Partner/Attorney

Description:

Come enjoy the calm and splendor of the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State! At the foot of the Olympic National Park, where the mountains meet the sea, Clallam County is where adventure and beauty are found just outside your door! Considered a “rural” county, Clallam County is home to the endlessly interesting and vibrant communities of Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks, and Neah Bay. This is home to the native peoples of the Salish Sea and the coast including the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, the Makah Tribe, and the Quileute Nation.

One can spend a lifetime exploring all the trials, rivers, beaches, mountains, lakes, communities, and activities that our region has to offer. It is a great region to live in.

Community Need
It is the strange-but-true reality that the Olympic Peninsula suffers from a lack of lawyers. So many of the older war-horse attorneys of Clallam County have retired, or, sadly, passed away. This means that our communities have an active and growing population that is forced to look eastward to big cities to find legal counsel, criminal defense services, skilled trial advocacy, and estate planning guidance.

In spite of those looking eastward for legal services, there remains more work than all the lawyers in the county can handle. And our population is projected to grow by thousands over the next several years due to a growing influx of people leaving urban environments and strong employment projections in the region. We need lawyers, paralegals, legal secretaries, and their families to come to our fair region and help carry the load!

Job Description:
Our firm needs a law partner who can hit the ground running! This is a full-time salaried position. You will be involved in developing the future of the law firm. Your name will be on the shingle.

You will be loyal to the firm and you will do nothing, both at work and in your personal life, that may reflect poorly on the moral, ethical, and distinguished reputation of the firm. Our success is bound to the strength of our character and integrity.

Our firm emphasizes good family relations and a healthy work-life balance. Our focus is quality over quantity. We highly value, and take pride in, our good-natured relationships with our clients.

Traditionally, we have been a firm that shares the income of each case with each other. But we are amenable to other fee structures. We provide health insurance, and want to expand our offered amenities.

Job Duties and Firm Expectations:
Mandatory Obligations:

• You will maintain and honor high ethical standards.
• You will share in the burden of overhead.
• You will ensure that all taxes are covered before you take a check.

• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills, including consensus building skills;
• Emotional intelligence, empathy, and tolerance, while resting firmly within your knowledge of the law, and within legal and ethical boundaries;
• A working knowledge of laws, regulations, financial compliance, and best practices in the field;
• Knowledge of personal injury law, criminal law, contract law, real estate law, wills/trusts/estates, etc.;
• Excellent research skills;
• Effective skill in communicating complex information in an accessible way;
• Excellent persuasive writing skills;
• Credibility and discretion, with a high level of integrity and the ability to work with highly confidential and privileged information;
• Impeccable written and spoken language skills;
• A track record of nourishing and maintaining healthy client and coworker relationships;
• An ability to work independently as well as collaboratively;
• Strategic thinking, skillfully prioritizing and integrating short-term and long-term goals;
• An ability to prioritize and meet multiple and competing deadlines;
• Analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Familiarity with billing software and practices;
• Administrative skills and attention to detail; and
• Skill in collecting retainers from clients and enforcing solid, reliable billing practices.

• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school.
• Valid license to practice law in Washington state.
• Member of the Washington State Bar Association in good standing.
• 2-3 years' experience practicing law with good mentorship.
• If you do not have 2-3 years experience, please apply anyway. We will negotiate a probationary salary as you gain the experience you need to become a full partner.

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