Litigation Associate Attorney

State Bar of Texas; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Bar dues

CLE access

Research resources

Job summary

Nunis & Associates in Austin, Texas, seeks a litigation associate attorney to handle civil matters with increasing responsibility under experienced trial lawyers.

You’ll draft pleadings, motions, discovery, and briefs; manage deadlines; take depositions; and participate in mediations and trials.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years of civil litigation experience or strong trial advocacy training and a desire to grow in a collaborative, tech-enabled firm.

Qualifications

• Texas Bar membership required.
• 1–3 years civil litigation experience preferred.
• Strong research, writing, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for managing civil litigation matters and move cases toward resolution.
• Draft pleadings, motions, discovery, briefs, demand letters, and other documents.
• Analyze issues and develop case strategies with senior attorneys.
• Communicate with clients, opposing counsel, experts, and witnesses.
• Take and defend depositions, participate in mediations, hearings, and trials.
• Manage deadlines and ensure matters progress toward positive resolution.

Skills

Civil litigation

Trial advocacy

Legal research

Tools

Document generation

Legal research tools

Job description

Litigation Associate Attorney – Austin, Texas

Nunis & Associates is a well-established Austin civil litigation firm seeking an attorney who wants to build a long-term career as a civil litigator. Our practice includes construction defects, consumer protection, as well as business, contract, and real estate litigation.

We are not looking for attorneys to simply assist on cases—we are looking for attorneys who want to assume responsibility for their own cases while receiving the guidance and mentorship of experienced trial lawyers. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop meaningful litigation and courtroom experience and take increasing responsibility for cases from inception through resolution.

What You’ll Do

• Take responsibility for managing civil litigation matters and moving cases toward resolution.
• Draft pleadings, motions, discovery, briefs, demand letters, and other substantive legal documents.
• Analyze legal and factual issues and develop case strategies with senior attorneys.
• Communicate directly with clients, opposing counsel, experts, and witnesses.
• Take and defend depositions, and participate in mediations, contested hearings, and trials.
• Manage deadlines and case responsibilities and ensure assigned matters continue moving forward to positive resolution.

Who We’re Looking For

We welcome applicants with meaningful civil litigation experience or exceptional trial advocacy training. Candidates with approximately 1–3 years of civil litigation experience are particularly encouraged to apply, although we will consider more experienced attorneys and exceptional recent graduates with strong practical litigation training, including advanced trial advocacy programs.

The successful candidate should:

• Want to become a capable, independent civil litigator rather than remain in a supporting role.
• Take ownership of assignments, identify issues, exercise sound judgment, and move matters forward while seeking guidance when appropriate.
• Have strong legal research, writing, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Be interested in handling depositions, hearings, mediations, and ultimately first-chair trial responsibility.
• Be dependable, detail-oriented, responsive, and comfortable communicating directly with clients.
• Be comfortable using modern legal technology, including document-generation and research tools, while independently reviewing and taking responsibility for the final work product.

Texas Bar membership is required for practicing attorneys. Candidates awaiting Texas Bar results may be considered depending on qualifications.

Compensation and Work Environment

Salary: $110,000–$155,000, depending on experience and qualifications.

The position is full-time with an expectation of a minimum of 1,500 billable hours annually. We offer a hybrid work environment with flexibility for remote work, while expecting attorneys to be available for in-person court appearances, depositions, mediations, client meetings, and other matters as needed.

Benefits include firm-paid employee health insurance, bar dues, CLE, and access to professional legal research and technology resources.

Nunis & Associates offers a small-firm environment where attorneys can receive experienced guidance while developing the judgment, skills, and independence necessary to become accomplished civil litigators.