sound judgment, strong problem-solving abilities, and critical thinking, while maintaining the highest level of discretion with confidential and sensitive information.
• Dependable and collaborative team player who works effectively with others while also demonstrating initiative, independent decision-making, and a proactive, results-driven mindset.
• Committed to delivering exceptional client service.
• Experience managing external agencies is preferred but not required.
• Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to work extended hours and communicate outside standard business hours as needed to meet critical deadlines.
• Strong computer and technological skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.).

In our Washington D.C. office, the annualized salary range for this position is $90,000 to $110,000. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.

We offer an outstanding benefit package which includes: medical/dental/vision, 401k with employer contribution, parental leave, transportation fringe benefit program, back-up care option, generous paid time off policy and long-term and short-term disability policies.

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP in an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Consilio is recruiting for an Assistant General Counsel for our client, a successful consulting firm in Washington DC.

On-site 3 days/week in Washington DC

Required: 2-6 years Anti-Trust litigation or general complex litigation experience from a large law firm

$140,000 to $160,000/year depending on experience, plus bonus*

2 – 6 years of law firm or in-house legal experience

JD plus barred in at least one U.S. state or DC

Required:

Complex litigation experience, anti-trust preferred

Responsibilities

• Litigation-related work involving expert witnesses
• Advise law firm clients on litigation
• Provide counsel on litigation-related matters involving experts.
• Prepare/negotiate client engagement letters, vendors/third party contracts
• Perform conflicts analyses
• Assist with engagement letter negotiation
• Prepare, review and negotiate NDAs, data agreements
• Engage in copyright and web scraping request reviews
• Review protective orders and marketing content

Required

• JD degree + license (active, good standing) in at least one U.S. state or DC
• 2 - 6 years of law firm or in-house litigation experience
• Microsoft Word and Excel skills

*Eligible for bonus compensation on a discretionary basis. The actual salary offered for this position will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors including qualifications and experience, education, external market data, and internal equity.

• Benefits include tuition reimbursement up to $75K, low healthcare premiums, wellness benefits, and more
• Amenities: fitness center, rooftop terrace, standing desks, espresso, fresh fruit, breakfast and afternoon snack, billiards, and ping pong.
• Employee-driven community outreach program featuring fundraising events (e.g., trivia, game shows, cooking competitions, etc.), volunteer opportunities, matching funds along with pro bono program.

ELS Consilio Direct Hire Division staffs positions for Consilio clients and does not staff for internal corporate positions at Consilio. Please refer to to view job opportunities within our company.

Consilio, LLC is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Sebris Busto James, a boutique labor and employment law firm in Bellevue, Washington, seeks a paralegal with 8+ years of complex civil litigation/trial experience to add to our team. This role is crucial in an exciting, fast-paced litigation practice, with multiple trials scheduled in the coming months. 

Our preferred candidate has:

• Extremely high attention to detail
• Extensive knowledge of and experience with e-discovery and other discovery production, document review and management, and drafting pleadings and discovery
• Strong skills in background research and locating/searching court records in other jurisdictions
• General knowledge of public records searches and FOIA/Public Records Act requests for state and federal agencies
• Expertise in Washington state and federal court rules, e-filing/filing, and calendaring, including local rules and filing requirements throughout the superior courts of the counties of the state of Washington
• Advanced computing skills (with proficiency in all aspects of Office 365, including SharePoint)
• Great interpersonal/teamwork skills
• Confident and calm under pressure
• Ability and willingness to do what is needed as required by trial demands
• Professional demeanor when communicating on the phone, via email or in person
• High organizational and coordinating skills
• Willingness to comply with confidentiality obligations and firm policies

We offer:

• Competitive compensation and bonus opportunities
• Competitive benefits including medical/dental/life/long-term disability insurance, flexible spending account, 401(k) match with employer match, profit sharing, and cash balance plan (all subject to plan or vesting requirements)
• Flexible schedules and working arrangements
• Newly renovated offices in a park-like setting
• Free access to state-of-the-art fitness center, gym, indoor basketball court, and walking/biking trails
• Easy commuting access by car, bus or bike
• Free parking, plus near a major park and ride
• Easy walk to a variety of restaurants and coffee shops

To apply, please respond to this posting with a cover letter, resume and three professional references from trial counsel, including a brief description of the duration and type of trials in which you served as paralegal. 

