Associate Attorney

Henderson Scott US; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Henderson Scott US offers a fully remote role for a Texas-licensed attorney. You must live in Texas and be admitted to the Texas bar; ideally near Houston for court appearances. The role is strictly 40 hours per week with no billable-hour expectations.

You will handle a broad range of legal issues in consumer protection, including transactional and civil litigation matters. Responsibilities include managing litigation, developing agreements, negotiating contracts, setting claims, and advocating

Qualifications

• Must be admitted to the Texas bar and in good standing.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant law firm experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and supervise a heavy, diversified caseload of TX clients.
• Communicate with clients regarding matters.
• Draft pleadings, motions, and legal memoranda; review and draft agreements.
• Communicate with opposing parties to resolve/settle claims.
• Conduct legal research on contract and consumer law issues.

Skills

Legal research

Client communication

Drafting pleadings

Contract negotiation

Contract review

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

Westlaw

LexisNexis

Job description

This is a fully remote role outside of court appearances. You must live in Texas and MUST BE admitted to practice law in Texas. Ideally, you live near Houston for court appearances.

there are no billable hours and this is a strictly 40 hour per week role

This position imparts broad responsibilities and exposes you to a range of legal issues related to consumer protection, including transactional and civil litigation matters. You will manage litigation cases and resolve legal disputes on behalf of clients by developing agreements, negotiating contracts, setting claims and advocating for clients in court.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and supervising a heavy & diversified caseload of the firm's clients in TX
• Communicating with clients regarding their respective matters
• Drafting pleadings, motions, legal memoranda, reviewing & drafting agreements, etc.
• Communicating with opposing parties to resolve/settle claims
• Legal research related to simple and complex issues in contract law and other areas of consumer law

Qualifications

• Must be currently admitted to practice law in TX (multi-state admission would be amazing)
• Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience at a law firm