Overview
If you're an experienced and skilled HOUSTON Personal Injury Trial Attorney who knows how to build a case, connect with clients, and WIN , but maybe the firm you’re at isn’t keeping up with you and you want a place where your work directly drives you to upside income; where you’re backed by an experienced support team, and where GREAT CULTURE is complementary to teamwork and what's best for the client, then
If that’s you, keep reading:
Pay: $500,000-$1,000,000+
Diamond Docket: Our most valuable multi-million-dollar commercial cases
Work model: In-office followed by hybrid (2 days remote per week after 90 days) (candidate must be Houston-based)
PTO: 4 weeks paid time off after 90 days + paid sick time
Benefits: Health insurance
Support team: Dedicated paralegals and legal assistants under you so you can focus on lawyering
Growth: Collaborative culture with real opportunities for long-term career growth and advancement
Who We Are: Super Lawyers / #1 Slip and Fall Settlement in the United States and Texas, Top Verdict / 7th Highest Overall Personal Injury Settlement in Texas, Top Verdict / Multiple Top 10 and Top 20 Settlements in Texas, Top Verdict
Responsibilities
- Manage personal injury cases from filing through resolution (trial or settlement)
- Try a case
- Advise clients, consult with experts, and build a case strategy early
- Review expert reports
- Communicate directly with opposing counsel and insurance carriers
- Prepare and respond to discovery, motions, and pleadings
- Represent clients at hearings, trials, mediations, and depositions
- Manage case timelines and deadlines in coordination with your support staff
- Be a skilled negotiator
- Be skilled in depositions
Qualifications
- 5+ years of personal injury COMMERCIAL LITIGATION experience - this is required, not preferred. Personal injury defense attorneys are welcome to apply.
- Trial experience
- Reside in the Greater Houston area. This is not a remote position.
- Active Texas Bar license in good standing
- Graduated from an accredited law school
- Deep knowledge of personal injury law, civil litigation, and commercial cases
- Strong drafting, research, negotiation, and client communication skills
- A collaborative mindset - we operate as a team and want attorneys who are invested in building something great together
Important notes
- THESE ARE SERIOUS CASES. SERIOUS CANDIDATES ONLY. DO NOT APPLY IF:
- You do not have trial experience
- You have mostly handled minimum policy cases
- You live outside of Greater Houston area