Litigation Counsel

About the company Our client is a law firm. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Serve as senior litigation counsel handling complex commercial disputes, taking matters from start to finish with independent ownership and first-chair courtroom responsibility. This additive role supports an existing practice group leader and suits an experienced trial lawyer with 8 to 12 years of commercial litigation practice. What you'll do - Handle affirmative insurance coverage litigation and bad faith matters alongside complex commercial cases. - Manage matters independently from start to finish without close supervision. - Take depositions, argue motions, and serve as first chair at oral argument and trial. - Appear before federal and state courts. - Give clients practical, business-minded legal advice. Requirements What we're looking for - JD and 8 to 12 years of commercial litigation experience. - Experience in insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. - Extensive hands-on first-chair experience running cases in federal and state court. - Strong legal research and writing skills. - Washington license, or Washington admission pending within about one month, or admission in another state with a path to transfer to the Seattle area. - Academic record from law school showing a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, documented by a submitted transcript. - Comfortable leading hands-on rather than delegating work. - Based in the Seattle area and comfortable working in office about 4 days per week. - Comfortable with the stated salary range, which has only slight flexibility. Bonus points - Experience at a large or boutique law firm. - Background in witness examinations, courtroom argument, and jury or bench trials. - Oregon license in addition to Washington. - No existing book of business required. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: $235K - $250K per year - Merit-based, non-lockstep compensation with annual adjustments - Discretionary bonus Location and work model - Seattle, WA, United States - Hybrid, about 4 days per week in office - Full-time