Litigation Associate Jobs in Houston, TX (NOW HIRING)

About us

Our Law Firm is helping business owners be engines of community growth in the greater Houston area! We are litigators and transactional lawyers helping construction companies, engineering firms, restaurants, manufacturers, developers, and a myriad of other businesses that are facing growing pains every day. We need a Construction Attorney who wants to try business law, consumer law, and real estate litigation disputes.

Are you the next attorney for our law firm?

The prime candidate will work seamlessly with both senior attorneys as well as administrative staff in an effort to effectively serve clients. If you have excellent research and writing skills, you are an acute observer of detail, you are technologically inclined, you communicate effectively not only in a lawyerly way, but emotionally empathic way across all levels, we would love to talk to you! We are based in The Woodlands, one of the best places to raise a family in the Houston area, because we are a family-first law firm.

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this position could be a great fit for you.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated associate with excellent skills to become a part of our growing team. The ideal candidate will be available for full-time work.

Key Responsibilities

The associate will be responsible for all aspects of clients’ matters including meeting with prospective clients, devising strategies, finalizing and customizing documents, drafting pleadings, supervising and delegating work to paralegals and assistants, preparing for and attending hearings and trials, etc.

The Ideal Candidate Will:

• Be an active member of the Texas Bar
• Have 3+ years’ experience in either Construction or Commercial Litigation, corporate work, real estate litigation and business disputes.
• You should be a self-starter, quick learner, and have a solid ability to work both independently and with a team.
• Creative problem solving, flexibility and an ability to prioritize are important.
• Have excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Have solid computer and time management skills.
• Demonstrate a high degree of discretion, confidentiality and integrity in the handling of personal client information, including following the Rules of Professional Conduct.
• Demonstrate a strong work ethic with high standards for quality of work.
• Be able to interact with our clients, colleagues and co-workers in a compassionate, personable and professional manner.

Skills and experience are required and valued, but attitude, character, personality and integrity, are also important. High-maintenance, humorless or self-important individuals will not succeed in this position and should not apply.

Compensation:

• Compensation dependent on experience and qualifications and is negotiable.
• Bonus opportunities!
• Recognized work-life balance
• Paid Holidays
• PTO
• Health Insurance
• 401K

If You Are Already Loving the Sounds of This, Keep Reading!

If you aren’t already imagining yourself loving this job, then stop reading now. We don’t want anyone who is not going to love working here. But, if you feel inspired, excited or intrigued about anything in this post, keep reading. If most of these apply to you, you’ll thrive as part of our team:

• You want to be challenged, not bored, by the work you’re doing forty hours each week.
• You want to be part of a team that delivers results and creates happy, grateful clients.
• You want to work with people you actually like.
• You want to work with other people who also enjoy what they do every day.
• You want the chance to earn regular raises and performance bonuses.
• You have hopes, goals, and dreams for yourself and would be inspired by spending time with like-minded people.
• You can find passion and purpose in helping accomplish a greater mission.

If you are still reading, you’re intrigued and so are we. Because we want to build a team of high-performance winners who welcome a challenge, we invite you to prove yourself.

Ready to apply?

To apply and ensure you make a great first impression, please send us a message through Indeedwith "Your next Associate Attorney is [insert your name]" in the subject line. Include:

1. Writing Sample: a pleading or brief preferred.

2. Resume, including your work history, most recent first, with all time gaps explained.

3. References

4. Desired salary range in the bottom right corner of your resume

If you don’t follow these directions, we will not consider your application because following directions and attention to detail is important for this position.

We will contact you within 10 days if you qualify for the second round of consideration.

We look forward to hearing more about you.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Doctorate (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Lawyer license (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• The Woodlands, TX 77380: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

We are a 5-lawyer boutique Law Firm focused in Commercial Litigation matters, Cross-Border and Commercial transactions, corporate matters and fractional In-House Counsel representation. We are a Business-to-Business Owner provider of outstanding legal services, serving individuals, and businesses who take entrepreneurial activities seriously and want to protect their assets against legal threats.