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Job Description Wilson Elser is a leading defense litigation law firm with more than 1300 attorneys in 43 offices throughout the United States. Founded in 1978, we rank among the top 100 law firms identified by The American Lawyer and 36 in the National Law Journal's survey of the nation's largest law firms. We're also Mansfield Certified Plus. At Wilson Elser we are committed to attracting and retaining professionals who thrive in an environment built on teamwork, collaboration, client service, and innovation. If you are a motivated attorney seeking a long-term career where your contributions are valued and your growth is supported, we invite you to apply for our Senior Complex Litigation Attorney position in our Houston Office. This position offers a flexible, hybrid working arrangement. The Opportunity We are seeking a skilled Senior Complex Litigation Attorney. The ideal candidate will have experience in general liability, personal injury, transportation, and/or catastrophic injury defense. This role offers meaningful hands-on litigation experience, exposure to high-profile national clients, and the ability to take on substantial responsibility from day one. Key Responsibilities: • Independently manage a diverse litigation caseload from inception through resolution, • Work closely with partners and colleagues in a collaborative, team-oriented environment, • Handle all aspects of litigation, including trial preparation, investigation, court appearances, mediations, and depositions, • JD from an ABA accredited law school, • Admitted to practice in Texas, • 8+ years of defense litigation experience, preferably in Personal Injury, General Liability, Catastrophic Injury, or Transportation, • Exceptional communication, writing, and interpersonal skills, • Proven ability to build strong client relationships and deliver outstanding service, • Experience with client-facing responsibilities and managing complex matters is highly valued, • Ability to integrate into a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, • Legal project management experience preferred, • Flexibility: Hybrid work arrangements to support work-life blend, • Benefits: Outstanding benefits package, including 401k match and generous PTO plan, • Career Growth: Ample opportunities for professional development and advancement, • Employee Perks: Access to corporate discount plans and other benefits Wilson Elser welcomes submissions of candidates for our open positions exclusively from recruitment agencies with an active, signed fee agreement who have been granted access to a position through our dedicated Recruitment Agency Portal. We are unable to consider submissions from recruitment agencies without a current (dated as of 7/1/2024) agreement in place. We appreciate your understanding. For collaboration inquiries or to establish an agreement, please contact us at Elser is committed to a collegial work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. It is the Firm's policy that employment will be based on merit, qualifications, and competence. Further, employment decisions will be made without regard to an applicants race, color, age, sex, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, physical or mental disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, sex offenses, or stalking, past or present service in the uniformed services or application or obligation to serve in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected by law. Wilson Elser endeavors to make the Wilson Elser website accessible to any and all users. You may review our Accessibility Policy here.California Residents may review our CCPA notice for applicants and employees here.

Job Description Wilson Elser is a leading defense litigation law firm with more than 1300 attorneys in 43 offices throughout the United States. Founded in 1978, we rank among the top 100 law firms identified by The American Lawyer and 36 in the National Law Journal's survey of the nation's largest law firms. We're also Mansfield Certified Plus. Our firm is committed to attracting and retaining professionals who value each other and the service we provide by embracing Teamwork, Collaboration, Client Service, and Innovation. If you are a motivated professional looking for a long-term fit where you can grow in a role, and will be valued and empowered, then we invite you to apply to our Transportation Litigation Associate Attorney position in our Houston, TX Office. This position offers a flexible, hybrid working arrangement. The Position We are seeking a proactive and highly skilled Transportation Litigation Attorney to work on our firm's representation of a large international logistics services provider. The ideal candidate will have a strong background handling litigation matters, specifically within the transportation sector and understand any applicable underlying regulations. This role offers the opportunity to work on challenging cases and be at the forefront of litigating emerging legal issues, with talented colleagues throughout the country, and provide sound counsel to our clients. Key Responsibilities: • Under the supervision and guidance of senior attorneys, proactively manage a litigation caseload, helping oversee cases from beginning to end, • Conduct legal research and analysis related to transportation laws, regulations, and legal standards, • Draft pleadings, motions, briefs, legal memoranda, and other legal documents, • Attend court hearings, depositions, and mediations, • Negotiate settlements and agreements on behalf of clients, demonstrating strong advocacy and negotiation skills., • Collaborate effectively with colleagues across departments and offices, contributing to a cohesive and supportive team environment., • JD from an ABA accredited law school, • Admitted to practice in the state of Texas, • 3-5+ years of general casualty litigation experience, • Transportation and logistics, trucking, and related regulatory experience preferred, • Experience with emerging e-commerce / gig economy legal issues preferred, but not required, • Deposition and motion practice experience required, • Trial experience preferred, • Superior analytical skills, • Strong written and oral communication skills, • Flexibility: Remote and hybrid work arrangements to support work-life blend, • Benefits: Outstanding benefits package, including 401k match and generous PTO plan, • Career Growth: Ample opportunities for professional development and advancement We believe in creating a work environment free of barriers and bias, where individual outlooks and talents are respected and valued. Our firm's policy is to ensure an equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, disability, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by the law.

