Associate Attorney

Associate Attorney | Dallas

Full-Time | Direct Hire | $85k to $110k

Growing office of a multi-state boutique defense litigation firm specializing in complex litigation has an immediate need for an associate (licensed 3+ year in Dallas) to work on a variety of interesting cases that call for thinking outside the box.

The right candidate will be willing to work together as a team in a very active practice with various partners, associates, and paralegals. Three years of experience in insurance defense preferred, but the right candidate can be newly licensed if they can show a strong interest in litigation practice in law school—such as Trial Tactics, moot court, etc. Experience in employment law, construction law, healthcare liability, oil and gas, product liability, trucking/transportation, catastrophic injury, construction defect, premises liability, insurance coverage, and/or Stowers Demands is a bonus.

Qualifications:

• JD from accredited law school and license to practice in Texas
• Self-starter and able to work within a fast-paced, demanding environment
• Strong attention to detail
• Willingness to adhere to longstanding firm protocols
• Experience in analyzing, reviewing, editing, and drafting legal documents
• Superior logical reasoning, critical thinking, and analytical skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• A demonstrated ability to work with clients who demand excellence and ability to meet their expectations
• Experience to immediately assume mature files is necessary
• Trial experience preferred
• 3 years' experience in insurance defense preferred
• Heavy deposition experience is preferred

Responsibilities:

• Manage litigation and case defense from start to finish in a high-volume practice
• Take and defend depositions
• Prepare and respond to discovery
• Prepare and present witnesses
• Attend hearings, mediations, settlement conferences, etc.
• Draft pleadings, motions, and briefs with the accompanying research expertise
• Evaluate case strengths and weaknesses and be able to place valuation on the various claims
• Prepare legal opinions for clients

Firm offers work-life balance, full benefits, paid parking, and bonus opportunities. Firm is paperless, offers a hybrid work from home schedule, has an open door policy, and offers a mentoring program.

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