Civil Litigation Attorney

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🌶️ New Mexico – Remote

🌶️ New Mexico – Remote

💵 $150k - $200k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💼 Attorney / Lawyer

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hrEdge

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2018

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📣 Marketing

Consulting • Healthcare • Marketing

hrEdge is a 100% women-owned HR consulting and outsourced HR solutions firm that provides fractional HR (hrFlex), project-based HR (hrProjects), interim HR leadership (hrInterim), and customized HR assessments (hrAssess) to organizations nationwide. Founded in 2018, hrEdge partners with growing companies to deliver people-first, strategic HR support—helping with compliance, hiring, HR system implementation, and organizational development—without the cost of a full internal HR department. The firm emphasizes customized engagements tailored to each client’s culture and growth stage, and serves more than 300 clients through a network of 40+ HR professionals.

📋 Description

• Manage a caseload involving real estate litigation and business litigation • Lead matters from intake strategy through settlement, mediation/arbitration, or trial • Develop case-specific legal strategies aligned to client goals, risk tolerance, and cost realities • Maintain proactive case timelines, control deadlines, and keep matters moving forward • Draft and argue dispositive and non-dispositive motions and manage hearings • Drive discovery strategy, including written discovery, meet-and-confers, motions to compel, protective orders, and evidentiary positioning • Take and defend depositions and prepare witnesses • Appear in court, mostly remotely, for contested and uncontested matters, motion hearings, and trials • Prepare evidence, witnesses, exhibits, outlines, and trial themes • Communicate clearly and consistently with clients, set expectations, and provide practical recommendations • Improve templates, workflows, and internal processes • Utilize advanced legal technology and automation tools to increase efficiency, accuracy, and consistency • Learn case types and expectations and handle files end-to-end • Contribute workflow and template improvement ideas that save time or improve quality • Help grow and shape the division, strengthen the firm’s reputation, and contribute to attracting, developing, and retaining team members

🎯 Requirements

• New Mexico Bar license (active, in good standing) • Trial and motions practice experience required, including jury or bench trial involvement and comfort appearing in court • At least three years civil litigation experience • Strong command of the New Mexico Rules of Civil Procedure • Ability to manage disputes through settlement, mediation, arbitration, or trial • Professional judgment, responsiveness, and strong client-facing communication in a remote environment • Experience with general civil litigation or closely related litigation experience preferred • Experience with real estate litigation, HOA/COA matters, landlord/tenant, or business disputes preferred • Comfort operating in a fast-paced practice with measurable deadlines and outcomes preferred • At or near Santa Fe; Albuquerque is preferred • Must currently reside in New Mexico

🏖️ Benefits

• 401(k) with firm matching • Health, dental, vision, and life insurance • Paid holidays, including an additional firm-designated holiday • Paid vacation, sick, and personal time • Half-day Fridays, subject to litigation demands, court deadlines, and client needs • Gym membership reimbursement/stipend • Annual bonus opportunities • Professional development support, including CLEs, training, and leadership growth • Fully remote work environment for New Mexico-based attorneys • Collaborative remote environment • Real growth opportunities • Practice that rewards initiative