Personal Injury Attorney

The following information aims to provide potential candidates with a better understanding of the requirements for this role.

Location : Lexington / Louisville, KY

Compensation : $150,000 - $300,000+ with uncapped earning potential (salary + handling bonuses + performance incentives)

Sam Aguiar Injury Lawyers is hiring an experienced litigator (insurance defense or Plaintiff's background) to join our team.

You will :

• Support cases valued at high-six, seven, and eight figures and lead a different set of meaningful cases.
• Build and execute individually tailored discovery plans
• Draft winning pleadings, motions, and briefs
• Take and defend depositions (fact, expert, treating, corporate representatives, etc.)
• Prepare witnesses, run the tech, and be an active part of trials
• Get out in the field with experts for inspections, downloads, preservation, etc.
• Negotiate with carriers and defense counsel
• Travel across Kentucky for hearings, depositions, inspections, client meetings, etc.
• Gain access to and learn from national Plaintiff's trucking and trial lawyer groups and networks
• Be given the resources needed to ensure our clients have their cases incredibly well-built

Requirements

• Active Kentucky Bar License (federal admissions also preferred).
• Experience in insurance defense or personal injury litigation.
• Competitive fire. We must do everything in our power to win for our clients.
• Understanding and excitement about being entrusted with important work from the very start.
• Flexibility. Litigating and winning important cases isn't a standard 9-to-5 job.
• Innovative and strategic mindset.
• Receptiveness to constructive conversations. There's almost always an opportunity to do things better. We need to identify them and share them.
• Eagerness to learn. We're consistently traveling to meet with and hear from some of the best in the country.
• Confidence and comfort in depositions, courtroom arguments, and high-pressure settings.
• Understanding and experience with preserving and acquiring ESI and other forensic evidence.
• Relentless ownership of results. No excuses.
• Adaptability, speed, and the will to grind when the case demands it.
• Grit and a strong work ethic.
• Understanding that this is not a 9 - 5 position.

Compensation and Benefits

• $125,000 - $200,000+ (base salary, defined handling bonuses, and added performance incentives)
• Employer-paid health insurance, 401(k) with match, other standard benefits (dental, vision, mileage, etc.)
• Paid local and national education conferences and CLE, bar dues, association dues, etc.

Do Not Apply If...

• You are looking to work from home exclusively. In-person office attendance will be required, with limited flexibility for non-recurring remote work arrangements.
• You are looking to learn and not earn.
• You are uncomfortable taking a deposition, arguing a motion, or pivoting under fire.
• You are looking for a 9-to-5 job without flexibility.

To Be Considered

Send :
• Resume.
• Cover letter explaining why you're the ideal hire.
• Who We Will Not Consider
• Those who submit obvious AI-generated content or a standard cover letter not personalized for this position.
• Those who do not submit a cover letter.
• Those who lack experience litigating personal injury or insurance defense.
• Those not licensed in KY.
• Those with a current book of business (we need you working on our cases).

Job Type : Full-time

Projected Total Compensation : $150,000.00 - $300,000.00 per year

Benefits :
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Experience :

• personal injury or insurance defense : 1 year (Required)

License / Certification :

• Kentucky Bar Associaton License (Required)

Willingness to travel :

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location : In person