Partner Level Attorney

The Dallas office of Thompson Coe, LLP seeks a partner level attorney with at least 10 years' experience in civil litigation to join the Professional Liability section of the firm. Candidates should have a working knowledge of state and federal civil procedure, and excellent advocacy and writing skills. Litigation experience, including motion, deposition, mediation and arbitration and/or trial practice is preferred, and previous experience billing and handling professional liability cases is strongly preferred. Valid Texas BAR license required. No portable business required.

The partner in this position will work on a variety of professional liability cases and matters, including defending architects, engineers and other design professionals, attorneys, community associations, accountants, directors and officers, insurance agents and brokers, and real estate professionals in breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, malpractice, and negligence cases, and in administrative matters. The partner will handle the day-to-day aspects of this work with associate assistance, including client meetings, reporting and investigation, and taking and attending depositions, hearings, mediations and arbitrations and/or trials. This role is litigation focused but work on administrative/transactional matters may arise as well.

Why Thompson Coe?

• We have been providing top-notch legal services to our clients, both regionally and nationally, for 75 years;
• We have been recognized by Best Lawyers as one of the Best Law Firms for 14 consecutive years;
• We are a 280+ attorney firm with offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Honolulu, Hawaii; New Orleans, Louisiana; New York City, New York; St. Paul, Minnesota;
• We offer several formal mentorship and training programs for associates, senior attorneys, and partners including yearly reviews, assigned supervising partners, yearly associates and partnership schools, and a dedicated attorney development and training partner;
• We offer a rapid and transparent progression to partner levels;
• We offer a competitive salary and quarterly bonuses based on hours billed rather than collections;
• We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid parental leave, 401(k) and profit sharing for full-time employees, as well as health, vision and dental insurance;
• Thompson Coe is ranked in the numerical Top 10 of the Law 360 Diversity Snapshot.

We are not working with outside recruiters for this position. Equal Opportunity Employer