Medical Malpractice Attorney – Austin, TX

Pay, Benefits, and Work Arrangement

Base salary: $135,000 – $320,000+
Location: Austin, TX
Employment: Full Time
Work arrangement: On-site or hybrid in Austin, TX, subject to court, client, deal, and team needs. The exact office schedule will be confirmed before interview.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Paid time off and paid company holidays.
• Employer-supported retirement plan.
• Bar dues, CLE support, and professional-development resources appropriate to the role.
• Bonus, origination credit, or other performance incentives where offered by the employer.
• Final eligibility, plan design, and incentive terms are confirmed with the employer before interview.

This full-time Medical Malpractice Attorney opening in Austin, TX is with a confidential litigation law firm. The successful candidate will analyze medicine and law together, coordinate strong expert work, and move complex claims through discovery and trial preparation. Candidates invited to speak with Hire Innovative will receive the available employer, team, and interview details before deciding whether to proceed.

About the Role

This role offers complex work, meaningful responsibility, and the chance to develop deeper expertise at the intersection of medicine and litigation. Day to day, the person in this position will analyze medicine and law together, coordinate strong expert work, and move complex claims through discovery and trial preparation. Austin candidates should be ready to discuss the work they want to own, the environment where they perform best, and the package that would make a move worthwhile. Candidates will receive clear information about team structure, expected workload, and how success is measured.

Responsibilities

• Review medical records, chronology, causation, damages, and potential standards-of-care issues.
• Work with experts and prepare discovery, depositions, motions, mediation, and trial materials.
• Translate complex clinical facts into clear legal arguments and client advice.
• Manage deadlines and case strategy across matters that require detailed factual development.
• Take ownership of assigned matters and keep clients and supervising attorneys informed about deadlines, risk, and next steps.

Required Qualifications

• Medical-malpractice, healthcare, personal-injury, insurance-defense, or complex-litigation experience.
• Comfort working with medical records, experts, causation, and damages.
• Strong writing, deposition preparation, and case-management discipline.
• Active or eligible state bar admission for the role.
• Ability to manage priorities independently and communicate early when a decision or resource is needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the employer’s practice area, matter type, and local court or transaction process.
• Comfort using modern legal research, document, case-management, or billing systems.

How to Apply

Submit a current resume through the form on this page. A cover letter is optional. Hire Innovative reviews each application for role alignment and contacts candidates whose background matches the opening. Your resume and identifying information will not be sent to the employer without your consent.