Dallas Hybrid: Commercial Litigation Associate

Aligned Talent Acquisition; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Aligned Talent Acquisition is recruiting for an experienced Commercial Litigation Associate Attorney with a leading AmLaw 200 firm in Dallas. This role focuses on sophisticated commercial disputes, business litigation, and complex civil litigation, offering meaningful responsibility and direct client exposure.

Ideal candidates have 2–6 years of commercial or complex business litigation, state and federal court experience, strong drafting and advocacy skills, and a J.D.

Qualifications

• 2–6 years of commercial litigation experience
• Experience handling contract disputes, business torts, and complex commercial matters
• Experience practicing in state and federal courts
• Strong drafting, motions, briefs, discovery requests and responses
• Depositions, hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and trial prep experience
• Independent matter management with collaboration with partners and clients
• Strong legal research, writing, analytical, and advocacy skills
• Excellent client service and communication skills
• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school required
• Texas bar admission required or ability to become admitted

Responsibilities

• Litigate sophisticated commercial disputes and complex civil matters
• Draft pleadings, dispositive motions, briefs, and discovery requests
• Take and defend depositions and work with fact and expert witnesses
• Manage written discovery, document production, and other discovery tasks
• Prepare for hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and trials
• Collaborate with partners and clients across matters

Job description

Aligned Talent Acquisition is recruiting for an experienced Commercial Litigation Associate Attorney with a leading AmLaw 200 firm in Dallas. This role focuses on sophisticated commercial disputes, business litigation, and complex civil litigation, offering meaningful responsibility and direct client exposure.

Ideal candidates have 2–6 years of commercial or complex business litigation, state and federal court experience, strong drafting and advocacy skills, and a J.D.