Associate Attorney — Real Estate Title Litigation

Quilling Selander; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Bar dues paid

HSA and FSA options

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Long-term disability coverage

Year-end bonuses

Referral incentives

Job summary

Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser seeks an Associate Attorney to join our Real Estate Litigation practice in Dallas with a focus on title litigation and title curative matters. The Associate will represent lienholders and property owners in title disputes and advise insurers on title coverage issues.

Responsibilities include preparing pleadings, briefs, and settlement agreements; independently managing a litigation caseload; attending hearings and depositions; negotiating settlements

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Active Texas bar license in good standing.
• 2–4 years of experience in real estate/title/property law.
• Strong drafting, analytical, and negotiation skills; detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Prepare correspondence and legal documents such as pleadings, briefs, affidavits, motions, and settlement agreements.
• Independently manage a litigation caseload
• Prepare for and attend hearings and/or other legal proceedings, including depositions.
• Attend mediations and otherwise negotiate settlements.
• Communicate with shareholders, paralegals, and clients to ensure cases are handled efficiently.
• Examine title commitments, abstracts, and searches; identify defects, liens, easements, encroachments, and other encumbrances, and develop plans to cure them.
• Draft and review deeds, mortgages, easements, purchase and sale agreements, leases, and other conveyance and financing documents.
• Resolve title issues arising from foreclosures, tax sales, probate, bankruptcy, and chain-of-title gaps.
• Conduct legal research on real property, recording, and title-insurance questions and communicate findings clearly to clients and colleagues.
• Manage a portfolio of matters, maintain client communications, and meet deadlines.

Skills

Legal drafting

Negotiation

Case management

Attention to detail

Education

Juris Doctor (ABA-accredited)

Active Texas Bar License

Job description

Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser seeks an Associate Attorney to join our Real Estate Litigation practice in Dallas with a focus on title litigation and title curative matters. The Associate will represent lienholders and property owners in title disputes and advise insurers on title coverage issues.

Responsibilities include preparing pleadings, briefs, and settlement agreements; independently managing a litigation caseload; attending hearings and depositions; negotiating settlements