Job Description

Our customer, a veterinary services healthcare company, is seeking a Dispute Resolution Attorney The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and resolving commercial legal disputes in both the pre-litigation and litigation contexts and across a variety of practice areas. The role requires strong legal analysis, business acumen, negotiation, and advocacy skills to efficiently handle cases and protect the organization’s interests.

Location: Austin, TX (prefer hybrid but open to remote candidates as well)

Duration: 3-6 months, part-time role

Hours: Estimate 20-25 hours per week

Responsibilities

• Work closely with internal clients to evaluate claims and/or defenses in a variety of commercial contract disputes, including disputes arising under vendor contracts, Saas-related customer contracts, and leases.
• Conduct legal research and risk analysis to determine and support dispute resolution strategy.
• Represent the Company in pre-litigation settlement discussions and prepare the appropriate settlement documentation and/or work with the subject matter expert to amend the underlying agreements as necessary to reflect the commercial resolution.
• Prepare legal documents such as pleadings, motions, briefs, and settlement agreements.
• As necessary, handle preliminary phases of litigation, including pleadings, discover and motion practice and engage in dispute resolution (ADR) methods such as mediation and arbitration.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
• Admitted to the Texas bar and in good standing.
• 3–7+ years of relevant legal experience in litigation and dispute resolution.
• Strong legal writing, analytical, and oral advocacy skills.
• Experience with arbitration and mediation.
• Ability to manage multiple matters and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, drafting and negotiation skills.
• Background in two of the following areas: commercial litigation, technology and commercial landlord/tenant matters
• Experience working in an in-house legal department.

Preferred Experience

• Background in data privacy and intellectual property.
• Familiarity with e-discovery platforms and case management tools.
• Investigations experience
• Veterinary healthcare or human healthcare experience

Work Environment & Conditions:

• May require occasional travel for court appearances, hearings, or settlement conferences.

To apply:

If you are qualified, interested, and available, please send 1) your WORD version of your resume and 2) an email stating why you are a good fit for this position to [email protected]

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