Litigation Associate Attorney

Trueline's client, an established Texas-based litigation firm with a national reach and a strong reputation representing insurers and businesses in complex civil matters, is seeking a Litigation Associate Attorney to join its Houston team. This is an opportunity for an experienced litigator to take meaningful ownership of an active docket, work directly with sophisticated clients and insureds, and handle matters from early strategy through trial.

What You'll Do as the Litigation Associate Attorney:

• Manage an active caseload of approximately 25+ civil litigation matters throughout Texas
• Handle insurance defense, personal injury, commercial transportation, construction defect, and related commercial litigation matters
• Develop litigation strategy, evaluate exposure, and help drive matters toward efficient resolution or trial
• Maintain regular communication and reporting with clients, insureds, and assigning attorneys
• Draft and respond to discovery, pleadings, motions, briefs, and other substantive legal documents
• Prepare clients, insureds, witnesses, and other parties for depositions
• Take and defend depositions
• Coordinate with experts and consultants when appropriate
• Prepare for and appear at hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and other proceedings
• Conduct settlement negotiations when appropriate
• Prepare cases for trial and participate in trial proceedings
• Maintain command of case facts, parties, claims, strategy, risk, and deadlines
• Work closely with legal support professionals to keep matters moving efficiently

Must-Haves as the Litigation Associate Attorney:

• Active Texas Bar license in good standing
• 3-7 years of substantive civil litigation experience
• Experience in insurance defense, general personal injury, commercial transportation, construction defect, or a closely related litigation practice
• Ability to independently manage an active litigation docket
• Experience with discovery, depositions, motions, hearings, and litigation strategy
• Strong written and oral advocacy skills
• Excellent client communication and reporting skills
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities
• Detail-oriented and responsive approach to case management
• Ability to consistently meet the firm's associate billable expectation of 160 hours per month, or 1,920 hours annually
• Ability to work in-office and attend depositions, inspections, hearings, trials, and other proceedings as required

Nice-to-Haves as the Litigation Associate Attorney:

• Trial experience
• Construction defect litigation experience
• Commercial transportation or trucking defense experience
• Significant carrier-side insurance defense experience
• Texas federal court experience
• Admission to one or more United States District Courts in Texas
• Portable business
• 8+ years of significant, directly relevant litigation experience for consideration at a more senior level

Our Client Offers:

• Base salary of $120,000-$175,000, depending on experience, with additional flexibility for highly experienced attorneys and candidates with meaningful portable business
• Lucrative production-based bonus program designed to meaningfully reward attorneys who exceed annual billable targets, with increasing earning potential as production grows
• Annual salary increases each December
• Medical insurance with approximately 90% of premium costs covered by the firm, plus dental and vision coverage
• Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and $50,000 in life insurance, with additional voluntary life insurance available
• 401(k) with a 3% employer match
• Sophisticated litigation, substantial case ownership, and the resources of an established Texas-based firm with a national reach

Trueline and its clients are unabashed equal-opportunity employers committed to a diverse workforce. We welcome smart and ambitious applicants and recruit, refer, hire, place, and promote without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.