Associate Attorney

Industry FInTech • Dallas, TX

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join a fast-growing real estate investment firm and work directly on active commercial litigation matters across Texas. Rastegar Property Company is a rapidly growing real estate investment firm focused on acquiring, developing, and managing residential, commercial, and mixed-use assets. As our portfolio and litigation needs continue to grow, we are expanding our in-house legal team. We are looking for a Texas-licensed attorney with 3–6 years of hands-on commercial or business litigation experience. You will support our active Texas litigation docket, working closely with the internal legal team, business leadership, and outside counsel. This role is ideal for someone who is a strong legal writer, highly organized, and comfortable managing multiple active matters and deadlines.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Active Texas Bar license in good standing.
• 3–6 years of commercial or business litigation experience.
• Strong hands-on experience drafting pleadings, motions, discovery, and other litigation documents.
• Strong legal research, writing, organization, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage deadlines across multiple active matters.

Nice To Haves

• Texas state and federal court experience.
• Experience managing discovery and working with outside counsel.
• Familiarity with e-filing, e-discovery, and matter-management systems.
• Previous in-house experience.

Responsibilities

• Support active commercial and business litigation matters from initial assessment through resolution.
• Track court dates, filing requirements, discovery deadlines, service deadlines, and other key dates across multiple matters.
• Maintain accurate litigation trackers and ensure assignments and filings stay on schedule.
• Work closely with internal attorneys and outside counsel to keep matters moving forward.
• Draft and revise pleadings, motions, discovery requests and responses, subpoenas, affidavits, notices, demand letters, settlement documents, legal correspondence, and other court filings.
• Assist with document collection, review, preservation, e-discovery, and discovery productions.
• Review legal work product and supporting documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare witnesses, exhibits, hearing binders, deposition materials, mediation submissions, and trial materials.
• Support hearings, depositions, mediations, meetings, trials, and other litigation-related proceedings.
• Travel to different counties throughout Texas as required by the litigation calendar, which may include several trips per month.
• Research Texas and federal law and translate findings into clear memoranda, draft filings, or practical recommendations.
• Communicate legal issues and next steps clearly to internal business stakeholders.
• Coordinate with outside counsel to ensure they have the information, documentation, and support needed to move each matter forward.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary + Annual Bonus
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Remote flexibility across Texas, with a hybrid setup for Dallas-based team members
• Long-term growth opportunity within a fast-growing company

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree