Senior Trial Attorney

Shiv Software
Houston, TX

Position Overview

We are seeking a high-level trial lawyer with a minimum of 5 years of personal injury litigation experience, specifically in products liability, who is capable of independently managing complex cases from intake through verdict.

This is not a training position. We are hiring a self-directed litigator who can step into an active docket, try cases, supervise staff, and drive recoveries with minimal oversight.


Required Experience & Qualifications

Litigation & Trial Experience

• Minimum 5 years of plaintiff personal injury litigation experience

• Demonstrated focus on products liability cases

• First-chair jury trial experience in at least five (5) jury trials

• Proven ability to take cases from filing through verdict


Case Management Capabilities

• Managed an independent docket

• Medical case management experience, including coordinating and monitoring client treatment

• Retained and worked directly with liability, medical, economic, and engineering experts

• Taken and defended expert depositions

• Taken and defended corporate representative depositions (Rule 30(b)(6) or state equivalent)

• Drafted and argued dispositive motions

• Prepared and presented cases for mediation and trial