Description
McKinley Irvin is hiring a family law attorney in Portland, Oregon. Join an award-winning firm with a strong infrastructure designed to support legal professionals working remotely. Whether you’re just starting out or are a veteran of the profession, excellence is attainable at McKinley Irvin.
We’re A Law Firm That Does Things Differently.
At McKinley Irvin, you practice law; we run the business. If you’re a solo practitioner or part of a small firm, this is an opportunity for you to join a firm where your only focus is on providing outstanding service to your clients.
Be The Attorney You Want To Be.
Our attorneys thrive in an energized environment of talented colleagues who help each other grow and benefit from each other’s experience. We offer a supportive environment that allows you the flexibility to practice family law and have an optimal work-life balance.
MI Ranked #2 Best Workplace in Washington by Puget Sound Business Journal in 2024.
Summary
The Attorney role is key in representing clients in their family law cases for the purpose of elevating McKinley Irvin’s standing as the premier provider of family law services in the Pacific Northwest.
Observing the highest standards of professionalism and ethics at all times, responsibilities include delivery of timely and attentive service to both internal and external clients, representing clients in court including conducting hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and trials, along with assistance in characterization, valuation, and division of assets and liabilities, among other duties noted below.
As with all roles at the firm, aligning with our core Vision, "To be an inspiring and rewarding place to work where the best people are empowered to develop and grow,” via behaviors and interaction the Attorney role will contribute to fostering a sense of pride and community firmwide, supporting employee morale, and demonstrating excellence in all interactions and work product to ensure client satisfaction.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
- Demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism and ethics
- Produce exceptional work product free of substantive and grammatical errors
- Be an effective negotiator and litigator as directed by primary attorney
- Deliver attentive and consistent client service
- Conduct discovery and depositions as directed by primary attorney
- Conduct legal research
- Organize arguments, and counterarguments and draft narrative declarations, pleadings, financial declarations, and motions as directed by primary attorney
- Assist in characterization, valuation, and division of assets and liabilities
- Work with experts as directed by primary attorney
- Prepare child support calculations as directed by primary attorney
- Engage in outlining strategy, legal arguments and counterarguments as directed by primary attorney
- Appear at hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and trials as directed by primary attorney
What we Offer:
In addition to the opportunity to work in a thriving and engaged culture, employees of McKinley Irvin are eligible for the following:
- 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
- Onsite, Remote, or Hybrid work option
- Continuous learning and career development
- Opportunities to connect and socialize with colleagues
Schedule: Flexible, Monday to Friday
Supplemental Pay: Quarterly bonus when meeting or exceeding goals
Work Location: Remote with the option to work at our offices in Portland, Oregon and/or Vancouver, Washington as desired.
Requirements
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Currently licensed in Washington State and in good standing with the Washington State Bar Association
- 3+ years of extensive and recent family law experience in the county assigned
- Possess outstanding technical legal expertise and analytical skills and is comfortable in a courtroom
- Extensive experience with complex discovery
- An effective negotiator and litigator
- Able to work independently and handle multiple priorities in a fast paced and demanding environment
- solid understanding of complex cases and good with clients in this setting
- Ability to track and honor deadlines both internal and external
- Willingness to accept feedback and direction regarding work quality, work product expectations, and best practices
- Commitment to billing time daily, timely review of monthly pre-bills (if requested), and assisting with communication regarding collection of A/R as directed by primary attorney
- Must provide and maintain a personal smartphone for use with applications provided by the firm
- Detail-oriented with exceptional follow through
- Exceptional customer service and willingness to problem solve
- Ability to direct work product of legal assistants and/or paralegals in addition to supervising and training others to support complex litigation
- Collaborative demeanor with desire to work with and integrate into a diverse, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills with technical and non-technical audiences
