Associate Attorney

Job Summary

Dang & Zapata Law Firm is looking to hire a personable, aggressive, experienced, and motivated attorney with Personal Injury experience (including pre-litigation through trial) for Associate Attorney position.

The ideal applicant will be located in the McAllen, TX area or the Richardson, TX area (DFW) and will have a minimum of 2 years of practice experience in the areas of Personal Injury law and will handle all aspects of a case from the beginning to end.

There is flexibility with the office schedule and an opportunity to work remotely per approval of the Managing Partner.

Responsibilities :

• Provide excellent customer service to all clients;
• Drafting / Filings Civil Complaints;
• Draft / Respond Discovery Request and thorough review of Discovery;
• Meet and Confer with counsel on discovery subpoenas, global settlements;
• Draft Motions and Prepare Trial documents (MIL’s, Exhibit Binders, Joint Trial Documents);
• Taking / Defending Depositions;
• Appearance at Hearings;
• Develop legal strategy and maintain caseload of 70 cases in pre-litigation / litigation with other supervisory and administrative duties;
• Review / Oversee Legal Secretary’s work and resolve pending issues;
• Training, mentoring, and professional development of administrative staff;
• Responsible for case reporting, management, and outcome tracking; using Needles or relevant legal software;
• Conduct legal research on personal injury cases;
• Assist with case preparation and management;
• Communicate with clients, witnesses, and experts;
• Organize and maintain case files and evidence;
• Coordinate with your team, courts, and other parties involved in the case;
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

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Compensation : $85,000-$100,000 base salary plus bonus based on performance, Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Salary : $85,000 - $100,000