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The firm’s long corridor at 7:42 in the morning, empty, with the mountains at the far end.

Read the offer before you apply.

7:42 a.m.Twelve lawyers, two open seats. The pay, the hours and the bonus formula are below, before you send us anything.

Office doors standing open along the corridor as someone walks toward the window.

9:30 a.m.

There’s no partner floor.

Partners sit on this hallway, next to you. If the door’s open, come in.

The corridor at midday, with the long lunch table visible through ribbed glass.

12:15 p.m.

Lunch isn’t an event.

The long table seats twelve and nobody is taking notes.

Two lawyers at a standing desk reviewing a draft under a brass lamp.

3:20 p.m.

Your draft comes back in pen.

Back by five, with a reason next to every cut.

Late afternoon sun lying along the corridor floor as someone heads home.

5:30 p.m.

Teams of three.

One partner, one senior lawyer, and you.

Margit signs the offers. Teo reads every reply.

Naomi joined as a lateral. Corwin started here. Ask either of them anything before you apply.

Portrait of Margit Calloway, a fictional managing partner. — Margit CallowayManaging partnerI sign every offer myself, and every number in it comes from the same table you’ll see below.Sample statement

Portrait of Teo Imura, a fictional partner who runs hiring. — Teo ImuraPartner, hiringI read every reply. I answer within two business days, even when the answer is no.Sample statement

Portrait of Naomi Escalante, a fictional senior associate. — Naomi EscalanteSenior associate, joined as a lateral in 2024I came from a firm of four hundred. My five years counted as five years, and I took a first-chair deposition by month three.Sample statement

Portrait of Corwin Abara, a fictional third-year associate. — Corwin AbaraAssociate, third yearMy first deposition was in month five, second chair beside a senior lawyer who let me ask the follow-ups.Sample statement

An older hand marking a draft in violet ink beside a younger hand.

Two open seats.

Litigation associate and lateral positions in Denver. If top-of-market pay is the goal, this isn’t the seat. If your name on the brief is, it might be.

Every pay, benefit and hours figure on this page is a sample figure for a fictional firm.

Litigation associate

2 to 5 years of practice

Construction defect, delay and payment disputes, and the commercial cases that grow out of them. You’d join a team of three on day one.

Base pay: $138,000 to $180,000
Bonus: $175 for every hour above 1,850, paid quarterly, no cap.
Benefits: Health, dental and vision: the firm pays 100% of your premium and 75% for dependents. 401(k) with a 5% match. 20 days of paid time off, plus Colorado paid sick leave. 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
Where: Denver. In the office three days a week.
How to apply: We read applications as they arrive. This seat closes December 18, 2026. Write to Teo through the form below.

Senior associate, construction defect

6 or more years of practice

You’d run a matter day to day with a partner and take first drafts of the briefs. Experience with expert witnesses and their reports matters here.

Base pay: $194,000 to $226,000
Bonus: $175 for every hour above 1,850, paid quarterly, no cap.
Benefits: Health, dental and vision: the firm pays 100% of your premium and 75% for dependents. 401(k) with a 5% match. 20 days of paid time off, plus Colorado paid sick leave. 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
Where: Denver. In the office three days a week.
How to apply: We read applications as they arrive. This seat closes January 29, 2027. Write to Teo through the form below.

Not on this list?

Lateral partners and counsel: write to Teo directly. There’s no posting, and nobody else reads it.

Hands reaching for bread at the long lunch table.

About twenty-one days, start to offer.

Day 0You write to Teo.
Day 2Teo replies, even when the answer is no.
Day 5A 30-minute call about the work you’ve done.
Day 10A walk through a sample matter, client details removed, with the team you’d join.
Day 14The limited conflicts check: names and a one-line description, once we’re both serious.
Day 21A written offer from the same table as this page.

The fine print, in plain words.

If you miss 1,850 hours: Your base pay and your review don’t change. You just don’t earn the hours bonus.
Partnership: Reviews are held each March for associates at year 8 of practice. Business development counts, and it isn’t a gate.
If you leave: Nothing in our agreements limits where you practice afterward, and any bonus you’ve earned is yours.
Costs: The firm advances expert and travel costs on every matter, and pays your bar dues and CLE.

We read résumés sent directly. We don’t accept unsolicited submissions from search firms.
Calloway Imura is an equal opportunity employer. To ask for an accommodation in the hiring process, write to the address in the footer.

6:40 p.m.

Only Teo reads your first message.

The floor’s dark by now, which makes it a good time to write. No résumé yet. Teo replies within two business days, and we won’t contact your firm, or anyone who knows you, without asking you first.