Stoel Rives
Senior Litigation Associate
Seattle, WA · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 26 days ago
Business DevelopmentBudgetingIntellectual PropertyLeadershipCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- Our Litigation Team Stoel Rives' litigators are trial lawyers.
- We handle-and win-contentious, complex, and high-stakes disputes in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies across the country.
- We handle a wide variety of disputes, with an emphasis on environmental, antitrust, class action, intellectual property, and securities litigation, as well as white-collar criminal matters and internal investigations.
Responsibilities
- Lead motions practice: independently draft and argue dispositive and non-dispositive motions, including motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, Daubert motions, and complex discovery disputes.
- Own deposition strategy and execution: take and defend key fact and expert depositions
- design deposition plans
- prepare witnesses (including executives and experts) with minimal partner oversight.
- Direct all phases of discovery: manage end-to-end discovery strategy, including ESI protocols, vendor selection and oversight, custodial interviews, collection decisions, privilege analyses, and negotiations with opposing counsel and regulators.
- Drive case strategy and execution: partner with clients and partners to formulate litigation strategy, assess risk, and align case tactics with business objectives
- build trusted client relationships.
- Lead hearings and proceedings: appear independently at hearings, status conferences, mediations, and arbitrations
- Manage matters holistically: oversee case budgets, staffing, timelines, and deliverables across multiple matters
- Supervise and develop junior team members: delegate effectively, provide substantive guidance and feedback, and mentor junior associates and paralegals
Requirements
- 7+ years of complex commercial litigation experience, preferably at an AmLaw 100 or 200 firm (or equivalent), with demonstrated progression toward independent matter management.
- Extensive experience in motions practice and depositions, including leading dispositive motions and taking/defending high-stakes fact and expert depositions.
- Technological proficiency with leading litigation and e-discovery platforms
- ability to leverage technology to improve efficiency and outcomes.
- J.D. from an accredited law school
- admitted and in good standing with the Washington bar (or eligible to obtain admission promptly).
- Experience in one or more specialized areas within litigation including real estate, construction, environmental, healthcare, and intellectual property litigation is a plus.
- Proven ability to lead matters independently, including owning key strategic decisions, managing clients, and supervising teams with limited partner oversight.
- Deep expertise in discovery management, including sophisticated ESI strategy, privilege issues, and vendor coordination in complex, document-intensive matters.
- Exceptional written and oral advocacy skills, with a record of producing high-quality, client-ready work product and effectively advocating in adversarial settings.
- Demonstrated leadership and supervision skills, including mentoring junior lawyers, managing teams, and maintaining high standards across workflows.
- Advanced case management capabilities, including budgeting, staffing, and handling competing priorities across multiple complex matters.
Nice to have
- Strong command of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence, with experience across multiple jurisdictions
- clerkship, trial, or arbitration experience strongly preferred.
Compensation
- Hours Expectations & Compensation
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