Job Description Wilson Elser is a leading defense litigation law firm with more than 1300 attorneys in 43 offices throughout the United States. Founded in 1978, we rank among the top 100 law firms identified by The American Lawyer and 36 in the National Law Journal's survey of the nation's largest law firms. We're also Mansfield Certified Plus. Wilson Elser's Houston office is currently seeking a Senior General Liability Attorney with experience in general liability, personal injury, transportation, and/or catastrophic injury. This is an excellent opportunity for attorneys with 8+ years of litigation experience, to grow in their careers with exposure to a wide variety of prominent national clients and by taking on substantial litigation responsibilities. Working directly with in-house counsel, the attorney in this role will have the exciting opportunity to interact directly with sophisticated clients that we represent, as well as with teams of our own talented, experienced professionals. This is a hybrid position, offering great flexibility. Our Firm is committed to attracting and retaining professionals who value each other and the service we provide by embracing Teamwork, Collaboration, Client Service, and Innovation. If you are a motivated professional looking for a long-term fit where you can grow in a role, and will be valued and empowered, then we invite you to apply the Senior General Liability Attorney position in our Houston, TX office. Responsibilities • Independently manage a litigation caseload, working cases from beginning to end, • Work closely and collaborate with other attorneys and partners, • Regular trial preparation, investigation, court appearances, mediations and depositions, • Communicate with clients and provide reports Qualifications • JD from an accredited law school, • Admitted to practice in Texas, • 8+ years of defense litigation, • Experience with defending Personal Injury, General Liability, Catastrophic Injury, Transportation, and other civil litigation matters preferred., • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, • Client-facing experience preferred, • Ability to integrate into a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, • Legal project management experience is helpful, • First chair trial experience a plus #LI-NK1 Why Should You Apply? • Flexibility: Hybrid work arrangements to support work-life blend, • Benefits: Outstanding benefits package, including 401k match and generous PTO plan, • Career Growth: Ample opportunities for professional development and advancement, • Employee Perks: Access to corporate discount plans and other benefits Wilson Elser welcomes submissions of candidates for our open positions exclusively from recruitment agencies with an active, signed fee agreement who have been granted access to a position through our dedicated Recruitment Agency Portal. We are unable to consider submissions from recruitment agencies without a current (dated as of 7/1/2024) agreement in place. We appreciate your understanding. For collaboration inquiries or to establish an agreement, please contact us at Elser is committed to a collegial work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. It is the Firm's policy that employment will be based on merit, qualifications, and competence. Further, employment decisions will be made without regard to an applicants race, color, age, sex, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, physical or mental disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, sex offenses, or stalking, past or present service in the uniformed services or application or obligation to serve in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected by law. Wilson Elser endeavors to make the Wilson Elser website accessible to any and all users. You may review our Accessibility Policy here.California Residents may review our CCPA notice for applicants and employees here.