Our client, a well-established and highly respected Northeast regional law firm, is looking to grow the team in their Washington, DC office through the addition of Partner level attorneys. Candidates can have experience in a variety of practice areas.

Requirements:

• A portable book of business
• Minimum of 8-10 years legal experience.
• Admitted to practice in Washington DC, as well as neighboring states.
• Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail with demonstrated ability to build effective working relationships.

At this time, the good faith estimate of the annual base salary range for this position is up to $300,000 plus eligible for variable compensation in the form of commissions for closed business. Where a successful applicant is slotted within this range will vary based on legitimate criteria, such as years of experience, skill level and book of business.

Reed Longyear is seeking an attorney to join our real estate, business, transaction and creditors’ rights practices. Reed Longyear is a well-established and long-standing general civil practice firm in downtown Seattle with strong ties to the local community. Our firm provides a supportive environment for attorneys with opportunities for interdepartmental collaboration. We are close to transit centers, ferries, and the King County courthouse.

Applicants should have a practical, working knowledge of Washington business and real property laws, entity formation, contract law, civil procedure and creditors’ rights, as well as strong communication skills. Applicants must be self-starting lawyers interested in and capable of handling a variety of matters with confidence. The ideal candidate will have specific experience in real estate/business transactions, buy/sell transactions, commercial leasing, corporate and LLC formation, real estate/business disputes and litigation, and creditor rights/collections.

Responsibilities will include:

• Meeting with clients to analyze facts and legal issues and develop plans of action.
• Drafting and reviewing real estate documents, e.g. purchase and sale agreements, TIC agreements, easements, leases, covenants, deed restrictions, loan documents and security instruments.
• Drafting and reviewing business/corporate documents, e.g. LLC operating agreements, buy-sell agreements, asset purchase and sale agreements and security agreements.
• Drafting and reviewing pleadings, motions, discovery requests, settlement agreements, etc.
• Representing clients in state and federal court proceedings, trials, arbitrations and mediations.
• Pursuing collection actions and post-judgment remedies to enforce judgments and recover debts.

Qualifications:

• Membership and good standing with the Washington State Bar Association.
• Must have at least 3 years of experience in business, real estate and civil litigation.
• Comfortable with technology and use of practice management software and legal research platforms.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively. 

Benefits offered:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match
• Basic Life & LTD
• Commuter benefit
• Sick time accrual

Compensation Range: $150,000 - $200,000 annually

Direct applicants only. Please no recruiter inquiries.

A D.C. Law Firm is seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant. They are seeking candidates with3-5 years of relevant experience in Executive Assistant/Legal support roles. A Bachelor’s Degree is a plus but not a must. Billing and or time entry experience is required. The role is hybrid.

Status: Direct Hire

Salary: $74K-95K DOE

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide detailed and high-level secretarial and administrative support in a Team of 2 or 3 Legal Administrative Assistants (LAAs).
• Coordinate and maintain effective office procedures and efficient workflow; comply with policies and procedures set by the Firm; establish and maintain harmonious working relationships; foster an atmosphere of teamwork and cooperation.
• Work effectively with other LAAs within the assigned team; provide occasional coverage to other LAAs on the floor when needed and volunteer for overflow work assignments when time permits; must be able to collaborate and work in a shared workspace and be accessible to both lawyers and other LAAs.
• Work closely to mentor, share knowledge, best practices and answer any Firm policy and procedural questions for assigned LAA incumbents. Provide guidance when necessary and lead by example.
• Schedule client meetings, reserve conference rooms, coordinates audio visual equipment and food needs via CovReservations. Registers Firm guests with Security/Client Services.
• Coordinate all aspects of lawyers’ travel arrangements (domestic and international) and prepare travel itineraries; monitor and process travel reimbursements in a timely manner; maintain Outlook calendar and monitor crucial due dates for lawyers as required.
• Organize, coordinate and communicate pertinent information with other team members.
• Monitor lawyers’ incoming emails as directed and when required. Answer phones and direct callers as required. Receive, register and assist visitors as required.

