Probate Litigation Partnership Track Associate

With over 240 attorneys and eight office locations in Louisiana and Texas Kean Miller serves as legal counsel to the people and industries that drive the energy-belt economy. From our offices in Houston The Woodlands Lake Charles Lafayette Baton Rouge New Orleans and Shreveport Fortune 500 companies national businesses and local companies rely on Kean Miller for efficient legal services and practical advice always provided in a cost-efficient the courtroom and the boardroom Kean Miller attorneys create unique solutions pragmatic strategies and unparalleled value that allow our clients to perform at the highest level.

Kean Miller is seeking an experienced Litigation Partnership Track Attorney in our Houston office.

Qualified candidates will possess minimum of two years of experience in fiduciary litigation matters and complex probate and trust matters. The Firm represents a wide array of individuals and financial institutions in the context of probate and trust matters which often involve high net-worth individuals and trusts. Qualified candidates must be capable of developing and executing sophisticated litigation strategies and settling multi-issue disputes. The candidate should possess the following characteristics:

• Current Texas law license
• Min of 2 years experience in probate litigation
• Strong legal research and advocacy skills
• Ability to draft documents which require technical competencies while also being persuasive
• Solid understanding and application of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence
• Ability to successfully interface with a client and manage a clients expectations
• Experience defending and taking depositions
• Ability to manage a docket of cases and build his or her own practice

Candidates should have excellent academic credentials strong writing skills and excellent references. Candidates must demonstrate the ability and the desire to interact with Kean Millers clients and to further develop client and referral relationships. The successful candidate should have a history of high achievement the desire to work in a fast-paced challenging environment and the ability to work as part of a team.

What Kean Miller Offers

We offer a people-first culture meaningful work competitive salaries and an extensive benefits package that includes health life disability dental vision coverage and 401(k).

How to Apply

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Kean Miller is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all state federal and local laws prohibiting discrimination based upon race color national origin gender identity age genetic information disability military or veteran status religion sexual orientation or other status or activity protected by law.

About Kean Miller

Kean Miller is one of the largest and best recognized law firms in the Gulf South region and the largest law firm based in Baton Rouge. For 42 years the Firm has been innovating and growing revolutionizing the standards for excellence in client service and earning numerous awards for its market-leading practices and thoughtful and creative legal representation. Mansfield certified for the sixth consecutive year Kean Miller has been consistently named to the National Law Journals NLJ 500 and the Law360 Top 400 lists. The Firm is routinely recognized as a Best Place to Work by business publications in Baton Rouge New Orleans Shreveport and Houston. The Firms collaborative culture people-first approach and devotion to quality are foundational to the Firms continued success reflecting its reputation in the market.