Careers

One of the Pacific Northwest’s most established law firms, Karr Tuttle Campbell, is seeking an experienced attorney to join the firm’s Litigation Practice Group in our downtown Seattle office.

The ideal candidate with excellent academic credentials and with 4-7 years of significant litigation experience involving patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright matters.  The position will require a minimum of three days a week in our Seattle office and the firm has a flexible two-day a week work from home policy.

Experience in the following areas is of particular interest:

• Experienced handling all phases of litigation support, including discovery, managing document review.
• Developed case strategies.
• Drafted motions and other processes necessary to support practice.
• Technical background in software, computer science, electrical or mechanical areas.
• Trial experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cases and train others.
• Participated in hearings in federal and state courts.
• Business development skills and experience preferred.

Qualifications:

• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work with clients, the public, and individuals at all levels of the organization, in a positive and collaborative manner.
• Eager to practice law at a high level, committed to professionalism and excellence, and have a strong work ethic.
• Exceptional organization skills, strong self-motivator with high attention to detail and an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

KTC is celebrating its 120^th anniversary in 2024. Our firm is recognized for its quality-of-life work environment and family focused culture.  Salary range for this position is $140,000 to $210,800 (DOE).  We offer excellent benefits to include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, long-term disability, transportation subsidy, 401(k) plan, paid holidays, and generous paid time off.   We encourage a team-oriented workplace, where employees are appreciated and recognized for their achievements through annual performance evaluations and salary reviews.

To be considered,  please submit a cover letter and resume in PDF Format only to Stephen S. McKay at Karr Tuttle Campbell, 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300, Seattle, WA 98104 or smckay@karrtuttle.com.  All inquiries are confidential. For additional information about our firm, please visit:  www.karrtuttle.com.

Karr Tuttle Campbell is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veterans, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other category prohibited by local, state or federal law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, social and recreational activities and termination.

One of the Pacific Northwest’s most established law firms, Karr Tuttle Campbell, is seeking an experienced attorney to join the firm’s Business/Corporate Practice Group in our downtown Seattle office.

The ideal candidate with excellent academic credentials and at least 5 years of supporting partnerships.  An L.L.M. in tax is preferred.  The position will require a minimum of three days a week in our Seattle office and the firm has a flexible two-day a week work from home policy.

Experience in the following areas is of particular interest:

• Accounting background is a plus.
• Tax structuring experience.
• Knowledge and exposure with M&A.
• Providing guidance to the Firm’s existing clients on state and tax matters.
• Solving complex problems.
• Structuring sophisticated transactions in a wide variety of industry sectors.
• Demonstrated exceptional research skills.
• Ability to manage significant responsibilities.
• Experienced in court and negotiations.
• Business development skills and experience preferred.

Qualifications:

• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work with clients, the public, and individuals at all levels of the organization, in a positive and collaborative manner.
• Eager to practice law at a high level, committed to professionalism and excellence, and have a strong work ethic.
• Exceptional organization skills, strong self-motivator with high attention to detail and an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

KTC is celebrating its 120^th anniversary in 2024. Our firm is recognized for its quality-of-life work environment and family focused culture.  Salary range for this position is $145,000 to $197,200 (DOE).  We offer excellent benefits to include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, long-term disability, transportation subsidy, 401(k) plan, paid holidays, and generous paid time off.   We encourage a team-oriented workplace, where employees are appreciated and recognized for their achievements through annual performance evaluations and salary reviews.

To be considered,  please submit a cover letter and resume in PDF Format only to Stephen S. McKay at Karr Tuttle Campbell, 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300, Seattle, WA 98104 or smckay@karrtuttle.com.  All inquiries are confidential. For additional information about our firm, please visit:  www.karrtuttle.com.

Karr Tuttle Campbell is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veterans, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other category prohibited by local, state or federal law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, social and recreational activities and termination.

One of the Pacific Northwest’s most established law firms, Karr Tuttle Campbell, is seeking an experienced attorney to join the firm’s Bankruptcy Practice Group in our downtown Seattle office.

The ideal candidate with excellent academic credentials and at least 7 years of significant experience involving representing creditors in bankruptcies and receiverships.  The position will require a minimum of three days a week in our Seattle office and the firm has a flexible two-day a week work from home policy.

Experience in the following areas is of particular interest:

• Chapter 11 reorganizations and Chapter 7 liquidations.
• Experience in federal and state courts.
• Real estate and maritime foreclosures.
• Represents borrowers and lenders in finance transactions.
• Commercial litigation involving banking, including lending liability and commercial paper.
• Represents special assets departments of state, national banks, and businesses.
• Demonstrates ability to lead cases and train others.
• Business development skills and experience preferred.

Qualifications:

• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work with clients, the public, and individuals at all levels of the organization, in a positive and collaborative manner.
• Eager to practice law at a high level, committed to professionalism and excellence, and have a strong work ethic.
• Exceptional organization skills, strong self-motivator with high attention to detail and an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

KTC is celebrating its 120^th anniversary in 2024. Our firm is recognized for its quality-of-life work environment and family focused culture.  Salary range for this position is $155,000 to $210,800 (DOE).  We offer excellent benefits to include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, long-term disability, transportation subsidy, 401(k) plan, paid holidays, and generous paid-time off.  We encourage a team-oriented workplace, where employees are appreciated and recognized for their achievements through annual performance evaluations and salary reviews.

