Commercial Litigation Senior Associate or Senior Counsel
Commercial Litigation Senior Associate or Senior Counsel at Husch Blackwell — Austin, Texas, United States
- Company: Husch Blackwell
- Location: Austin, Texas, United States
- Employment type: FULL_TIME
- Salary: USD 130–257000 / year
- Posted: 2026-06-17
About this role
Husch Blackwell LLP is a national law firm with multiple locations across the United States, dedicated to our clients and the industries they serve.
At Husch Blackwell we believe that diverse, equitable and inclusive teams lead to better outcomes. Husch Blackwell is committed to retaining, recruiting, developing, and promoting talented lawyers and business professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We foster an engaged, diverse, and inclusive team culture of accountability and purpose that makes our Firm and our communities better.
We have an immediate opening in our Austin office for a Commercial Litigation Senior Associate or Senior Counsel . Senior Associate candidates should have a minimum of six years of relevant experience. Senior Counsel candidates should have a minimum of eight years of relevant experience.
The ideal candidate will have experience with all phases of complex commercial litigation including, but not limited to, experience conducting factual investigations and discovery, preparing pleadings, taking depositions, arguing motions, participating in mediation, and communicating with clients. Experience in both state and federal court is preferred, and experience in administrative matters and arbitrations is beneficial. Second-chair experience at trial or arbitration is preferred but not required. The candidate will work primarily with attorneys in the Healthcare, Life Sciences & Education Strategic Business Unit, and healthcare litigation experience is preferred.
The candidate must have an excellent academic record, superb writing skills, strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work well with a team, superior judgment, the ability to effectively handle multiple projects, and the ability to articulate legal strategies and courses of action. Judicial clerkship experience with a federal court is preferred but not required. Candidates must have a Texas bar license or commit to obtaining one as soon as possible.
We look for proactive, dynamic, and entrepreneurial individuals with varied backgrounds, interests, and experience for a diverse candidate pool.
We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) and much more.
Qualified candidates should submit a resume and law school transcript through our online application process at www.huschblackwell.com .
EOE