Stoel Rives

The Opportunities:

Mid-Level Construction & Design Associate

About Stoel Rives and the Real Estate, Construction Practice

With approximately 45 attorneys, Stoel Rives has one of the largest real estate and construction practices on the West Coast. Our attorneys pride themselves on providing companies in the real estate, construction and design industries with strategic and practical legal advice.

As a member of the Construction and Design team, you can look forward to being part of a dynamic practice with other lawyers and professionals who thrive in a stimulating, collaborative environment.

Role Overview

Stoel Rives’ San Diego office seeks a mid-level associate with 3-5 years of construction litigation and/or contract drafting experience for the Firm’s Construction and Design section. You will partner with a team of experienced attorneys to work on negotiating construction and design contracts as well as a wide variety of litigation matters related to construction projects, both public and private.  The role is a significant opportunity to practice both important transactional and high-stakes litigation matters.

Members of our team can expect meaningful interactions with local, regional and national clients, involvement in major development projects, high-quality mentoring and training, and cross-office collaboration among Stoel Rives’ ten offices in seven states and Washington, D.C.

The Skills Needed to Be Effective in This Role

We pride ourselves in forming diverse teams with a wide array of interpersonal and professional attributes. We don’t expect any one person to embody all of these skills, but the below serves to describe our ideal team player. If you have most of these skills, and are enthusiastic to learn, we encourage you to apply.

• 3-5 years of construction litigation and/or contract drafting experience, including on industrial, multi-family, commercial/retail, and large residential development matters;


• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with the local business community;


• Excellent written and oral communication skills;


• Detail oriented ability to produce client-ready documents;


• Good judgment, responsiveness, and perseverance;


• Strong intellectual curiosity;


• Self-motivation;


• A commitment to client service and team success;


• JD from an accredited university; and


• Active membership in or commitment to applying for the California State Bar.

Stoel Rives’ Labor & Employment (“L&E”) Group consists of nearly 30 accomplished attorneys. Our lawyers enjoy working together and collaborating across offices to develop deep knowledge about their clients’ businesses, and represent people and entities, large and small, across diverse industries.

As a member of this group, you would have the opportunity to provide services for regional and national companies and handle a wide variety of cases for other clients with unique needs. If you are interested in working with a group of collaborative, hard-working, and dedicated lawyers and staff, this is the place for you.

Role Overview

Skills Needed to Be Effective in This Role

We pride ourselves in forming diverse teams with a wide array of interpersonal and professional attributes. We don’t expect any one person to embody all of these skills, but the below serves to describe our ideal team player. If you have many of these skills, and are enthusiastic to learn, we encourage you to apply.

• 2-5 years of litigation or general L&E experience (preferred)


• Excellent research and writing skills that can be deployed with flexibility to meet internal and external client needs;


• Strong interpersonal skills including building rapport with clients, fellow attorneys, and staff;


• Good judgment, responsiveness, and perseverance;


• Strong intellectual curiosity;


• Self-motivation;


• A commitment to client service and team success;


• JD from an accredited university;


• Active membership in the California State bar.

Mid-Level Corporate Associate

About Stoel Rives and the Corporate Team 

Our Corporate team consists of over 70 lawyers who focus on all areas of corporate law representing both public and private entities at all stages of formation and growth. Our clients are engaged in energy production and distribution, agribusiness, healthcare, computer technology, life sciences solutions, aerospace technology, timber and forest products management, mining, retail and manufacturing. The variety of industries reflects the diversity of public and private companies launching, growing and operating across our footprint.

If you are interested in working with a group of collaborative, hard-working, and dedicated lawyers and staff, this is the place for you.

Role Overview

Stoel Rives LLP is seeking an associate attorney with 3-5 years of experience to join its Corporate Practice Group. The ideal candidate will have law firm experience in general corporate work, M&A, debt and equity financings, fund formation, and/or other business transactions. Members of our team have a deep understanding of our clients’ strategic objectives and work directly with our clients and with colleagues across offices and practice groups. The associate in this role will be expected to have strong drafting and communication skills, including the ability to independently produce client-ready documents and to contribute to our team-based culture.

Skills Needed to Be Effective in This Role

We pride ourselves in forming diverse teams with a wide array of interpersonal and professional attributes. We don’t expect one human to embody all of these skills, but if you have many of these skills, and are enthusiastic to learn, we encourage you to apply.

• Experience in M&A, debt and equity financings and/or fund formation work;


• Experience in negotiating and documenting complex transactions;


• Strong intellectual curiosity and desire to understand how a project serves client goals;


• A commitment to client service and team success;


• Ability to translate business goals into contract language;


• Ability to communicate well with clients and team members;


• Academic excellence, including JD from an accredited university; and


• Membership in the state bar for the market where you are applying, or the ability to become barred in that state.

Stoel Rives: Part of Our Team

We are also proud participants of the ABA Well-Being Pledge, strongly believing that the well-being of our employees is paramount to the success of the firm. In addition, the firm’s Culture Committee supports the firm’s mission, vision, and values in bringing together spectacular client service and job satisfaction.

To learn more about the benefits of working as an attorney at Stoel Rives, click here.

Principals only, no recruiters, please.

What We Are Doing to Ensure A Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Environment

Stoel Rives places a high priority on attracting and retaining lawyers and business professionals with different backgrounds and life experiences. This makes us better and happier as people, as an organization, and as legal advisers. We are proud to offer many engagement opportunities including a firmwide DE&I Committee, Associates Committee, Pro Bono Committee, Affinity Groups, and Parenting Circle.

We proudly partner with Diversity Lab to implement innovative programs to advance Stoel Rives’ DE&I goals, including the aggressive metrics-based goals we’ve adopted as one of five founding Move the Needle firms. Our efforts with Diversity Lab include certification under the Mansfield Rule, to boost the representation of diverse lawyers in our firm’s leadership by broadening the pool of candidates considered for opportunities. Additional information on these programs, can be found here.