Litigation Associate Attorney

Nacba; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses up to $10,000/quarter

Hybrid schedule after 90 days

Health, dental, vision, life & AD&D, +

Job summary

Hartline Barger LLP is seeking a Litigation Associate Attorney in Dallas to handle a trial-practice caseload across personal injury, product liability, and commercial matters. You will defend and manage cases from inception through trial, conduct key depositions, and collaborate with experts while maintaining client contact and adherence to guidelines.

The role requires 3+ years of civil litigation, a Texas JD, and strong writing and advocacy skills.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of civil litigation experience.
• Admitted to the Texas State Bar in good standing.
• Experience taking and defending depositions and drafting motions.
• Strong writing and client communication skills.
• Ability to manage cases with significant exposure and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload from inception through trial or resolution.
• Take and defend depositions, work with retained experts and sit second/first chair at trial.
• Communicate with clients and ensure compliance with outside counsel guidelines.

Skills

Civil litigation

Deposition experience

Oral advocacy

Client communications

Time management

Education

Juris Doctor

Texas State Bar admission

Job description

Litigation Associate Attorney

The Essentials

• Three or more years of civil litigation experience; admitted in Texas
• 2,000 billable hours per year
• In the office for your first 90 days. After that, we offer hybrid schedule options
• Quarterly bonuses up to $10,000, based on billable hours

The Job

This is a trial practice. We defend large and small companies to include product manufacturers and corporate clients in personal injury, catastrophic loss, product liability, and commercial matters including labor and employment claims. Our associates take and defend critical depositions, argue motions, collaborate directly with experts, and sit second and first chair at trial. If you have spent three years reviewing documents and waiting for a case that never goes to trial, this job presents an opportunity that will allow you to grow meaningfully as an advocate.

You will manage your own caseload from inception through trial or resolution, work with retained and opposing experts, serve as a primary point of contact for clients and ensure compliance with client outside counsel guidelines.

What We Look For

• Personal injury, product liability, or catastrophic loss defense experience is a must
• Demonstrated ability to take and defend depositions
• A genuine appetite for oral advocacy
• Ability to work on cases with large damage exposures
• Strong writing. We require all candidates to provide at least one writing sample
• Demonstrated ability to write initial reports, case evaluations and status updates to clients
• The judgment to know which questions belong to a partner and which are yours to resolve
• Contemporaneous daily time entry and adherence to firm and client billing guidelines
• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and admission to the State Bar of Texas in good standing
• Admission to the Federal districts (Southern, Northern, Western and Eastern) are a plus

Compensation and Benefits

Salary depends on experience. Quarterly bonuses beginning at a 170-hour monthly average, plus a discretionary year-end bonus for client development, mentoring, bar involvement, and originations. Medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D, and short- and long-term disability coverage. Health savings account with monthly employer contribution on the high-deductible plan. 401(k) with employer match. State bar dues, continuing legal education, and parking in the adjacent garage paid by the firm.

Hartline Barger LLP, founded in 1994, serves clients across the country from six offices in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Corpus Christi, Texas, and Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Nationally recognized in product liability litigation and across personal injury defense, commercial litigation, toxic torts, and warranty and deceptive trade practice litigation, we built our firm with lawyers who, simply stated, like to try cases.

Hartline Barger LLP is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Contact [e-mail] if you need an accommodation during the application process.