Litigation Associate: Wage & Hour, Briefing & Settlements

Orion Placement; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus potential

Performance bonuses

Employer-paid health benefits

401(k)

PTO and paid holidays

Bar dues

Job summary

Confidential Employer, a growing national litigation firm, is hiring in Houston for attorney roles focused on wage and hour, employment, and related matters. You will handle depositions, hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and settlements while drafting essential pleadings and discovery documents.

The team emphasizes growth, collaboration, and developing as a litigator in a fast-paced environment. The firm offers a strong compensation package with signing bonuses, performance bonuses,

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school.
• 4+ years of litigation experience.
• Experience with discovery, motions, depositions, hearings, mediations, arbitration, or trial preparation.
• Strong legal writing, research, analytical, and communication skills.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to manage deadlines in a fast-paced litigation environment.
• Plaintiff-side, defense-side, wage and hour, employment law, class action, collective action, or arbitration experience is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Represent clients in depositions, hearings, mediations, arbitrations, settlement conferences, and other legal proceedings.
• Draft pleadings, motions, correspondence, discovery, subpoenas, deficiency letters, briefs, and other litigation documents.
• Assist with class action, collective action, arbitration, wage and hour, and employment-related litigation matters.
• Work with partners and senior attorneys on case strategy, trial preparation, arbitration hearings, and client advocacy.
• Review documents produced in discovery and assist with discovery responses.
• Participate in settlement negotiations and help move cases toward successful resolution.
• Conduct legal research and prepare written analysis on litigation issues.
• Communicate with clients, opposing counsel, courts, mediators, and internal team members.
• Support litigation, briefing, or settlement-focused work depending on experience and strengths.

Skills

Legal writing

Legal research

Communication

Deadline management

Analytical thinking

Education

JD from an accredited law school

Job description

Confidential Employer, a growing national litigation firm, is hiring in Houston for attorney roles focused on wage and hour, employment, and related matters. You will handle depositions, hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and settlements while drafting essential pleadings and discovery documents.

The team emphasizes growth, collaboration, and developing as a litigator in a fast-paced environment. The firm offers a strong compensation package with signing bonuses, performance bonuses,