Job Requirements:

• High School diploma is required.
• College strongly encouraged.
• Prior secretarial/administrative work experience essential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• High attention to detail and ability to multi-task in a high paced environment.
• Ability to prioritize and coordinate work.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Ability to manage workflow and delegate projects as necessary.
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks and manage deadlines.
• Ability to think critically and analytically in a pressured environment.
• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate with various levels of staff within the organization.
• Ability to work productively and cooperatively with other employees.
• Ability to constantly learn new skills as they become necessary.

How To Apply: Please respond with your resume for consideration. We welcome all candidates that meet the REQUIRED qualifications with recent relevant experience. Palmer Legal Staffing is an equal opportunity employer.

About Us: Palmer is an award winning staffing agency offering direct hire, temp-to-hire, and temporary placements for administrative, management, executive, legal and more. We represent more than 500 of the finest law firms and legal departments in the D.C. area.

Palmer Google Reviews = 4.7 stars, visit online to see what other Palmer candidates have to say about us. You are more than just a “number”!

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Complex Commercial Litigation Associate – Washington, D.C.

Our client is a top AmLaw 100 firm seeking a Complex Commercial Litigation Associate to join its Washington, D.C. office. This role involves handling sophisticated commercial litigation matters across a variety of industries.

Qualifications

• Authorized to work in the U.S.; Admitted to practice law in D.C.
• 4-7 years of experience preferred; strong litigation skills
• Excellent academic credentials

About Us

Marina Sirras & Associates LLC is a boutique legal recruiting firm committed to connecting exceptional legal talent with top-tier law firms and in-house legal departments nationwide. With decades of experience and a personalized, relationship-driven approach, we take pride in understanding the unique needs of both our clients and candidates.

We are a proud member of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC) and strictly adhere to the NALSC Code of Ethics. Marina Sirras, our founder, is a former President and Chairperson of the organization, reflecting our longstanding commitment to integrity and professionalism in legal recruiting.

To learn more about our team and services, please visit us at

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is searching for a full-time, fully-remote, patent prosecution patent attorney, with a background in the software arts, to work through the Firm’s alternative-track attorney and staffing program, DWTSurge. We are particularly interested in patent attorneys who have experience in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications either as part of an in-house team or at medium or large law firms. The selected patent agent will handle patent procurement and prosecution work for the Firm’s clients in a variety of industries both domestic and international.

This fully remote role is open to candidates residing in the following states: AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, MD, MN, MT, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA*, TN, TX, VA, WA, WDC, or WV. Patent attorney candidates must be admitted to practice in their state of residence and a state where DWT maintains an office.

The ideal candidate will have:

• 2+ years of patent preparation and prosecution experience, either in-house or as outside counsel, specifically in the software arts (e.g., machine learning, cloud computing/networking, cryptography, information security, or distributed ledger technology).
• A J.D. and a B.S. degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or related field.
• Registered to practice before the USPTO.
• Residency and active bar admission in one of the following states: AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, MD, MN, MT, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA*, TN, TX, VA, WA, WDC, or WV. Bar admission in a state where DWT maintains an office. (*jurisdiction-specific)
• Strong time management and organizational skills, including demonstrated ability to take ownership for, and efficiently manage, a large docket including meeting internal and external deadlines by working independently and with supervisors.
• Strong work ethic and commitment to being responsive to client needs.
• Excellent writing, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate and work effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Legal, industry, and/or academic experience in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and/or computer science, particularly with wireless communications, robotics, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cryptography, information security, and/or blockchain is preferred.
• Familiarity with operations of large organizations with established patent programs is a plus.

