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Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq - Edison • Middlesex , NJ , US

Posted 3 months ago

Description

Our award-winning law firm is seeking a skilled and successful personal injury attorney to join our growing team and help clients find justice and compensation for their injuries. Our ideal candidate will handle case files from inception to settlement, have excellent credentials, a passion for helping people, and a minimum of 3 years of successful personal injury litigation and trial case experience. If you can handle a high-volume caseload and are looking to be on a winning team, please apply today.

Responsibilities

• Take, review, and administer full depositions and oral hearings of cases, witnesses and experts.
• Review discovery documents and deter the best course of action for each client in each case.
• Assess potential personal injury claims and provide legal advice to prospective clients accordingly
• Communicate with clients, expert witnesses, insurance company adjusters, supporting witnesses, and medical providers to gather information
• Review, modify, and draft motions, discovery responses, demand letters, pleadings, claims, subpoenas, memorandums, and other legal documents
• Gather insurance policies, medical expenses, medical records, and other evidence relevant to the case and conduct legal research on case law and premises liability
• Maintain updated status documentation of all case files in the case management system
• Govern personal injury case files from inception to completion
• Appear as legal counsel on the clients’ behalf at mediations, trials, hearings, depositions, and litigation
• Settle on the clients’ behalf when appropriate and negotiate reasonable agreements
• Manage a team of personal injury paralegals, legal assistants, case managers, litigation paralegals, and legal secretary

• Must be licensed in New Jersey.
• Must be proficient in negotiating settlements with insurance carriers and resolving property damage claims.
• Must have advance knowledge of Microsoft Suite
• Experience with case management systems; SmartAdvocate and others.
• Demonstrate a team player and driven disposition.
• Must treat clients and team members with respect.
• Bilingual Spanish/English is preferred.
• Demonstrate ability to handle complex cases in an organized manner.
• A minimum of 3 years of personal injury litigation or trial experience in medical malpractice, wrongful death, personal injury, or civil litigation practice areas is necessary
• A bachelor’s degree and a J.D. degree is required
• Excellent negotiation, drafting, research, and communication skills are desired
• State license to practice law and State Bar Association membership is mandatory
• Knowledge of personal injury law/ tort law, medical terminology, wrongful death, civil and family law, and medical malpractice is vital

$130,000 - $160,000 - DOE

About Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq - Edison

Big enough to win, small enough to care.

The law firm Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq matches each attorney with the needs of the client— a personalized approach we’ve found to be a win-win. Our lawyers work as a team to provide expert legal representation for any and all legal matters. Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq is divided into departments by practice area. It’s a structure that gives us an edge over most other law firms in NJ.

To learn more about the firm, please visit www.ggllawyers.com and apply directly to the career page ads., or email employment@garcesgrabler.com.

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, Life Insurance firm paid, PTO, 401K, Firm Holiday, annual reviews, bonus incentives and more!