Brown Sims, P.C.

Senior Associate Attorney

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77056, Houston, TX, USA

In-Office

Senior level

Insurance • Professional Services

The Role

Own and strategically manage federal and administrative litigation, including claim compensability, injury and wage analysis, dispositive motions, appeals, depositions, hearings, discovery, expert testimony, settlement strategy, and client counseling. Supervise junior attorneys and staff while leading litigation training for law clerks and associates.

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Senior Associate Attorney

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Job Location: Houston, TX, 77056

Description

The Houston office of Brown Sims is looking for a Senior Associate Attorney. The Senior Associate Attorney will be responsible for case ownership and strategic litigation management. Develop litigation strategy on the compensability of the claim by determining the nature and extent of the injury and calculating average weekly wage. Develop defense strategies. Drafts dispositive motion, posts hearing briefs and appeals to the Benefits Review Board. Take and defend depositions of medical experts, employer representatives, and claimants. Appear on behalf of client to defense Motions. Appear as first chair and conduct Formal Hearings in front of the Office of Administrative Law judges. Directly advise insurance carriers, government contractors and third-party administrators on exposure and settlement strategy. Manage discovery strategy, expert selection (medical and/or vocational) and testimony preparation. Supervise junior associate attorney and staff. Prepare and lead trainings to prepare law clerks and junior associate attorneys on handling defense files.

Job Type:

Full-Time
In-Office position

Practice Area(s):

State and Federal Litigation
Insurance Defense

Salary range will be provided during initial interview.

Required Qualifications

Education Required: Juris Doctor degree
Experience Required: 4 years of Federal and DBA litigation experience. 3 years (inclusive) experience in administrative law. 4 years (inclusive) experience with disability analysis and vocational evaluation medical causation. 4 years (inclusive) experience with legal research, writing, and administrative procedure. 4 years (inclusive) experience with the Division of Federal Employees’ Compensation (DFEC) regulations.
License to practice law in a state in the United States.

Skills Required

Juris Doctor degree
Four years of federal and DBA litigation experience
Three years of administrative law experience
Four years of experience with disability analysis, vocational evaluation, and medical causation
Four years of legal research, writing, and administrative procedure experience
Four years of experience with Division of Federal Employees Compensation regulations
License to practice law in a United States state

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The Company

HQ: Houston, TX

125 Employees

What We Do

Brown Sims, P.C. is a national litigation law firm specializing in insurance-defense litigation. The firm represents insurers, businesses, and professionals across the United States, offering litigation services including Defense Base Act cases. With multiple offices in Texas, Florida, and Louisiana and remote-work flexibility, Brown Sims emphasizes client-focused, experience-driven legal representation and tailored case strategies for complex matters.