Associate Attorney Job at Dang & Zapata Law, Austin, TX

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  • Dang & Zapata Law
  • Austin, TX

Job Description

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 Austin, TX area 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 at times 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:

  • 2-5 years of Texas Personal Injury law practice experience (including trial) preferred. Salary based on experience;
  • Member in Good Standing with Texas Bar;
  • Ability to effectively supervise legal work in a fast-paced environment and high-volume practice;
  • Experience managing and motivating a team;
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to create a culture of feedback and continual improvement;
  • Organization skills and attention to detail;
  • Strong, demonstrable written and oral communication skills;
  • Excellent negotiation skills;
  • Ability to read, write and speak fluently in Spanish is strongly preferred, but not required.

Skills

- Proficient in writing legal documents and correspondence

- Knowledge of personal injury law and legal administrative procedures

- Ability to conduct thorough research on relevant laws and regulations

- Familiarity with Lexis-Nexis or other legal research tools

- Experience in litigating personal injury cases is a plus

- Bilingual in Spanish

- Knowledge of premise liability and personal injury law.

At D&Z we are:

  • Detail-oriented -- quality and precision-focused
  • Outcome-oriented -- results-focused with strong performance culture
  • People-oriented -- supportive and fairness-focused, growth oriented

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

  • Dependable, reliable, aggressive, customer focus and able to problem solve;
  • Adaptable/flexible -- enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction;
  • Detail-oriented -- would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture;
  • Achievement-oriented -- enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail;
  • Innovative -- prefers working in unconventional ways.

Compensation: $120,000-$140,000 base salary plus bonus based on performance, Salary will be commensurate with experience

Job Tags

Work at office, Remote work, Flexible hours, Shift work,

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