Attorney

We Are Legal Revolution; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 158,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No firm-wide billable-hour requirement

Job summary

We Are Legal Revolution in Austin, TX seeks an Employment Litigation Associate to handle high-stakes employment litigation, with direct client exposure and meaningful responsibility on lean teams.

You will work on both plaintiffs and defendants' matters, including executive disputes, wage-hour actions, and trade secret issues, while building a counseling practice and avoiding firm-wide billable targets.

Qualifications

• 4–5 years of litigation experience in state and/or federal court.
• Experience with dispositive motions and discovery management.
• Strong research, writing and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage employment litigation matters with increasing independence.
• Handle single-plaintiff disputes, wage-and-hour class and representative actions, executive disputes, restrictive covenant matters and employment-related trade secret issues.
• Draft pleadings, dispositive motions, discovery and substantive briefs.
• Conduct and defend depositions and support hearings, mediations and settlement conferences.
• Advise employers and employees on employment disputes, compliance and risk.
• Conduct workplace investigations and support internal employment assessments.
• Communicate directly with clients, opposing counsel and agency representatives.
• Take ownership of key workstreams and contribute to case strategy.

Skills

Litigation experience

Dispositive motions

Discovery management

Research skills

Writing skills

Analytical skills

Texas employment law

Civil procedure

Legal AI tools

Education

Law degree

Tools

Legal AI tools

Job description

I'm currently working with a nationally recognised litigation practice that is looking to add an Employment Litigation Associate to its Austin team. This is a strong opportunity for an attorney who wants high-stakes employment litigation, direct client exposure and meaningful responsibility on lean teams, while also developing the counseling side of their practice.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Both Sides of the V – Handle employment litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants, giving you a genuinely varied practice rather than being locked into one side.
• High-Stakes Matters – Work on complex employment disputes involving significant financial and reputational exposure, including executive disputes, wage-and-hour actions and sensitive workplace matters.
• No Firm-Wide Billable Requirement – Focus on producing high-quality legal work and developing your practice without a set annual billable-hour target.
• Lean Teams, Real Responsibility – Take ownership of key workstreams and play a visible role on significant matters rather than being buried within large case teams.
• Litigation + Counseling – Build experience across employment litigation, compliance, investigations, risk mitigation and strategic personnel decisions.
• Direct Partner & Client Exposure – Work closely with experienced partners and communicate directly with clients, opposing counsel and agency representatives.

The Role

• Manage employment litigation matters with increasing independence.
• Handle single-plaintiff disputes, wage-and-hour class and representative actions, executive disputes, restrictive covenant matters and employment-related trade secret issues.
• Draft pleadings, dispositive motions, discovery and substantive briefs.
• Conduct and defend depositions and support hearings, mediations and settlement conferences.
• Advise employers and employees on employment disputes, compliance and risk.
• Conduct workplace investigations and support internal employment assessments.
• Communicate directly with clients, opposing counsel and agency representatives.
• Take ownership of key workstreams and contribute to case strategy.

About You

• 4–5 years of litigation experience in state and/or federal court.
• Experience with dispositive motions and discovery management.
• Strong research, writing and analytical skills.

Working knowledge of Texas employment law and civil procedure.

Strong credentials and attendance at a good law school.

Comfortable handling complex employment disputes and counseling matters.

Interest in building a long-term career and developing a practice.

Familiarity with legal AI tools is a plus.

Location

• Austin, Texas

Package

• Up to $175,000 base salary, depending on experience and qualifications
• No firm-wide billable-hour requirement