Litigation Associate

Dallas Permanent $365,000 - $390,000 per year View Job Description
Mid Level Litigation Associate, preferably 5th or 6th year, to focus on varied Commercial Litigation matters. Hybrid (2-days/ week in office), Dallas based role with a leading global law firm.
  • International law firm seeks 5-6 year Commercial Litigation Associate!
  • Fantastic culture & great benefits, 2 days/ week in the Dallas office.

About Our Client

Top 25 AM Law global firm offering a genuinely healthy approach to work-life balance, extensive benefits and 1900 billable hours requirement for bonus (50 hours training through the firm's training scheme can contribute towards this). Highly ranked by Vault, the firm is looking to appoint a hybrid Litigation Associate to focus on varied Commercial Litigation matters within the Disputes Group of a leading US law firm.

Great role for a Mid-Level Litigation Attorney with 5-6 years experience in Litigation. The ideal candidate will have Big Law experience, strong academic record, Texas bar and varied Litigation experience. An interest in writing and strengths in: drafting briefs, pleadings, discovery, depositions, handling factual and legal issues are important for this role.

Job Description

As Litigation Associate Key Responsibilities include:

  • Taking depositions
  • Drafting briefs, motions and pleadings
  • Leading on discovery requests and interrogatories, and other legal correspondence/ litigation documents
  • Handling varied Commercial Litigation work within the Disputes Group
  • Strong communication externally and internally, working closely with the wider practice group
  • Actively contributing to the development and maintenance of client relationships

The Successful Applicant

The successful Litigation Associate will have demonstrable experience including:

  • Admitted to practice in Texas
  • 5-6 years relevant Commercial Litigation and Disputes experience
  • Commercial litigation experience including drafting briefs, pleadings, discovery, depositions, handling factual and legal issues, conducting oral arguments and discovery are important for this role
  • Strong writing, organizational and time management skills
  • Forward thinking, highly collaborative approach

What's on Offer

The Litigation Associate will be receive the following benefits:

  • Cravath pay scale 5th year $365,000 or 6th year $390,000 PA base salary (depending on experience)


  • Generous wider benefits package including extensive parental leave, monthly and annual performance bonus (1900 hours billable target)


  • Genuinely healthy approach to work-life balance, hybrid role (2 days/ week in the prestigious Dallas office)
  • Interviews commence first week of July - candidates must be available to interview and start in July/ August

  • Candidates must be admitted to the Texas Bar
Contact
Anna Jacobs
Quote job ref
JN-062024-6466865

Job summary

Function
Legal
Subsector
Legal Subsector
Industry
Professional Services & Consultancy
Location
Dallas
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Anna Jacobs
Job reference
JN-062024-6466865

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