Job DescriptionDirect Counsel is representing an Amlaw 100 firm in its search for an Associate – Tax – Transactional Labor & Employment. Locations: Austin, Boston, Century City, Chicago, Houston, New York, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Washington, D.C. Practice Area: Labor & Employment Experience Required: Minimum of 2 years About the Opportunity: Direct Counsel is partnering with an AmLaw 100 firm renowned for advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. As a market leader in major financial and business centers worldwide, the firm offers exceptional expertise and resources to help you evolve from an intellectually curious self-starter into a leading lawyer. If you aspire to be the best, this is the place for you. Qualifications: * Minimum of 2 years of broad-based employment counseling experience. * Experience providing employment support for mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions. * Strong background counseling employers of all types on a full range of employment relationship matters. * Excellent academic credentials and outstanding communication, analytical, and writing skills. * Admission to the jurisdiction where you are applying (or eligibility to waive in) is preferred. * This is a non-litigation role focused on transactional and counseling work. Compensation: This position is paid according to the Cravath scale from $235,000 per year plus comprehensive benefits

Job DescriptionOur client seeks a LITIGATION PARALEGAL to be hands on with the firms trial lawyers, supporting all phases of litigation. This position requires flexibility with respect to occasional overtime and/or weekend accessibility, as well as occasional travel for mediation, arbitration and/or trial assistance. All such varies per lawyer workload and trial schedules. Case Management Oversee all aspects of file to ensure materials are maintained in central location in organized fashion. Document Productions Receive and login all documents collected; coordinate with vendors to process collected documents for review database with focus on budget; coordinate and negotiate with vendors for fair pricing; load all processed documents into review database; export responsive documents to production volumes; login all review and production volumes; maintain database tracking chart. Privilege Logs Prepare first draft of privilege logs; assist lawyers with completing same; finalize same for service. Experts Manage all documents/materials forwarded to experts; login same to assist with exhibit to expert reports of materials reviewed. Depositions Assist with preparation for depositions, including assembly of materials in chronological order for review and/or use as exhibits; index all deposition exhibits; maintain deposition log; coordinate with court reporters to ensure all materials received and in proper format. Hot Document Chronologies Assemble and maintain hot document chronologies. Research Perform research including: people tracing to locate witnesses; expert witness articles and references; factual background; corporate registered agents; corporate SEC filings. Trial/Arbitration/Mediation/Hearing Preparation Prepare trial notebooks (Live Pleadings; Exhibits; Discovery; Depositions and Trial List Notebook); coordinate with vendors for presentation of exhibits and deposition videos at trial; prepare draft trial exhibit list. Trial/Arbitration/Mediation/Hearing Attendance Coordinate transfer of materials and supplies to trial and back and forth to office as needed; monitor exhibit activity and update exhibit list; confer with court reporter and opposing paralegal at end of trial to confirm admitted exhibits; coordinate with trial vendor.

Job Description Wilson Elser is a leading defense litigation law firm with more than 1300 attorneys in 43 offices throughout the United States. Founded in 1978, we rank among the top 100 law firms identified by The American Lawyer and 36 in the National Law Journal's survey of the nation's largest law firms. We're also Mansfield Certified Plus. Wilson Elser's Houston office is looking for a General Liability Associate Attorney to join a team of exceptional professionals in a collaborative environment to represent sophisticated clients confronted with complex legal challenges. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated attorney early in their career seeking to grow professionally and contribute to the success of the firm. The Associate will gain experience with and exposure to practice areas including general liability, insurance defense, commercial litigation, premises & product liability, property rights, transportation and labor & employment litigation. Qualifications • JD from an accredited law school, • Admitted to practice in the state of Texas, • 2+ years experience, • Experience with litigation involving general liability, construction, premises, products, transportation, employment, or insurance preferred., • Superior communication, writing, analytical and research skills., • Experience preparing discovery requests, objections and responses to discovery requests, and motions and briefing relating to discovery disputes., • Assist in working on litigation matters at all states of litigation, • Represent clients in a wide range of civil defense litigation, • Work closely with other attorneys and Partners on litigation matters, • Opportunities to handle court appearances and conduct depositions, • Communicate with clients, including providing regular reports updating clients on the status of their cases and providing recommendations regarding litigation and case resolution strategy. Why Should You Apply? • Flexibility: Remote and hybrid work arrangements to support work-life blend, • Benefits: Outstanding benefits package, including 401k match and generous PTO plan, • Career Growth: Ample opportunities for professional development and advancement We believe in creating a work environment free of barriers and bias, where individual outlooks and talents are respected and valued. Our firm's policy is to ensure an equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, disability, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by the law.

