Associate Attorney - Litigation

Responsibilities

• Litigation Execution Control
• Accountable for the accurate and timely execution of assigned litigation work within procedural and legal standards.
• Drafting pleadings, motions, and discovery responses
• Conducting legal research aligned with case requirements
• Preparing case summaries and recommendations
• Ensuring all filings meet court requirements and deadlines
• Maintaining accuracy and completeness of legal documents
• Executing assigned work without procedural deviation
• Deadline & Risk Management
• Accountable for maintaining strict control over case deadlines and procedural requirements to prevent legal exposure.
• Maintaining calendar accuracy for all case deadlines
• Tracking court dates, filings, and required responses
• Identifying and escalating potential deadline risks
• Ensuring compliance with procedural rules
• Verifying completion of all required filings
• Maintaining audit-ready case timelines
• Billed Production Control
• Accountable for consistent generation and conversion of work into billed output aligned with firm production expectations.
• Maintaining consistent daily production activity
• Capturing all time contemporaneously
• Converting recorded time into billed work through proper documentation
• Ensuring accuracy and completeness of billing descriptions
• Managing workload to sustain billed production levels
• Monitoring personal production against billed targets
• Drafting and responding to discovery requests
• Preparing for and conducting depositions
• Reviewing and organizing evidentiary materials
• Maintaining discovery documentation
• Ensuring completeness of discovery responses
• Coordinating with internal staff on case materials
• Client & Case Communication Control
• Accountable for maintaining accurate and timely communication related to case status.
• Providing case updates within defined timelines
• Responding to client inquiries promptly
• Documenting communications in case systems
• Maintaining professional communication standards
• Coordinating updates with partners when required
• Ensuring no gaps in communication continuity

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited law school
• Active license to practice law in Texas

This includes accountability for

Discovery & Deposition Execution

Accountable for progressing cases through structured discovery and fact development.

Qualifications

3+ years of civil litigation experience

Demonstrated experience with

• Drafting motions and discovery
• Depositions (taking and/or defending)
• Court appearances