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About the Role
We are hiring for one of our clients and are looking for a mid-level Insurance Defense / PI Litigation Associate to join a growing litigation team in Houston. This role is ideal for an attorney with strong insurance defense or personal injury litigation experience who can independently manage a litigation docket from day one. The position involves handling high-exposure catastrophic injury, product liability, and construction defect defense matters across Texas state and federal courts. You will work closely with paralegals and senior attorneys while maintaining significant autonomy and direct responsibility for your cases.
Responsibilities
- Independently manage a docket of insurance defense and personal injury litigation matters
- Handle catastrophic injury, product liability, and construction defect defense cases
- Defend and take fact witness, expert, and corporate representative depositions
- Draft and respond to motions, pleadings, discovery requests, and discovery responses
- Present oral arguments in hearings and court proceedings
- Collaborate with paralegals and litigation support teams to build effective case strategies
- Maintain accurate and timely billing and time-entry records
- Manage cases in both Texas state and federal courts
- Communicate effectively with clients, carriers, and opposing counsel
Requirements
- Active Texas State Bar license in good standing
- 2–6 years of insurance defense or personal injury litigation experience
- Strong deposition experience, including fact witness, expert, and corporate representative depositions
- Must meet a minimum billing requirement of 154 hours/month to maintain employment
- Experience handling high-exposure litigation matters ($1M+ policy limits preferred)
- Ability to independently manage a litigation docket
- Strong legal writing, motion practice, and courtroom communication skills
- Experience with discovery, hearings, and litigation strategy
- Strong organizational and billing discipline
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced insurance defense environment
- Experience with product liability or construction defect litigation
- Federal court litigation experience
- Experience representing insurance carriers, oil & gas companies, or large corporate clients
Skills
- Insurance defense litigation
- Personal injury litigation
- Deposition defense
- Motion practice
- Legal writing
- Courtroom communication
- Discovery management
- Litigation strategy
Location
- Houston, Texas, USA
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid-level
Education Level
- Active Texas State Bar license
Salary/Compensations
- $115,000 – $175,000 base salary
- OTE: $130,000 – $204,000 including bonuses
- Quarterly Tier Bonus: 10–15%+ of quarterly salary based on billable hours
- $2,400/year time-entry bonus ($200/month for compliant months)
Benefits
- 401(k) with 3% employer match, fully vested from day one
- Up to $600/month firm contribution toward health insurance
- Firm-provided short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
- Free secured parking in Houston
- Catered lunch every other Friday
About the Company
- Sperton Global is a recruitment and consulting company with an international reach.
- We are committed to helping our clients achieve success in their hiring processes, finding the right people for the right positions.