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title: 'Staff Attorney at Distro'
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# Staff Attorney at Distro

- **Company:** Distro
- **Location:** Houston, TX
- **Compensation:** $90–$115/hr
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-03
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/distro/a7f5f60b-9763-41a9-bd43-b8f2a52f3d07

## Job description

1. Job Title Contract Staff Attorney Client: Devenere Law Collective
2. Client Overview Devenere Law Collective is a Houston-based law firm that provides legal services across multiple practice areas, including civil litigation, family law, business law, intellectual property, probate & estate planning, real estate transactions, and corporate governance. The firm operates with a collaborative, team-oriented culture and combines a primarily remote work environment with local court and client support throughout the Greater Houston area.

- Staff Attorney 4. Location Primary Location Houston, TX 5. Salary Compensation
- Estimated Earnings: ○ $14,400/month at $90/hour ○ $18,400/month at $115/hour • 1099 Independent Contractor

1. Required Experience Years Required • Minimum 8 years of legal practice experience Mandatory Experience • Civil Litigation • Courtroom Advocacy • Trial Experience • Motion Practice • Legal Research & Writing • Discovery Management • Depositions • Negotiation & Mediation • Case Strategy Development • Client Counseling Must Have Knowledge In At Least 3 Of These Areas • Probate & Estate Planning • Real Estate Law • Business Transactions & Business Litigation • Family Law
2. Requirements (Must-Haves) ✅ Active Texas Law License ✅ Good Standing with State Bar of Texas ✅ 8+ Years of Legal Practice ✅ Strong Civil Litigation Background ✅ Meaningful Trial Experience ✅ Courtroom Experience ✅ Experience Drafting: ✅ Discovery & Deposition Experience ✅ Strong Client Communication Skills ✅ Ability to Independently Manage Multiple Matters ✅ Ability to Meet 160 Monthly Billable Hours ✅ Ability to Work as a 1099 Contractor ✅ Ability to Attend Courts in Harris, Fort Bend & Brazoria Counties ✅ Ability to Work from Houston Area When Needed ✅ Strong Billing Discipline ✅ Strong Confidentiality & Professional Judgment
3. Nice-to-Haves • Federal Litigation Experience • Admission to U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas • Complex Civil Litigation Experience • High-Value Case Experience • Trial Counsel Experience • Lead Trial Attorney Experience • Probate Litigation • Estate Administration • Business Transactional Experience • Real Estate Litigation • High-Net-Worth Clients • High-Profile Clients • Mediation Experience • Remote Law Firm Experience • Cross-Functional Legal Team Experience
4. Benefits Offered • Primarily Remote Work Environment • Competitive Billable Hour Compensation • Flexible Contract Structure • Exposure to Multiple Practice Areas • Collaborative Team Environment Potential Full-Time Conversion

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## About Distro

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Distro provides an AI-powered global hiring platform that automates candidate screening, outreach, scheduling, and payroll compliance for remote-first companies.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Acquired by Vensure Employer Services)
- **Headquarters**: Lehi, Utah, United States
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Chad Ingram (CEO), Andrew Mackay (Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Recruitment / Talent Acquisition Technology
- **Target customers**: B2B – seed-stage startups to enterprise teams, focused on remote-first and globally distributed companies
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Hiring should feel human. Not heavy.”

## Products & Services
- **AI Recruiting Assistant**: Automates resume screening, scoring, and candidate ranking based on job criteria; handles outreach and scheduling end-to-end.
- **AI Scheduling Assistant**: Automates interview scheduling, reducing one of the biggest administrative burdens in recruiting.
- **Global Hiring Marketplace**: Matches companies with top technical talent across 200+ countries, including payroll and compliance support in 90+ EOR (Employer of Record) countries.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: $2M ARR reached within 8 months of MVP (reported as a milestone); current total funding not publicly available
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Acquired by Vensure Employer Services (January 2026); serves companies from seed-stage to enterprise
- **Growth Signals**: 26.3% headcount growth YoY (19 employees as of mid-2026), 222% LinkedIn follower growth YoY, 4900% increase in job postings YoY (100 active positions), SOC 2 Type I certified, 1–3 days to shortlist

## Competitive Advantages
- AI-first screening reduces recruiter workload by surfacing only the top 3–5 candidates
- Global reach (200+ countries, 90+ EOR countries) with full compliance handling
- Skills-based screening (not pedigree) – appeals to a broader, more diverse talent pool
- Fast time-to-shortlist (1–3 days) and automated scheduling reduce time-to-hire by 1–2 weeks

## Strategic Focus
- Continue expanding AI capabilities in recruiting (e.g., AI Scheduling Assistant)
- Deepen integration with Vensure Employer Services to scale global payroll and compliance
- Grow the marketplace by attracting more technical talent and enterprise clients
- Maintain SOC 2 compliance and enterprise-grade security standards

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: AI-first, mission-driven (“make hiring human”), global team spanning 8 countries, emphasis on fair and skills-based screening
- **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Some roles are on-site (Lehi, UT; Chandler, AZ) while the company supports remote employees across multiple countries; hybrid/remote likely role-dependent
- **Notable perks or engineering culture**: Fast-paced startup environment with recent acquisition support; employees work on cutting-edge AI recruiting tools; dedicated account managers for candidates and a focus on long-term roles

## Sources
1. [distro.io](https://distro.io/)
2. [distro.io/about-us](https://distro.io/about-us)
3. [distro.io/press](https://distro.io/press)
4. [linkedin.com/company/distroio](https://www.linkedin.com/company/distroio)
5. [jobs.lever.co/distro](https://jobs.lever.co/distro)

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