Job Description
Job Description
Would you enjoy the opportunity to control your own docket of plaintiff injury cases, both litigation and pre-litigation, with the assistance of a great team of Paralegals and Legal Assistants?
Would you like to design and execute litigation strategies for clients?
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 also 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 with some premises defects, slip and fall, and dog bite cases.
We are looking for an experienced injury attorney to help manage our growing caseload, with the assistance of support staff.
Base up to $125,000+, DOE + quarterly bonuses
Compensation :
$150,000 yearly base DOE + quarterly bonuses
Responsibilities :
- Handle and manage a caseload of 75 to 100 cases, including pre-litigation and litigation
- Formulate a strategy for legal action
- Review and revise pre-litigation demand brochures, along with litigation pleadings, discovery, and responses
- Handle depositions, mediations, motions, and trial 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
Qualifications :
Must demonstrate prior litigation experience in personal injury law as follows : Have taken and defended at least 20 depositions;
Have conducted at least 7 mediations, first or second chair; Have prior trial experience, first or second chair
- Understand the procedure and the timing and deadlines of discovery and litigation
- Understand the importance of a great Stowers demand and have drafted at least 10 of them
- 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 toward 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
About Company
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 treating our clients like a person, not a number, by 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.