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Location: Dallas, TX (also Chicago, IL) | Schedule: Full-time, Hybrid | Compensation: $260,000+, commensurate with experience and class year

Overview

A global, top-ranked law firm is seeking a Litigation Associate to join its nationally recognized Accounting Defense practice group. The role offers the chance to work alongside leading practitioners representing premier accounting firms, public company issuers, and directors and officers in complex, high-stakes litigation, arbitration, and regulatory enforcement matters nationwide.

What you'll do

• Represent clients in high-stakes litigation, arbitration, and regulatory enforcement proceedings
• Assist in matters before the SEC, PCAOB, DOJ, and other regulatory bodies
• Draft and review pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery materials, and client memoranda
• Conduct sophisticated legal research and factual analysis in support of complex disputes
• Collaborate with senior attorneys and clients to develop case strategy and litigation positioning
• Interact with opposing counsel, experts, regulators, and other stakeholders as matters progress

Required qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with an excellent academic record
• Active Bar Admission in relevant jurisdiction, in good standing
• 3-5 years of substantive litigation experience
• Hands-on experience in complex litigation, arbitration, or regulatory enforcement matters
• Exceptional legal research, writing, and analytical skills
• Ability to manage complex matters, balance competing priorities, and work effectively as part of a collaborative team

Preferred qualifications

• Exposure to matters involving accounting firms, public companies, or financial institutions is a plus
• Elite or large law firm experience strongly preferred

Compensation and benefits

• Competitive salary: $260,000+, commensurate with experience and class year
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance
• Extensive emotional health resource programs and social connectedness programs
• 401(k) and retirement plans
• Generous PTO and parental leave
• Family concierge and commuter benefits
• Relocation allowance
• Professional development resources and additional firm-sponsored programs

Why this role

This is a rare opportunity to join a market-leading Accounting Defense practice at the forefront of consequential disputes, gaining meaningful responsibility on headline-making matters alongside nationally recognized litigators in a collaborative, intellectually rigorous environment.