Please note that this position is managed by DWT’s flexible attorney and staffing program, DWTSurge, and offers a contract for a specified term that may be renewed on an annual basis for successful candidates. The initial term offered will run through the end of the calendar year and will offer full time employment with an annual 1,800 billable hour requirement. We are interested in candidates who are electing to pursue a more flexible way of practicing while also focusing on providing continuous, high-value legal services to clients. Those who excel in the role will potentially be engaged for additional terms.

Compensation:

The annualized salary range for this full-time contract patent agent position for the following locations is:

• District of Columbia - $198,000 to $229,000
• Los Angeles, California - $199,000 to $231,000
• San Francisco, California - $213,000 to $249,000
• New York - $186,000 to $220,000
• Washington - $179,000 to $211,000
• Maryland - $198,000 to $229,000
• Minnesota - $148,000 to $175,000

Actual pay will be adjusted based on the candidate’s education, training, experience, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Employees may be eligible for an incentive bonus and health insurance with an optional HSA, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k), vacation, sick time, and an employee assistance program. DWTSurge Patent Attorneys generally take approximately three weeks of vacation from work each year, and it may vary depending on the needs of the clients and the firm.

Additional voluntary benefits programs include:

• First Stop Health Telemedicine: Speak with a licensed physician or mental health counselor 24/7, covered by the firm
• TELUS Health Employee Assistance Program: Receive support with mental, financial, physical, and emotional wellbeing
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Milk Stork: Virtual lactation consulting, breast milk shipping and nutritional testing covered by the firm

Wellness Benefits:

• Peloton App
• Headspace App

To apply, send your resume and cover letter to DWTSurge Recruiting Manager, Mariah Watson, at We are currently not accepting third party submissions for this opportunity.

We are an AmLaw 100 law firm with eleven offices nationwide. We are relentlessly committed to client service and look for candidates who share that commitment. At DWT, client service means having empathy for each client’s and each lawyer’s work and personal pressures, business objectives, and legal needs; anticipating their needs; and having the capabilities and commitment to deliver what matters most to them.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP embraces diversity, equity and inclusion. It brings out the best of what each individual has to offer and inspires us to build strong and lasting connections with each other, our clients, and our communities.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP fosters a culture where all talented individuals—including those who are traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession—can have, and can see, paths to success. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion sits on four pillars: Community, Growth, Education, and Engagement. Learn more about the firm’s commitment to DEI here: order to support our effort to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive law firm, we request that you voluntarily provide demographic data. All self-reported demographic information is stored securely in a manner that is compliant with DWT’s privacy and security policies and is only accessible by authorized members of the Talent Acquisition and HR Departments; it is not shared with any of the hiring decision-makers.

It is our policy to hire, promote, transfer, terminate, and make all other employment-related decisions without regard to an employee’s sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), race, color, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, religious creed, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, medical condition, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal laws. To review our Anti-Harassment Policy, click on this URL, an equal opportunity employer, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP values the diversity of our work force and the knowledge of our personnel. Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for specialty occupation petitions are displayed electronically in accordance with notice requirements pursuant to U.S. Department of Labor regulations, and public access files are available pursuant to regulation. See 20 CFR § 655.734, 655.760.

Davis Wright Tremaine provides reasonable accommodations for those who need them to complete the application or recruiting process and for employees who need reasonable accommodations to perform the essential functions of their positions due to a disability or for religious reasons. If you need to request accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please email

Join one of PSBJs 100 Best Workplaces for 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 to work with a highly skilled legal team that moves mountains to support our clients. We're looking for dynamic Family Law Paralegals with experience in Snohomish County to join the McKinley Irvin family, supporting our Everett Attorneys either remotely, in-office, or hybrid.

