Description:
General Description of Work:Representing Firm clients in state and federal courts and other formal proceedings primarily on behalf of governmental entities in cases involving personal injury claims, contract disputes, employment matters, complex land use and constitutional claims. Job duties involve gathering evidence, working on pleadings and discovery, conducting interviews and court hearings, reviewing documents, analyzing data etc.
Essential Functions:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the following essential functions:
- Conducting discovery, including drafting discovery requests and subpoenas, conducting interviews and depositions, and reviewing documents.
- Negotiating with opposing counsel on discovery disputes and scheduling.
- Drafting pleadings, briefs and discovery requests.
- Responding to discovery requests.
- Preparing witnesses for depositions and court appearances.
- Communicating with clients throughout the litigation process to keep them informed about the status of their cases and any new developments.
- Conducting research on legal issues.
- Presenting and developing strategy for cases in court by oral and written argument.
- Presenting and developing strategy for administrative hearing cases.
- Regular, reliable, and punctual attendance to all job assignments, meetings and appearances.
- Travel to attend client meetings, presentations of attorney/client confidential communications, attend mediations, court hearings and trials.
- Work from office and home environments.
- Other duties as assigned including assistance or attendance for City Attorney meetings as needed.
Qualifications:
- Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.
- Licensed and in good standing with the State Bar of Texas.
- Minimum of 2 years of litigation experience.
- Minimum of 2 years municipal law experience preferred.
- Texas driver's license, valid car insurance, and no arrests in the past five years.
- Work history with a civil litigation firm or city, county or district attorney's office preferred.
Additional Requirements:
- Knowledge of civil and criminal procedures and rules of evidence.
- Ability to communicate and present analysis and information both orally and in writing in a clear and effective manner.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with police officials and all levels of city employees and other governmental agencies.
- Ability to track multiple job assignments by prioritizing, calendaring, and executing the job assignments, and ability to keep supervising attorney up-to-speed on all job assignments.
- Ability to effectively keep track of time spent on each task and job assignment and enter that time accurately and timely for billing purposes.
- Ability to travel using personal vehicle during the week, on weekends, and in the evenings for client meetings, interviewing witnesses, and professional conferences.
- Ability to work with a team, to jump into tasks and provide support, and to delegate and communicate effectively with co-workers on job assignments.
- Ability to meet strict deadlines.
- Ability to exercise good judgement and reasoning skills.
- Professionalism at all times.
- Possess a high level of moral character and honesty.
- Proficiency in all Microsoft Office based, and Adobe based applications.
Physical Requirements:
Must be able to operate a motor vehicle for extended periods of time, sit for extended periods of time, and operate a computer, keyboard, and mouse for extended periods of time. Visual acuity, speech and hearing; hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate computer keyboard, basic office equipment, and other essential functions of an attorney. Must be able to load and unload file material and boxes containing documents that weigh up to 50 pounds each.
