Senior Litigation Attorney

We are looking for a Senior Litigation Attorney to be a leader and anchor for the litigation docket in our Houston, Texas office. This is a senior role for an experienced trial lawyer who wants to try cases, shape strategy, and build something—without the overhead and financial risk of running a firm.

You will own case strategy from filing through verdict, first-chair trials, and lead a dedicated support team. Skilled litigation paralegals will assist and handle day-to-day case needs under your direction; medical records specialists, legal assistants, and closers will help carry the administrative load. Your time stays where it belongs: on strategy, depositions, mediation, and the courtroom.

What You'll Do:

• Lead Your Litigation Docket: Drive strategy on liability, coverage, damages, and valuation for a robust personal injury docket—from filing through final resolution.
• Try Cases to Verdict: First-chair jury trials, argue dispositive motions, handle hearings, and lead mediations when carriers refuse to pay full value.
• Own Discovery & Motion Practice: Draft and direct pleadings, motions, and written discovery; prepare, take, and defend depositions of parties, experts, and treating physicians.
• Direct Settlement Strategy: Set minimum settlement parameters, approve demand packages, and continue working negotiations and or mediation efforts in advance of trial.
• Lead and Mentor: Supervise and develop your support team and be a leader and mentor to more junior attorneys, setting the standard for excellence, accountability, and collaboration.
• Serve as Client Advocate: Be the trusted voice for clients at the hardest moments of their lives—advising on strategy, progress, and settlement/trial decisions with clarity and compassion.
• Help Shape Firm Strategy: Partner with firm leadership to refine litigation strategy, share trial insights across offices, and help grow our Texas footprint.

What We're Looking For:

• Texas License: Licensed to practice law in Texas and in good standing with the State Bar of Texas.
• Senior-Level Experience: 8+ years of litigation experience, with substantial personal injury experience (plaintiff or defense).
• Trial Track Record: Prefer some first-chair jury trial experience and have a real appetite for the courtroom.
• Strategic Judgment: Proven ability to value cases, set settlement parameters, manage a robust docket, and direct support staff in executing case plans.
• Leadership: Demonstrated success leading teams in a fast-paced, high-stakes legal environment.
• Communication: Persuasive in writing and on your feet—with clients, adjusters, opposing counsel, judges, and juries.
• Technical Proficiency: Comfortable with legal research databases, case management software, and modern litigation technology, including responsible use of artificial intelligence.
• Preferred: Experience with catastrophic injury, wrongful death, commercial trucking, or premises cases; a record of verdicts and settlements you're proud to talk about. Spanish speaking a plus.

Why Thompson Law
You get the best of both worlds: the autonomy to lead a local litigation practice, backed by the brand, incoming case volume, technology, and financial strength of an established national firm. You bring the trial skill and strategic drive; we supply the cases, the team, and the platform.

We reward individual contribution directly. Compensation includes a competitive base salary plus an uncapped performance bonus tied to your results—paid monthly.