Job Details
We are working with a busy, growing, top Texas law firm seeking attorneys, as follows, for its various offices throughout Texas:
Houston: (a) Three 4 7 yr. insurance defense associate ($120,000 to $140,000 DOE);
(b) One 4 + yr. trucking associate ($120,000 to $140,000+ DOE)
Austin:
(a) One 1 3 yr. insurance defense associate ($105,000 to $120,000 DOE); (b) One 6 8 yr. insurance defense associate ($130,000 to $145,000 DOE)
San Antonio: One 2 5 yr. insurance defense associate ($105,000 to $125,000 DOE)
Any Office: One 3-8+ yr. construction defect litigation associate ($120,000 to $145,000 DOE)
Any Office: Anyone with a defense side practice and book of business over $300,000. The firm is inviting new practice groups both to enhance existing areas of expertise and to establish new ones. Base salary negotiable depending upon the size of the book.
Successful candidates for all positions will have excellent oral and written communication and organizational skills. Responsibilities for the insurance defense and trucking litigation positions will include management of an active case load throughout Texas. The attorneys will manage reporting to the client and insureds; coordinate with expert witnesses when appropriate; draft and respond to discovery; prepare clients and others for depositions; take depositions; prepare for hearings and appear at them; draft pleadings and motions; and prepare for trials and attend them. Salary for insurance defense and trucking litigation positions is $105,000 - $145,000+ (depending upon position and experience). The firm offers a great bonus plan and a 401(k) plan with an employer match, over and above base salary, as part of its compensation package. The positions are in-office with a work from home schedule after sixty (60) days. Candidates must be active members of the Texas bar in good standing.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES GENERALLY
- Maintain client satisfaction by means including prompt communication before, during and after cases.
- Conduct discovery, hearings, trials, mediations, trials, arbitrations, administrative proceedings and similar proceedings, as required.
- Research the law applicable to cases or matters; draft legal documents, pleadings, motions, briefs, and opinions, as required.
- Remain current with developments in the law.
- Conduct settlement negotiations, as necessary and appropriate.
- Effectively communicate and persuade using written and verbal skills.
- Bill 1,920 hours annually.
- Meet all deadlines in a timely manner, providing completed work product to the supervising attorney, sufficiently in advance of any deadline, to allow constructive discussion.
EXPERIENCE
- Litigation experience: 1+ yrs (exact experience level depends upon position)
- Construction Defect (preferred)
- Personal Injury/Wrongful Death (preferred)
- Transportation/Trucking (preferred; required only for designated positions)
- Computer and software proficiency required
LICENSE
Active member of the State Bar of Texas or sitting for upcoming Bar (Required)
PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
- This is an indoor office environment and may require sitting and utilizing a computer for extended periods of time.
- May be required to move items up to 20 pounds.
- Overtime may be required to complete certain projects and meet deadlines.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Some travel to inspection sites, depositions, trials, arbitrations, and other events likely will be required.
- Competitive salary and excellent benefits package
- Excellent growth opportunity for the right candidates
OTHER DETAILS
- Salary: $105,000-$145,000 + (for all positions unaccompanied by a book of business)
- Benefits: Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; Basic Life Insurance; Voluntary Life Insurance; 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
- Location: Various Texas Offices
- Position type: PERM
- Start: Immediately
Candidates may apply to this position on LinkedIn, the Hire Counsel website, or by direct e-mail to ...@hirecounsel.com. We at Hire Counsel cannot promise that a particular candidate will get the job or an interview, but we can promise that we will review all submitted resumes.
About Hire Counsel
Hire Counsel is an agile legal talent agency. We build connections between legal professionals and our clients, some of the nation's largest law firms and legal departments (and some of the smallest). Our bringing good lawyers together with our clients allows us both to help lawyers find permanent homes and to assist them in achieving stability, as they seek permanent homes, by allowing them the option to work on contract (temporary) assignments. Hire Counsel holds all resumes in the strictest confidence.