Kutak Rock LLP job posting
Jonathan Ko
JOB DESCRIPTION
Kutak Rock LLP’s Spokane office is seeking a Litigation Associate Attorney with 1-5 years of complex commercial litigation and/or employment litigation experience. Experience in intellectual property litigation is beneficial, but not required. This role affords the opportunity to work in Spokane or remotely in a busy litigation practice in the Firm’s expanding regional and national litigation practice. If the candidate is not based in Spokane, the candidate must have the ability to be present in Spokane as needed.
The ideal candidate must have excellent oral and written communication skills, solid academic performance, and the ability to be strategic and analytical. The candidate must be self-motivated with the drive to help shape and expand a growing practice, and have experience analyzing, researching, and drafting briefs addressing sophisticated legal issues in complex litigation, ranging from state and federal court motions to dismiss, summary judgment motions, and appeals. Prior court room and/or trial experience as well as clerkship experience are preferred.
All applicants must be currently admitted in Washington. Please submit a cover letter, transcript, and resume for consideration for this position.
Kutak Rock offers a collegial working environment with a competitive salary and benefits package.
Kutak Rock requires all prospective employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to a state or local exemption procedure, or a reasonable accommodation for a bona fide medical reason or a sincerely held religious belief if accommodation does not cause Kutak Rock an undue hardship or pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others in the workplace and/or to the candidate who requested the accommodation.
Kutak Rock LLP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to sustaining a culturally and ethnically diverse working environment and to principles that promote inclusive practices. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, domestic partner status, pregnancy, caregiver status, gender stereotyping, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, AIDS/HIV status, handicap or disability, or status as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran, or any other legally protected category. The firm will provide reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Applicants requiring accommodation in the job application process should contact the Human Resources Department at 402-346-6000 or by emailing HRDepa...@KutakRock.com.
