Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Litigator to join our firm in SW Portland. Someone with a creative, problem solving mind who is a positive person, pleasant to work with and good with people (clients and colleagues).
We are a small firm (5 lawyers, 6 staff) with a warm, team-oriented office environment. The practice is about 60% business, 20% estate/succession planning (business focused), and 20% litigation. Much of the business work is real estate-related.
We think the most attractive part about working here is the healthy work-life balance and the supportive, encouraging environment. Applicants need not bring a book of business, although it would be okay if they did (we're looking for someone who can help us complete our work, not someone to bring in more work necessarily). This is intended to be a long-term/career hire.
If you have the character, professionalism, and spirit that we're looking for, then please send a thoughtful cover letter and résumé. Tell us a little about you, your professional experience, your strengths, what you like about your practice, and what makes you a good teammate. We believe that like-minded people gravitate toward each other, so we hope the letters will make our selection process very clear (and that way we can ignore the boring résumés).
Compensation depends on qualifications. You'll make more at a bigger firm, but you'll love working here.
www.barnettfirm.com
Company Description
We are a five lawyer firm located in SW Portland. Our primary focus is business, real estate, and estate planning. We serve as general counsel to many closely held companies and strive to assist our clients in navigating the business and legal considerations facing them today and tomorrow. Does all that sound familiar? Yeah, pretty much sounds like every firm's website slogan. Sorry about that. We're different, but you'll have to see that for yourself. If you decide you want to work with us, you will enjoy what you do, who you work with and for (colleagues and clients), and you'll have more opportunity to exercise your skills faster than you will grinding away at a bigger firm. We believe lawyers who join us fresh out of school are more poised for independent work by their second or third year compared to their peers who joined larger firms. We also provide a great landing spot for more experienced lawyers who have found they don't enjoy the culture of big law, as well as solos who would appreciate the support and camaraderie of being on a team. So whether you have your own book of business and just want a change of scenery, or you are looking for your first job as a lawyer, consider The Barnett Firm. We'll consider you right back, and maybe, just maybe, something special will happen.
We are a five lawyer firm located in SW Portland. Our primary focus is business, real estate, and estate planning. We serve as general counsel to many closely held companies and strive to assist our clients in navigating the business and legal considerations facing them today and tomorrow. Does all that sound familiar? Yeah, pretty much sounds like every firm's website slogan. Sorry about that. We're different, but you'll have to see that for yourself. If you decide you want to work with us, you will enjoy what you do, who you work with and for (colleagues and clients), and you'll have more opportunity to exercise your skills faster than you will grinding away at a bigger firm. We believe lawyers who join us fresh out of school are more poised for independent work by their second or third year compared to their peers who joined larger firms. We also provide a great landing spot for more experienced lawyers who have found they don't enjoy the culture of big law, as well as solos who would appreciate the support and camaraderie of being on a team. So whether you have your own book of business and just want a change of scenery, or you are looking for your first job as a lawyer, consider The Barnett Firm. We'll consider you right back, and maybe, just maybe, something special will happen.