Job DescriptionDirect Counsel is representing an Amlaw 100 firm in its search for an Associate – Tax – Transactional Labor & Employment. Locations: Austin, Boston, Century City, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, New York. Chicago, Houston, Washington, D.C. Practice Area: Labor & Employment Experience Required: Minimum of 2 years About the Opportunity: Direct Counsel is partnering with an AmLaw 100 firm renowned for advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. As a market leader in major financial and business centers worldwide, the firm offers exceptional expertise and resources to help you evolve from an intellectually curious self-starter into a leading lawyer. If you aspire to be the best, this is the place for you. Qualifications: * Minimum of 2 years of broad-based employment counseling experience. * Experience providing employment support for mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions. * Strong background counseling employers of all types on a full range of employment relationship matters. * Excellent academic credentials and outstanding communication, analytical, and writing skills. * Admission to the jurisdiction where you are applying (or eligibility to waive in) is preferred. * This is a non-litigation role focused on transactional and counseling work. Compensation: This position is paid according to the Cravath scale.

We have been retained by an industry-leading, U.S.-based global company that is seeking a talented corporate & commercial attorney who can work directly with business teams, build relationships, and drive deals to the finish line. This is an exciting and challenging cross-functional role. This lawyer will provide support to structure and execute significant and complex industrial and commercial transactions, including project development, product sales, and EPC agreements. The ideal candidate will have excellent leadership, decision-making, and relationship management skills. An ability to collaborate with other legal and business team members and confidently interact with the C-suite will be important, as this is a role with visibility to senior executives. Responsibilities may include: • Negotiating, structuring, drafting, and amending major commercial contracts, • Collaborating with other business leaders to evaluate, manage and execute significant customer transactions or initiatives, • Assisting with a range of potential projects involving capital investments and joint ventures, • Partnering with the tax and finance functions on relevant transactions, • Managing outside counsel for large transactional projects, • Handling disputes with an eye toward avoiding litigation; drafting commercial settlement agreements A minimum of 7 years of business transactional experience is required. Experience working at a top law firm and in-house at a major corporation is highly preferred. This role is on a hybrid in-office schedule located in Houston, Texas.

Job Description Wilson Elser is a leading defense litigation law firm with more than 1300 attorneys in 43 offices throughout the United States. Founded in 1978, we rank among the top 100 law firms identified by The American Lawyer and 36 in the National Law Journal's survey of the nation's largest law firms. We're also Mansfield Certified Plus. Our firm is committed to attracting and retaining professionals who value each other and the service we provide by embracing Teamwork, Collaboration, Client Service, and Innovation. If you are a motivated professional looking for a long-term fit where you can grow in a role, and will be valued and empowered, then we invite you to apply to our Legal Staff Assistant position in our Houston Office. This position is in-office 5 days a week. The Position This is an excellent opportunity for legal professionals seeking to expand their careers who are interested in gaining fast-paced professional experience with a national law firm. Key Responsibilities: • Monitor service notifications, download and save documents in iManage and circulate to team members as appropriate, • Assist with vendor invoices, • Assist with reception coverage, including answering telephone and directing calls, greeting office visitors, preparing conference rooms for meetings and processing incoming/outgoing mail, • Manage and update data using Excel spreadsheets, • 1+ years of office experience, • High level of motivation with ability to work independently and as part of a team, • Ability to multitask, successfully manage and prioritize a variety of demands daily, and take direction from support staff and attorneys, • Extremely detail-oriented and able to prioritize a heavy workload, • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel) and Kofax PDF or similar program. iManage experience a plus., • Excellent organizational skills, • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, • Excellent typing skills, • Benefits: Outstanding benefits package, including 401k match and generous PTO plan, • Career Growth: Ample opportunities for professional development and advancement

