Insurance Defense - General Attorney in Dallas, TX

Law Firm

Dallas, TX

Insurance Defense - General Attorney in Dallas, TX

Attorney

3-9 yrs required

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# Associate Attorney – Tulsa & Dallas

Law Firm is seeking an experienced Associate Attorney to join their team in Tulsa & Dallas. This mid-level lateral associate will be responsible for managing litigation and case defense from start to finish in a high-volume practice.

## Qualifications

* JD from accredited law school and license to practice in Oklahoma/Texas
* 3-9 years of experience in insurance defense
* Experience to immediately assume mature files
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
* Ability to work with clients who demand excellence
* Additional experience in employment law, construction law, healthcare liability, oil and gas, product liability, trucking/transportation, catastrophic injury, construction defect, premises liability, insurance coverage, and/or Stowers Demands is a bonus

## Responsibilities

* Take and defend depositions (heavy deposition experience is required)
* Prepare and respond to discovery
* Prepare and present witnesses
* Attend hearings, mediations, settlement conferences, etc.
* Draft pleadings, motions, and briefs with the accompanying research expertise
* Evaluate case strengths and weaknesses and be able to place valuation on the various claims
* Prepare legal opinions for clients
* Trial experience preferred

## Benefits

Law Firm offers a competitive salary, work-life balance, full benefits, paid parking, and bonus opportunities. The firm is paperless, offers a hybrid work from home schedule, has an open door policy, and offers a mentoring program.

If you meet the qualifications and are interested in this position, please forward your resume with salary requirement and reference list. Confidentiality is guaranteed.