Personal Injury Attorney
Would you enjoy the opportunity to control your own docket of plaintiff PI pre-litigation and litigation, interact daily with clients, design and execute litigation strategies for clients, and work with an amazing support team? Do you get excited about opportunities to grow personally and professionally?
If yes, then this position could be a great fit for you. We put Personal back into Personal Injury Law. We value employees with whom that statement resonates and who know how to work hard and have fun. We forge long-lasting relationships with our clients who love us and refer cases to us. We are located in Carrollton, Texas, and only practice in plaintiff personal injury law, mostly car accidents, and some premises defects. We are looking for an experienced litigation attorney to help manage our growing caseload, with the assistance of support staff.
If you are hired, you will be part of a wonderful team of people, who work hard to get the job done right the first time and take pride in the work that they do. You will be part of a team that is rewarded for their hard work.
With regard to compensation, it is negotiable and based on experience. It is also subject to periodic review and raises and bonuses are based on job performance.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Handle and manage a caseload of 15 to 25 litigation cases.
- Formulate a strategy for legal action.
- Prepare pre-litigation demand brochures, pleadings, discovery, and responses.
- Handle negotiations on pre-lit and litigation matters.
- Handle depositions, mediation, arbitration, and motion work.
- Desire to "take ownership" of the files and move through the process thoroughly and quickly.
- Commitment to letting our clients know we care about them as people, as well as caring about their case.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- 4+ years of Litigation experience in personal injury law.
- Understand procedures and the timing and deadlines of discovery and litigation.
- Experience in propounding and responding to discovery.
- Experience in taking and defending depositions.
- Excellent communication, research, and writing skills. Experience in drafting various forms of demand brochures, motions, and pleadings.
- Excellent negotiation and mediation skills.
- Desire to "take ownership" of files and move them forward towards settlement or trial, without cutting corners on the client's case.
- Committed to and exhibit excellent customer service.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Experience with how to use Needles case management software is a plus.
- First or Second chair trial experience.
WHY WORK FOR US? WE ARE NOT YOUR GRANDFATHER’S LAW FIRM. WE ARE PROUD TO SAY WE ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE STUFFY, OLD-SCHOOL LAW FIRMS YOU ARE USED TO. Carrollton Injury Law is a fast-growing Personal Injury Law Firm in Carrollton, Texas (Dallas area). We take great pride in not treating our clients like a number, but rather, in keeping them informed and educated about their injury claims at all times.
We also care about our work family and we are very dedicated to maintaining a positive and upbeat work environment. We strive to have the most up-to-date technology in place for our team, have the best firm culture around (https://personalpersonalinjury.com/our-culture/), AND have a heart for helping the less fortunate in our community by hosting events such as the “Bring us your Legal Briefs” charity drive. If this sounds like a law firm you want to work at and a job you can do, we very much look forward to talking with you soon.
