All of Southwests People come together to deliver on our Purpose; Connecting People to whats important in their lives through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel. This Litigation Attorney joins the Litigation team, who is responsible for providing legal guidance on existing and potential commercial disputes in a wide variety of areas. This Attorney will play an important role in legal risk management projects, and theyll have engagement with all levels of the business, including Southwests Executive Team. This Attorney joins and important role and Team, where theyll have the opportunity to learn and grow in their expertise each day.

Additional details:

• The culture of Southwest Airlines means we value the camaraderie, collaboration, and innovation that occurs when we come together and interact face-to-face at our vibrant Corporate Campus. Due to the nature of this role, you would be required to work from our Dallas, TX Headquarters facility during business hours.
• U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. required and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available.

Southwest Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We continue to look for opportunities to reflect the communities we serve, and welcome applicants with diverse thoughts, backgrounds, and experiences.

Job Summary

• Licensed attorney with solid litigation experience and the ability and desire to learn a broad range of practice areas, provide excellent legal counsel and guidance, strategically and efficiently manage Southwest litigation, and effectively represent Southwest Legal with Southwest Leaders, outside lawyers, regulators, public officials, and others.

• Provides legal counsel, guidance, and training regarding applicable laws, regulations, and policies to multiple departments within the Company
• Works collaboratively with other Southwest attorneys and departments to address and resolve business disputes while considering both the legal requirements and the business objectives (e.g., Customer complaints/claims, regulatory compliance issues, corporate communications, and commercial transactions and contract issues)
• Handles a broad portfolio of litigation and pre-litigation matters in collaboration with outside counsel and appropriate Southwest departments (e.g., class action litigation, complex commercial litigation, insured litigation, employment litigation, and administrative matters), including e-discovery and document preservation, case discovery, motion practice, witness preparation, trial and appellate strategies, and settlement discussions, mediation, and settlement agreements
• Helps to research applicable laws and respond to subpoenas, Civil Investigative Demands, and other requests for Southwest records or witnesses
• Approaches all aspects of litigation proactively, strategically, cost-effectively, and in a manner consistent with Southwests Culture and business philosophy, including when managing outside counsel relationships (e.g., when selecting and retaining outside counsel and vendors, managing case staffing, budget, and billing, and determining case strategy, etc.)
• May be required to perform other job duties as directed by Employee&39;s Leaders

• Skilled in written and oral communication, ability to work effectively with all levels of Southwest Employees, Southwest executives, clients, outside counsel, vendors, courts, and others
• Skilled in interpersonal relationships, ability to work well with others as part of a team
• Ability to perform well under pressure
• Ability to exercise judgment sufficient to handle and resolve issues related to sensitive and confidential legal matters
• Ability and willingness to gain expertise and perform work in new areas of the law
• Ability to be proactive, have excellent organizational skills, and perform efficiently and effectively on multiple projects under tight deadlines

• Required: High School Diploma or GED
• Required: Bachelors Degree
• Required: Law degree from accredited school

• Intermediate level experience, expansive and far reaching knowledge as a licensed practicing attorney, with a practice focus on civil litigation in state and federal courts, with experience in all aspects of the litigation process

• Must be a current member in good standing of a bar association

• Ability to perform work duties from work station/desk/office area for extended periods of time
• Ability to communicate and interact with others in the English language to meet the demands of the job
• Ability to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed and accuracy to meet the demands of the job

• Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines
• Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines
• Must be willing to travel when required for the job
• Must be able to work flexible schedule to include non-business days and hours as needed to meet client needs

Pay & Benefits:
Competitive market salary from $166,280 per year to $180,120 per year

* depending on qualifications and experience. For eligible Leadership and individual contributor roles, additional bonus opportunities are available and awarded at the discretion of the company.

Benefits youll love:

• Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights (your eligible dependents too)
• Southwest will help fund your Retirement Savings Plan with Company contributions up to 9.3 of your eligible earnings**
• Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan- when Southwest profits, you profit***
• Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including pets)
• Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment. You will have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan with coverage retroactively available to your first day of employment.
• Explore more Benefits youll love: https://careers.southwestair.com/benefits

*Pay amount does not guarantee employment for any particular period of time.

**401(k) match contributions are subject to Retirement Savings Plan vesting schedule and applicable IRS limits
***ProfitSharing contributions are subject to Retirement Savings Plan vesting schedule and are made at the discretion of the Company