Interested in this unique opportunity to join an amazing firm? A completed application, cover letter, resume, and salary expectations are required for consideration.

***No agency inquiries, please.***

What We Offer:

• Work that makes a meaningful difference in the lives of others
• A supportive community of purpose-driven individuals
• Competitive compensation, PTO, and benefits
• State-of-the-art technology, resources, and support
• Opportunities to work 100% remote, on-site, or hybrid, depending upon preference

What You Contribute:

First and foremost, we are empathetic advocates for our clients. We provide a supportive refuge during their time of crisis, while relentlessly pursuing the best possible outcome for their futures. To continue our mission, we are looking for similarly minded, full-time Paralegals. If you want to build your future along with ours, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Communicating with clients, court personnel, experts, and opposing counsel
• Drafting, filing, serving, and tracking general pleadings and documents/correspondence
• Maintaining Attorney’s calendar and case schedule docketing, including sending reminders and tracking trial deposits
• Handling large volumes of financial documents, organizing, and analyzing them
• Reviewing and organizing discovery
• Helping Attorneys prepare for hearings, mediations, and trials

What you bring to the table:

• Snohomish County experience required
• At least 3-5 years of family law or fast-paced litigation experience required with solid academic credentials
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Ability to meet multiple deadlines under time constraints
• Attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• High degree of professionalism and dependability
• Proficiency in litigation software including Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, Family Soft, and time-keeping applications
• King County experience is a plus

Paralegal Total Rewards

McKinley Irvin offers a competitive total rewards package with compensation commensurate with experience and generous benefits, including but not limited to:

• Choice of PPO/HDHP health plans
• Choice of two dental plans
• Vision insurance
• 401k retirement plan with generous matching
• Flexible paid time off starting at three weeks per year
• 10 paid company holidays annually
• Commuter subsidies
• Group Life and Disability
• College-bound-graduate laptop program
• Remote/Hybrid work option
• Thriving and engaged culture of smart co-workers
• Eligible for annual discretionary bonus potential

Base Pay:

This position encompasses multiple internal levels with differing pay bands. The broad salary range below represents the lowest and highest pay possible across Levels 1 (less than 5 years of experience) and 2 (5-9 years of experience) in King County.

Typically, we hire King County Paralegal candidates with 3-5 years of experience within the expected hiring range below. Actual pay rate is determined based on relevant experience, demonstrated skills, and relevant credentials.

We encourage candidates with 10+ years of experience to apply. Compensation for highly experienced candidates may be considered above the expected hiring range listed here.

• Expected Hiring Range: 27.00-38.00/hour
• Broad Salary Range: 27.00-53.40/hour

About McKinley Irvin:

With offices in Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Everett, Kirkland, Vancouver, and Portland, McKinley Irvin is the Pacific Northwest's largest family law firm. For over 30 years, we've dedicated ourselves to our clients, their families, and the evolving nature of what it means to be a family. It is our goal to achieve the best possible results for our clients, while at the same time delivering world-class personal service.

Our Philosophy:

We believe families are the root of civilization, that healthy families create healthy communities, and that communities are the foundation of the country. By helping one family at a time, we better our society as a whole.

Join one of PSBJs 100 Best Workplaces for 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 to work with a highly skilled legal team that moves mountains to support our clients. We're looking for dynamic Family Law Paralegals with experience in King County to join the McKinley Irvin family, supporting our Seattle and Kirkland Attorneys either remotely, in-office, or hybrid.

Interested in this unique opportunity to join an amazing firm? A completed application, cover letter, resume, and salary expectations are required for consideration.

