Associate Attorney

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 Babich & Assoc.