Attorney - Employment Litigation - Austin - $225K

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

Job summary

We Are Legal Revolution in Austin seeks an Employment Litigation Associate with 4–5 years of experience to handle high-stakes matters on a lean team. You will work on both plaintiff and defense sides with direct client exposure and meaningful responsibility, all within a fully remote setup.

The role emphasizes independent case work, opportunities to lead workstreams, and a focus on counseling, investigations, and risk mitigation within employment disputes.

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.
• Draft pleadings, dispositive motions, discovery and briefs.
• Conduct and defend depositions and support hearings, mediations and settlements.
• Advise employers and employees on disputes, compliance and risk.
• Conduct workplace investigations and support internal assessments.
• Communicate directly with clients, opposing counsel and agency representatives.

Skills

Litigation experience

Legal research

Legal writing

Texas employment law

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

Legal AI tools

Job description

NEW IN – Employment Litigation Associate | 4–5 Years | High-Stakes Matters | Plaintiff + Defense | No Billable Requirement | Austin - Fully Remote

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 - Fully Remote

Package

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

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