***No agency inquiries, please.***

What We Offer:

• Work that makes a meaningful difference in the lives of others
• A supportive community of purpose-driven individuals
• Competitive compensation, PTO, and benefits
• State-of-the-art technology, resources, and support
• Opportunities to work 100% remote, on-site, or hybrid, depending upon preference

What You Contribute:

First and foremost, we are empathetic advocates for our clients. We provide a supportive refuge during their time of crisis, while relentlessly pursuing the best possible outcome for their futures. To continue our mission, we are looking for similarly minded, full-time Paralegals. If you want to build your future along with ours, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Draft, file, serve and track general pleadings and documents/correspondence
• Create initial client Master Information List in FamilySoft and prepare draft shell initial pleadings
• Case schedule docketing, including tracking reminders and trial deposits
• Assemble mediation materials, ER 904 Notices, Sealed Financial Source Documents, Joint Statement of Evidence, trial notebooks, motion documents, and more

What you bring to the table:

• King County experience required
• At least 3-5 years of family law or fast-paced litigation experience required with solid academic credentials
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Ability to meet multiple deadlines under time constraints
• Attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• High degree of professionalism and dependability
• Proficiency in litigation software including Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, Family Soft, case management, and time-keeping applications

Paralegal Total Rewards

McKinley Irvin offers a competitive total rewards package with compensation commensurate with experience and generous benefits, including but not limited to:

• Choice of PPO/HDHP health plans
• Choice of two dental plans
• Vision insurance
• 401k retirement plan with generous matching
• Flexible paid time off starting at three weeks per year
• 10 paid company holidays annually
• Commuter subsidies
• Group Life and Disability
• College-bound-graduate laptop program
• Remote/Hybrid work option
• Thriving and engaged culture of smart co-workers
• Eligible for annual discretionary bonus potential

Base Pay:

This position encompasses multiple internal levels with differing pay bands. The broad salary range below represents the lowest and highest pay possible across Levels 1 (less than 5 years of experience) and 2 (5-9 years of experience) in King County.

Typically, we hire King County Paralegal candidates with 3-5 years of experience within the expected hiring range below. Actual pay rate is determined based on relevant experience, demonstrated skills, and relevant credentials.

We encourage candidates with 10+ years of experience to apply. Compensation for highly experienced candidates may be considered above the expected hiring range listed here.

• Expected Hiring Range: 27.00-38.00/hour
• Broad Salary Range: 27.00-53.40/hour

About McKinley Irvin:

With offices in Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Everett, Kirkland, Vancouver, and Portland, McKinley Irvin is the Pacific Northwest's largest family law firm. For over 30 years, we've dedicated ourselves to our clients, their families, and the evolving nature of what it means to be a family. It is our goal to achieve the best possible results for our clients, while at the same time delivering world-class personal service.

Our Philosophy:

We believe families are the root of civilization, that healthy families create healthy communities, and that communities are the foundation of the country. By helping one family at a time, we better our society as a whole.

The general counsel serves as the principal legal advisor and steward of programmatic and organizational legal issues. The position reports to the Managing Director and is part of the executive operations team. The general counsel plays a critical role in guiding Indivisible’s strategy and operations, advising the executive team, senior leadership, and the Board of Directors. The general counsel coordinates with outside counsel and other experts as necessary.

We hope to hire by the end of the year, and the current General Counsel will stay on to support through the transition.

The general counsel is responsible for providing comprehensive legal guidance on complex issues to include (but not limited to):

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• Ensuring the organization maintains compliance with nonprofit governance laws such as tax-exempt status, reporting obligations, and regulatory requirements.
  
• Nonprofit compliance strategies and entity guidance for Indivisible’s 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and federal and state PACs.
  
• Overseeing lobbying and election compliance at the federal, state and local level.
  
• Entity oversight as it relates to the organizational budget and time tracking.
  
• Manage corporate compliance.
  

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• Provide strategic advice on all employment law matters, including advising on personnel policies, employee relations, disciplinary actions, workplace issues, and compliance with federal, state, and local labor laws.
  
