Commercial Litigation Attorney

Job Description

Our client, an AMLaw 200 firm, is seeking a litigation attorney to assist with various commercial matters. This is a great opportunity for an attorney to get in the door with a premier firm and to support a first-class team on complex litigation matters.

What You’ll Do

• Legal research & writing
• Draft of motions, briefs, pleadings, demand letters, etc.
• Prepare for, take and defend depositions
• Manage discovery and work with experts
• Prepare for trial

Requirements:

• 5+ years' commercial litigation experience, with antitrust, insurance defense, or business litigation preferred
• Active admission to the Texas bar
• Helpful to have familiarity with iManage, Epoch, or Litify

Details

** Hours:** 40 hours per week

** Start Date:** ASAP

** Duration:** Long-term, expected to be at least 6 months

** Location:** Houston or Dallas, must be able to commute to the office 2-3 x per week

** Pay Rate:** DOE, with a targeted range of $60-70 per hour

Consilio/LOD -

** Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio Company,** is one of the largest and fastest growing global legal services businesses, and as a ‘new law’ pioneer, we continue to lead the market we’ve created.

With a global team of over 600 attorneys and consultants working across our secondments, legal advisory services, and legal operations & tech solutions, we want you to be a part of our exciting journey!

What sets us apart?

People join us for a range of reasons - the life of an LOD lawyer is like no other.

• CV-enhancing work with global brands: We provide our people with varied, challenging, career-enhancing work with world-class global brands, allowing them to take control of their career and diversify their experience across a range of industries.
• No limits: We’ve helped open doors, break glass ceilings, facilitate the transition from private practice to in-house, and develop career pathways to become a GC. Whatever direction you want to take your career, we can help you get there.
• You call the shots: We take work-life balance pretty seriously. You can work on-site with our clients or remotely, undertake full-time or part-time assignments, or assignments that are for set months of a year – it's your choice!
• You’re never on your own: Throughout your LOD career, you’ll become part of a community. You’ll be supported by your LOD colleagues and our HQ team, LOD social events, and receive training opportunities to assist in your ongoing growth and development.
• Our Ways Of Working help shape who we are and what we do: we deliver, we are creative, we are inclusive, we care & collaborate, and we are trusted.
• We’re global: LOD can provide you with local, interstate and international working opportunities.

LOD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion is a core part of our Ways of Working, and we celebrate and embrace it. We know the individual differences of our people make us collectively better and we encourage all applicants; including people with disability, career breaks, gender diverse, LGBTQIA, and culturally diverse communities to join us so we can do great things together.

Company Description

Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio company, is a global leader in legal staffing, eDiscovery, risk management, and legal consulting services. The company supports multinational law firms and corporations by providing identifying and sourcing talented individuals for staffing needs, using innovative software, combining deep legal and regulatory industry expertise and excellent client service.

Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio company, is a global leader in legal staffing, eDiscovery, risk management, and legal consulting services. The company supports multinational law firms and corporations by providing identifying and sourcing talented individuals for staffing needs, using innovative software, combining deep legal and regulatory industry expertise and excellent client service.