What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Attorney position at Silberman Law Firm, PLLC?
Established law firm with offices throughout Texas looking to hire an entry level attorney for its San Antonio market. The position is primarily remote but will require some in person appearances for court hearings and client meetings.
About The Firm
The firm has a 10 year operating history and currently employs 15 lawyers that practice real estate, business, probate, and litigation. The firm also has a fee attorney relationship with Fidelity National Title to support and complement its real estate practice.
Our firm is based on efficiency and the leveraging of technology to provide quality legal services throughout Texas. We place a heavy emphasis on remote work. AI, cloud computing, digital file storage, and other technologies that promote efficiency.
We recognize that the practice of law is both a profession and a business. As such, successful law firms must operate to meet professional obligations and maximize profit. Our robust advertising and marketing campaigns allow us to prioritize a diverse client base where no one client makes up more than 1% of our firm’s total revenue.
Our firm believes the traditional, big firm model is in decline and that associates should have the flexibility to choose a style of employment that fits their ideal work-life balance. Through the right compensation and employment structure, the firm benefits from increased retention and the attorney benefits from a desirable and rewarding work environment.
About The Position
This is an entry level position for lawyers looking to gain experience in some of the firm's practice areas (business, real estate, probate, and litigation). The attorney will work directly under the firm owner in providing new client consults as well as the Managing Attorney when working on specific case files. The target length of this position is 18-24 months before the successful candidate would be expected to transition into a role that requires less oversight and more responsibility. Specific job tasks include providing consults for potential new clients 1-2 hours per day and working firm files.
Benefits
- Firm generated work assigned to lawyers.
- Legal Assistant and administrative support staff.
- Offices throughout Texas for client meetings, depositions, mail processing, and in-office work.
- Access to group health insurance, including PPO plans at Blue Cross Blue Shield.
- Comprehensive malpractice insurance.
- Access to senior attorneys for mentorship, collaboration and opinions on cases.
- Robust access to legal research software including but not limited to Westlaw, Westlaw Forms, Company Investigator, and People Map.
Other benefits include two weeks paid vacation, paid holidays and sick leave, access to group health insurance, paid CLE and State Bar dues.
Ideal Candidates
Desired qualifications include good communication skills, a willingness to learn litigation, proficiency in email and word processing applications, strong attention to detail, and respect for the seriousness of the practice of law. The successful candidate must be comfortable with working and receiving training in a virtual environment.
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