Associate Attorney

Job Description Job Description Role: Associate Attorney Location: Dallas Pay – Start at $187,500 We are seeking a driven Associate Attorney with heavy litigation skills to join a growing practice. In this role, you will independently spearhead complex civil disputes from initial intake through final trial. This high‑intensity position requires advanced courtroom advocacy, elite cross‑examination skills, and aggressive discovery management. You will manage a heavy litigation docket, appearing in court frequently and leading high‑stakes evidentiary hearings for the client's diverse portfolio of cases. Key Responsibilities Case Strategy: Formulate creative trial narratives and aggressive case theories for high‑exposure matters. Drafting: Author high‑stakes complaints, emergency motions, summary judgment briefs, and appellate filings. Discovery Management: Direct complex document productions, execute electronic discovery pipelines, and draft targeted interrogatories. Oral Advocacy: Deliver persuasive oral arguments during heavily contested substantive motions and temporary injunction hearings. Depositions: Take and defend dozens of depositions annually, including corporate representatives and adverse expert witnesses. Client Relations: Serve as the primary trial counsel and operational point of contact for client communications. Alternative Dispute Resolution: Command mediation, arbitration panels, and high‑dollar settlement conferences. Trial Execution: Sit first or second chair at trial, leading witness examinations, delivering opening/closing statements, and managing trial binders. Required Qualifications & Skills Education: Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA‑accredited law school. Licensure: Active bar membership in good standing within the local jurisdiction. Experience: 3 to 5 years of intensive, hands‑on courtroom and deposition experience within a law firm setting. Legal Research: High proficiency using advanced search parameters on Westlaw or LexisNexis. Procedural Knowledge: Expert mastery of state and federal rules of civil procedure and evidence. Communication: Exceptional persuasive writing skills and a fierce, confident presence during oral arguments. Preferred Qualifications Prior experience managing multi‑day jury or bench trials. Experience clerking for a state or federal judge. #J-18808-Ljbffr