Litigation Staff Attorney – Contract – Remote
Our client is a premier commercial litigation firm experiencing significant growth. This is a long-term contract opportunity with the potential to transition into a permanent position as the firm continues to expand.
This is a substantive litigation role that goes well beyond traditional document review. The attorney will work closely with the firm's litigation team on complex commercial matters, with responsibilities spanning discovery, depositions, case analysis, legal research, case development, and second-level document review.
Responsibilities
- Support attorneys throughout all phases of complex commercial litigation.
- Assist with and, as appropriate, take and defend depositions, including preparation of outlines, exhibits, and witnesses.
- Draft and respond to discovery requests, interrogatories, requests for production, and other discovery-related materials.
- Conduct legal research and prepare memoranda, case summaries, chronologies, and other substantive work product.
- Analyze pleadings, discovery, deposition testimony, documents, and other evidence to identify key facts, issues, witnesses, and case themes.
- Conduct second-level document review for responsiveness, relevance, privilege, confidentiality, and substantive issues.
- Perform quality control of first-level review and resolve issues requiring attorney judgment.
- Assist with privilege review and preparation of privilege logs.
- Identify significant evidence, factual inconsistencies, and emerging issues and communicate findings to the litigation team.
- Assist with preparation for depositions, hearings, and other litigation proceedings.
- Manage multiple assignments and deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy and responsiveness.
Qualifications
- J.D. from an accredited law school.
- Active Texas Bar license in good standing required.
- Prior commercial litigation experience strongly preferred.
- Hands-on experience with discovery and deposition preparation.
- Experience taking and/or defending depositions preferred.
- Electronic document review experience, including second-level review, quality control, and/or privilege review, preferred.
- Strong legal research, writing, analytical, and issue-spotting skills.
- Ability to quickly understand complex factual and legal issues and identify information significant to case strategy.
- Experience with Relativity or a similar eDiscovery platform is a plus.
- Strong professional judgment, attention to detail, and ability to work independently in a fast-paced litigation environment.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced litigator seeking substantive, long-term work with a highly regarded and growing commercial litigation practice, with the possibility of joining the firm permanently.