Our client, a growing Houston area plaintiff's firm, is looking to hire an experienced attorney to join their successful first party insurance litigation team. The firm offers an environment that is supportive, experienced, and provides an opportunity to handle first party insurance disputes regarding property damage to residential properties, commercial properties, churches, and school districts. They're a highly competitive, and highly reputable plaintiff law firm driven by results and client first mentality. This role will have an opportunity to work directly with the first party insurance team that handles cases from intake, pre-litigation, through trial. This team handles all phases of litigation and trial.
Duties include:
Experience in first party property damage litigation, “bad faith” claims, and insurance coverage litigation is a plus but not required.
Draft and review motions, briefs, discovery documents, pleadings and other legal documents.
Experience with motion practice, discovery disputes, trial preparation, taking and defending depositions.
Trial experience either as a 1st chair or 2nd chair is a plus but not required.
Team driven and forward-thinking mentality.
The ideal candidate is also internally driven and detail oriented.
Good communication skills and able to talk with clients, experts, and opposing counsel.
Must be a team player ready to come in and immediately begin contributing to the team.
Advocacy experience.
Qualifications:
Admission to the State Bar of Texas – TX Attorney License.
Graduate of an ABA accredited law school.
Authorized to work in the USA. Juris doctorate degree in law or related field.
1 to 5 years of experience as a litigation attorney, working on civil cases and/or representing clients in court proceedings.
Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously and time management skills is required.
Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.
Ability to work independently while also contributing to the team.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to stay on top of tasks and deadlines.
Please reference job ID #67121.
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