To be considered,  please submit a cover letter and resume in PDF Format only to Stephen S. McKay at Karr Tuttle Campbell, 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300, Seattle, WA 98104 or smckay@karrtuttle.com.  All inquiries are confidential. For additional information about our firm, please visit:  www.karrtuttle.com.

Karr Tuttle Campbell is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veterans, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other category prohibited by local, state or federal law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, social and recreational activities and termination.

KTC hires its associates with the hope that they will ultimately be invited to become shareholders. Thus, the firm does not employ a large number of associates with the expectation of forced attrition. Typically, we assign new associates to one of our practice departments.  At the same time we encourage associates to devote a portion of their time to other practice areas.  We believe this encourages development of well-rounded skills and facilitates the pursuit of new directions in the law as attorneys’ interests change and are refined over time. A shareholder works with each new associate as he or she makes the transition from law school to private practice.

Even though associates at KTC work with experienced shareholders, they also handle matters on their own. Case responsibility and client contact are important aspects of the associate experience. An open-door policy on the part of senior attorneys and managers  provides opportunities for valuable, informal training and development.

To help our associates develop as professionals and to foster their progress toward shareholder status, we devote considerable time and effort to assessing their work and progress individually.  We conduct formal associate evaluations annually, soliciting input from all shareholders in the firm.  An Associate Evaluation Committee interviews each associate, identifies areas in which he or she can improve in effectiveness, and encourages feedback and commentary from the associate.  KTC compensates associates at a level that is competitive with firms of comparable size in the Pacific Northwest. The firm recognizes superior associate performance by rewarding bonuses.

If you are would like to be considered for an associate attorney position with KTC,  please send your resume, a cover letter, and a copy of your recent transcript to Heather Hattrup at HR@KarrTuttle.com.

KTC is deeply committed to advancing diversity in the legal profession by expanding the number of opportunities for diverse law students.  As part of this commitment, we also hire diverse 1L law students through the Legal Employers Advancing Diversity (LEAD) program in Washington state.

Our Summer Associate Program is designed to provide law students a realistic view of the practice and culture of our firm.  Our comprehensive program provides law students with exposure to a wide range of practice areas through challenging and diverse work assignments, opportunities to observe trials, hearings, depositions, negotiations, and client conferences.   Each summer associate is assigned an associate-level mentor that carefully monitors their work assignments and experiences over the course of the summer.  For each assignment, the summer associate will also receive guidance and constructive feedback from a supervising attorney on the quality of their work.  In addition, the firm hosts a number of social events giving summer associates the opportunity to interact with all of our attorneys in an informal setting.

We have historically hired on average two 2L summer associates each year, although the details vary from year to year. Our Summer Associate Program is the primary means through which we grow the firm and we do not hire more summer associates than we will be able to accommodate as associates.  We typically require summer associates to make a ten-week commitment.  Our salary is commensurate with similarly-sized firms in Seattle.

KTC usually participates in on-campus interviews (OCIs) each August at the University of Washington Law School and Seattle University Law School.   We also do our best to engage with students at other schools who are interested in returning to Seattle.

We have met our needs for the 2024 Summer Associate Program. If you are interested in our 2025 program, we will be accepting applications in June 2024. We will consider law students who will have completed two years of law school by the summer of 2024; and applicants who have demonstrated outstanding academic accomplishment and writing skills, have the ability to get along with a diverse group of attorneys, pride themselves in their own personal achievements, and have been and wish to be involved in the community. If you are interested in a summer associate position, please submit your letter of interest, resume, transcript, and a short writing sample to the address below. PDF FORMAT ONLY.

Heather Hattrup
Summer Associate Coordinator
Karr Tuttle Campbell
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98104

hr@karrtuttle.com

Karr Tuttle Campbell is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veterans, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other category prohibited by local, state or federal law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, social and recreational activities and termination.

KTC is often interested in talking to a practicing attorney who is considering a move of his or her practice to a different firm.  Typically, attorney applicants who fit in well here are those who have demonstrated outstanding academic accomplishment and writing skills, get along well with a diverse group of people, take pride in personal achievements, value involvement in the community and are entrepreneurial.  Growth for growth’s sake is not our agenda.  However a candidate who is a comfortable cultural fit and can add strength to our firm in the form of transportable business or a unique or highly marketable skill set, will find a favorable environment here to support a flourishing career.  We invite your confidential inquiry.

Marguerite Sandico
Director of Human Resources
Karr Tuttle Campbell
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98104

HR@KarrTuttle.com

In a mobile society, where change is the norm and movement is often seen as progress, KTC has an extraordinarily stable professional staff.  Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits do their part to attract applicants and an atmosphere that respects and encourages professionalism, offers reasons to stay.  Employee longevity here is not unusual; it is the rule.  We like to think that is largely because the firm allows our people room to grow.

From office support workers to department managers, non-attorneys make up half of KTC’s work force and include a large number who have been on the job for decades.  Our professionals include receptionists, legal secretaries, paralegals, specialists in information technology and litigation support, as well as library, accounting, finance and human resources personnel.  A firm culture that cultivates teamwork, allows cross-training and provides exposure to multiple disciplines means opportunities for employees to find their own best fit.

HR@KarrTuttle.com