• Provide strategic advice on labor relations matters to include contract negotiations and collective bargaining agreement interpretation, and provide oversight of the grievance process.
  
• Work closely with the HR team and other internal stakeholders to ensure adherence to the collective bargaining agreement.
  

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• Provide advice to the executive team and BOD as needed, regarding legally sensitive communications, litigation and administrative action strategies, risk analysis, mitigation strategies, liability and insurance.
  
• Promote and defend Indivisible’s interests before courts, administrative agencies, and policymakers, and regularly report and provide strategic guidance on legal developments that could affect operations.
  
• Review, draft and advise on contracts, leases, grant agreements, job descriptions, and other documents.
  
• Monitor legal development in a wide range of legal areas, including elections and nonprofit law.
  
• Protect Indivisible’s intellectual property interests.
  
• Oversee corporate governance issues for multiple Boards.
  

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• Consult with programmatic leadership to develop legal frameworks to support programmatic work.
  
• Develop strong connections to cross-functional teams.
  
• Anticipate need and coordinate the development of training materials on a variety of legal issues.
  
• Effectively communicate complex legal issues to non-legal stakeholders.
  

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• Review development proposals and reports for legal compliance and advise on contribution restrictions.
  
• Support compliance on financial report requirements to include reviewing Indivisible’s draft 990s.
  

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• Manage and mentor the legal team.
  
• Oversee relationships with outside counsel. Liaise at the confluence of law, organizational risk, programmatic objectives. Translate organizational risk, history, objectives.
  

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• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school, bar membership in good standing in any jurisdiction with a preference for DC.
  
• 10 years legal experience in the nonprofit sector, to include 3-5 years of senior leadership, required.
  
• 5-7 years of employment law and labor management experience providing legal guidance in a unionized workplace to include contract negotiation and interpretation experience.
  
• Proven track record for managing multiple projects, meeting deadlines, collaborative problem solving, and exceptional strategic thinking.
  
• Exceptional judgment and discretion.
  
• Legal acumen supportive of programmatic and political agility.
  
• Thrive in high-volume problem-solving in a fast-paced landscape.
  
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
  
• Excellent written and verbal skills, strong attention to detail.
  

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• Previous experience as General Counsel preferred.
  
• Experience working in a remote workplace is preferred.
  

We’re building something new. We’re a progressive grassroots organization that began in the aftermath of Trump’s election. We’re working to build a democracy that reflects a broad, multiracial “we the people,” one that works for all of us and is sustained by all of us. To support this movement, we’ve built an incredible team at the national level. We dream big, we support each other, and we have fun doing it. For more information about Indivisible’s vision, mission, and theory of change, click here .

We’re changing what’s politically possible. Indivisible is part of the powerful progressive movement reaction to Trump, fighting the racist, misogynistic, plutocratic, and authoritarian agenda trumpeted by Trump and the GOP congress. Don’t take our word for it; Indivisible has been featured on the Rachel Maddow Show multiple times, as well as in the New York Times and in pretty much every other major news outlet in the country.

We’re building together. We’re building a new organization every day - a rare opportunity to model what we want to see in the world. We’re deeply committed to equity and building a diverse and inclusive organization.

We’re looking for you. If you want to fight for the soul of American democracy, there’s no better place to be than Indivisible. We’re looking for more team members who are passionate about building an inclusive democracy and committed to getting results. It’s an exciting, fulfilling place if you’re someone who wants to fight fiercely for the progressive world we want to have.

Every one of us on the national team is here because we believe this movement is the best way to retake and build progressive power in this country. Does that ring true for you? If so, great - throw your hat in the ring to join our team. Let’s start #winning together. For more information about Indivisible’s organizational principles, click here .

Indivisible Project is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, including bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical condition. Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of support needs at the time of application.

The pay range for this role is:

169,890 - 212,910 USD per year (Remote (United States))

Remote (Washington, District of Columbia, US)