Construction Litigation Associate — Hybrid & Growth Path

Orion Placement; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Job summary

Confidential Employer. in Dallas, TX, seeks a Construction Litigation Associate Attorney to handle complex defense matters in construction disputes.

The role offers a hybrid schedule with three days in the Dallas office and two days remote, and requires Texas Bar licensure with relevant defense experience. You will join a collaborative team delivering strategic litigation, managing discovery, and taking depositions while engaging directly with clients and moving toward greater case leadership.

Qualifications

• Active Texas Bar license in good standing.
• 1+ years of civil litigation defense experience, including construction disputes.
• Experience with discovery, depositions, and substantive motion practice.
• Strong research, writing, analytical, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Represent contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, property owners, and insurers in construction-related disputes.
• Investigate construction defect claims, review contracts and project records, and develop litigation strategies.
• Manage discovery, draft pleadings, prepare motions, and conduct legal research.
• Take and defend depositions, prepare witnesses, and collaborate with expert witnesses.
• Participate in hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and trial preparation.
• Communicate directly with clients and assume increasing responsibility for case strategy.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Analytical thinking

Effective communication

Education

Active Texas Bar license

Tools

Discovery management

Depositions

Motions practice

Job description

Confidential Employer. in Dallas, TX, seeks a Construction Litigation Associate Attorney to handle complex defense matters in construction disputes.

The role offers a hybrid schedule with three days in the Dallas office and two days remote, and requires Texas Bar licensure with relevant defense experience. You will join a collaborative team delivering strategic litigation, managing discovery, and taking depositions while engaging directly with clients and moving toward greater case leadership.