Employment Law Associate

We are an entrepreneurial business and nonprofit law firm that is on track for aggressive growth, and we need an attorney to join our team and be a total superstar. Candidates with their own practice or candidates who are interested in starting their own practice are strongly encouraged to apply.

We need someone who can hit the ground running (2 years of experience minimum) and support Apex’s culture values. The ideal candidate will be able to take initiative on work that needs to be done and complete tasks with minimal handholding.

We are a work-life balanced, family focused law firm. We take our job seriously because we support community-based businesses and nonprofits who are working hard to make our communities better. Apex’s core culture values are:

• Assume positive intent.
• Practice from written process.
• Relentlessly improve yourself and your process.
• Actively listen without pretense.
• Remove ego.
• Make people better.
• Be open to feedback.
• Always do your best.
• Find a way.
• Smooth out the load with delegation.
• Practice self-care.
• Take pride in the details.
• Have fun.
• Celebrate wins.
• Use dates to follow-through.
• Communicate clearly.
• Investigate and document facts.
• Share information and be a teacher.
• Do what you say you are going to do.
• Set the “Apex” tone.
• All service is personal.

Qualifications:

• Full time or Part time;
• 2+ years of experience as a practicing attorney;
• Must have a J.D. from an accredited law school and be a member of the WA State Bar Association;
• Interested in starting their own practice or has their own emerging practice;
• A desire to be a part of a growing legal practice for the long run; and
• 960 hour (80 hours a month) Client Billable Requirement.
• 240 (20 per month) Growth & Goal Hour Requirement (networking, trainings, volunteering, etc.)

Benefits:

• 2 weeks of vacation
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Transportation reimbursements
• Health insurance
• 401k plan contribution
• Flexible work arrangements
• Family leave
• Various bonus structures - (1) Bonus for additional hours over minimum client billable requirements and (2) Performance based bonuses.

Please submit a (1) resume, (2) a personal reference, (3) a professional reference, and (4) a cover letter. The cover letter should be no more than 2 paragraphs and a closing sentence. In the first paragraph, explain which Apex culture value is the most important to you and why. In the second paragraph, explain which culture value you need more growth in and why that growth is important to you. As a closing sentence please write, “I have read the instructions contained in the job posting and have followed the instructions.”

We will review applications on a rolling basis. The interview process will consist of 3 stages: (1) a screening interview via Teams for about 30 minutes; (2) a 1-hour Teams interview with the 2 associates; and (3) a final 1-hour interview with the partners.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

Ability to Relocate:

• Seattle, WA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person