Job DescriptionOur client, a full-service, leading international law firm, is seeking an experienced Legal Secretary, Corporate. Under general supervision from Secretary Services Manager, the Legal Secretary provides full administrative and document processing support to assigned group of attorneys and/or paralegals. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Responsible for maintaining client bills and working in conjunction with our billing department to ensure client bills are processed in a timely manner., • Review and revise monthly proformas; prepares correspondence for each and submits revised proformas and drafts letters to lawyer for approval; submits to accounting department for final invoices; mails/emails specific invoices to clients., • Reviews available client billing guidelines for invoicing for lawyers; advise billing lawyers and billing department of any special exceptions and changes noted in billing guidelines so the special exceptions may be incorporated on client level and/or matter level., • Works with underwriting bills, including approved timekeepers, rate charts, billing agreements, special exceptions, styles, electronic billing and general billing processes., • Maintains chart of invoices throughout the year in order to follow up on overdue payments, keep track of electronic billing as well as status of submitted invoices., • Provides administrative support as needed composing, proofreading, redlining, editing or preparing documents and correspondence., • Maintain and manage calendars; schedules and coordinates meetings and conferences, including extensive travel, lodging, transportation and meal arrangements., • Coordinates outsourced copy jobs; provides photocopying and/or scanning of correspondence, documents and other printed materials., • Handles in-coming mail, emails to clients, faxes, hand deliveries, etc., • Drafts, edits and disseminates information through presentations, charts, graphs, diagrams, spreadsheets, letters, email, mail, memos, itineraries, etc., • Interacts with clients, vendors, lawyers and staff to maintain good relations., • Closes files per lawyer requests., • Reconciles and submits travel, client development and client expenses for reimbursement through Chrome River and reconciles AMEX statements for all assignments. Qualifications: • Minimum of five (5) years work experience in a law firm environment, or related professional experience., • Knowledge of legal terminology and of court system and rules for filings and correspondence., • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including MSWord, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc., • Working knowledge of New Business Intake, LegalKey, Copitrak, InterAction, Intapp Time and Aderant software., • Knowledge of Chrome River and BB Conference Scheduler software., • Ability to multi-task and work well under time constraints., • Ability to work well independently and in a team environment., • Must be reliable, a self-starter and have a professional demeanor.

Job Description Wilson Elser is a leading defense litigation law firm with more than 1300 attorneys in 43 offices throughout the United States. Founded in 1978, we rank among the top 100 law firms identified by The American Lawyer and 36 in the National Law Journal's survey of the nation's largest law firms. We're also Mansfield Certified Plus. Our firm is committed to attracting and retaining professionals who value each other and the service we provide by embracing Teamwork, Collaboration, Client Service, and Innovation. If you are a motivated professional looking for a long-term fit where you can grow in a role, and will be valued and empowered, then we invite you to apply to our Paralegal position in our Houston Office. This hybrid position offers the flexibility to work remotely 40% of the time. The Position This is an excellent opportunity for legal professionals seeking to expand their careers who are interested in gaining fast-paced professional experience with a national law firm. This position does require billable hours. Key Responsibilities: • Act as floating paralegal for the Houston office, assisting attorneys on a task basis, • Conduct searches via Lexis and social media, • Process and follow up on authorizations for the receipt of medical, employment, worker's compensation, disability, tax, union, educational and other records, • Order records and maintain a production log, • Review, analyze and organize document productions by opposing parties and co-defendants, • Draft discovery requests and answers, • Draft stipulations, orders, motions to compel, motions for show cause, • Redact and Bates stamp documents, • Determine, prepare and organize material needed for expert witness review, mediation, and deposition, • Bachelor's degree required, Paralegal certificate preferred, • 10+ years' experience as a litigation paralegal or insurance claims handler in a fast paced, high volume, team-oriented environment, • Insurance defense experience is a plus, • Experience with pretrial discovery, hearings, arbitration and trial preparations, • Must be proactive and able to prioritize tasks for multiple stakeholders, including attorneys and clients, • Analytical thinking and decision-making skills are critical, • Benefits: Outstanding benefits package, including 401k match and generous PTO plan, • Career Growth: Ample opportunities for professional development and advancement