Senior Associate Attorney

Min 6 yrs required

Full-time

No

Yablon Law Seeks Senior Associate Attorney

Yablon Law is a forward-thinking law firm that puts clients first while encouraging attorneys to become the career attorneys they desire. We are currently seeking an experienced and emotionally intelligent Senior Associate Attorney to guide clients through trials, negotiations, or transactions.

The ideal candidate must have at least 6 years of substantive experience practicing commercial/civil litigation, bankruptcy, probate, estate planning, real estate, or business/family law in Texas.

About Yablon Law

Mark P. Yablon founded Yablon Law PLLC to be a client-centric, purpose-driven law firm sans internal drama. We enjoy winning within professional ethics and have a no yelling and no jerk policy. We care about, respect, and solicit input from clients and teammates. We are entrepreneurial, which includes handsomely rewarding hardworking teammates who are a cultural fit.

Our five-year plan is to develop a top-notch team of 10+ attorneys supported by paralegals, law clerks, a marketing officer, and an operations officer who make a difference in the lives of each other and our clients who are raving fans.

Yablon Law’s statewide practice focuses on the following areas:
• Commercial/Civil Litigation and Transactions
• Real Estate Construction Landlord-Tenant
• Bankruptcy (Adversary, 7, 11 & 13)
• Probate Wills Trusts
• Business Law
• Family Law

Senior Associate Attorney Responsibilities

• Never miss deadliness imposed by law, courts, or agreements
• Reasonably fit in with our culture and help positively develop it
• Substantively manage a reasonable docket of litigation or transactional cases from intake to archival and collaborate with others to develop winning case strategies
• As first or second chair, zealously, persuasively, and professionally advocate for clients in depositions, informal negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, hearings, and trials via Zoom, phone, and in person.
• Focus on one practice area or multiple areas based on your skills and interest balanced secondarily by our needs
• Persuasively and accurately draft, edit, assemble, and e-file pleadings, motions, briefs, affidavits, etc.
• Strategically request and respond to discovery requests
• Research and analyze the law and apply it to the facts while telling a compelling story of why our clients should win
• Regularly and timely communicate internally and externally (clients, courts, opposing counsel, third parties) by phone, email, text, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, face-to-face, etc.
• Intentionally and continually develop and master your professional skills, including those related to trials, people, leadership, business development, client service, and the always-evolving law and technology
• Assist teammates with special projects that will not always be billable
• Mentor teammates and vice-versa
• Bill and collect a minimum 100 hours a month following first complete calendar month

Senior Associate Attorney Compensation, Bonuses & Benefits

Yablon Law offers a competitive compensation package for Senior Associate Attorneys, including the following:
• Earn 35% of every dollar collected from your billable work that you personally produce—no law firm cap on earnings
• Per calendar year, earn 10% bonus on collectibles that exceed 1,200 hours up to 1,799 hours and 15% bonus on all additional collectible hours
• 20% client development bonus of every dollar collected in first 12 months here from billable work you personally bring Yablon Law from your contacts (your clients, friends, family, and direct referrals from your contacts); 15% in months 13 and beyond—no law firm cap on total bonuses
• Escalating monthly bonus for continuous monthly production above 100 billable/collectible hours
• PTO (holidays, your birthdate, vacation, personal time)
• Free secured, covered garage parking
• Free random lunches, happy hours, and other fun activities outside the office
• Collegial and collaborative work environment
• Free professional development, including CLE
• Free annual Texas bar dues
• Beautifully renovated offices (Spring 2023) across from Historic Buffalo Bayou and walk, bike, and kayak trails
• Beginning 1st of the month following your 90th day on our team:
o Quarterly team performance perks or bonuses
o $400 monthly toward medical, disability, life, dental, and vision insurance
o $1 for $1 match for tax-qualified retirement plan up to $300 monthly (100% immediate vesting)

Senior Associate Attorney Minimum Requirements

Yablon Law is looking for an experienced Senior Associate Attorney who meets the following requirements:
• Competently practicing law in Texas for at least 6 years
• In good standing with the State Bar of Texas
• Multiple first-chair trials

How to Apply to Yablon Law

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PTO, Covered Parking, Team Performance Bonuses, Health Insurance, Retirement Plan, CLE opportunities, Texas Bar Dues, Collegial Work Environment

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Trial Advocacy, Negotiation, Mediation, Arbitration, Legal Writing, Legal Research, Case Management, Client Communication, Leadership, Mentoring, Business Development

Juris Doctor degree

Interested applicants should contact the company through and provide a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and letters of recommendation (optional).

Qualification and Experience Juris Doctor degree and admission to the State Bar of Texas

Legal