Litigation Associate Attorney

Trueline is seeking multiple
Litigation Attorneys
to join its teams in Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas. This is a critical growth and succession hire, with opportunities for experienced insurance defense and transportation litigators as well as a senior construction defect attorney who can bring deep substantive experience and meaningful trial capability.
What You'll Do as the Litigation Attorney:
Independently manage an active civil litigation docket throughout Texas
Handle insurance defense, personal injury, commercial transportation, construction defect, and related matters depending on experience
Take ownership of approximately 25+ active cases
Develop litigation strategy, risk assessments, and recommendations
Maintain regular reporting and communication with clients, carriers, insureds, and assigning attorneys
Draft and respond to discovery, pleadings, motions, and briefs
Prepare insureds, witnesses, experts, and other parties for depositions
Take and defend depositions
Coordinate with engineers, experts, consultants, and other professionals as appropriate
Draft and argue substantive motions
Attend hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and other proceedings
Negotiate settlements and advise on resolution strategy
Prepare matters for trial and participate directly in trial proceedings
Maintain comprehensive command of case facts, claims, strategy, exposure, and deadlines
Mentor junior attorneys and coordinate with legal support professionals as appropriate for experience level
Must-Haves as the Litigation Attorney:
Active Texas Bar license in good standing
At least 5 years of substantive civil litigation experience for the core Associate openings
Insurance defense, general personal injury, commercial transportation, or closely related experience for the core Associate profile
Strong independent case-management experience
Significant discovery and deposition experience
Strong motion practice and legal writing
Experience handling hearings and contested proceedings
Strong client, carrier, and insured communication
Strong risk-analysis and problem-solving abilities
Excellent organization, responsiveness, and attention to detail
Ability to consistently meet the firm's Associate billable expectation of 160 hours per month, or 1,920 hours annually
Ability to work in-office and attend proceedings throughout Texas as required
Nice-to-Haves as the Litigation Attorney:
7+ years of litigation experience
Significant construction defect litigation experience
Trial experience
First-chair or meaningful second-chair trial experience
Commercial transportation or trucking defense experience
Significant insurer-side litigation experience
Texas federal court admissions
Leadership or mentoring experience
Portable business for highly experienced candidates
This Role Offers:
Base salary of $140,000-$175,000 for the core 5-7 year Associate profile, depending on experience
Base salary of $155,000-$215,000 for the 7+ year construction defect profile, depending on experience
Potential flexibility in title and compensation for particularly experienced attorneys and candidates with meaningful portable business
Lucrative production-based bonus program designed to meaningfully reward attorneys who exceed annual billable targets, with increasing earning potential as production grows
Annual salary increases each December
Medical insurance with approximately 90% of premium costs covered by the firm, plus dental and vision coverage
Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and $50,000 in life insurance, with additional voluntary life insurance available
401(k) with a 3% employer match
Sophisticated litigation, significant case ownership, and the resources of an established Texas-based firm with a national reach
Trueline and its clients are unabashed equal-opportunity employers committed to a diverse workforce. We welcome smart and ambitious applicants and recruit, refer, hire, place, and promote without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.