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Civil Litigation & Appellate Associate

This is not a volume practice. We take a small number of high-stakes cases that require serious legal analysis, strategy, and writing. You will not be limited to document review, and you will be developed into a first-chair lawyer.

What you’ll do

  • Draft substantive motions, briefs, and appellate filings
  • Work on novel legal issues and litigation strategy
  • Participate in hearings, depositions, and trial preparation
  • Take early, real responsibility in cases, including running matters

Practice focus

  • Complex commercial and business-tort litigation
  • Fiduciary-duty and shareholder disputes
  • Trade secrets and non-competes
  • Injunctions and expedited proceedings
  • Appeals and appellate strategy from day one

Requirements

  • 0–3 years of litigation or appellate experience; a judicial clerkship counts toward this range
  • Strong academic record
  • Active Texas bar license
  • Demonstrated interest in appellate work or complex litigation

Each matter depends on its own facts and law. Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in any other matter.