Attorney

Avalon; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Avalon is seeking a Personal Injury Trial Attorney (Plaintiff) in Knoxville, TN to manage a fast-moving docket of motor vehicle and trucking cases. You will handle cases from filing to trial, with firm support for experts and resources to take cases to verdict.

You will bring a J.D. from an accredited law school, an active Tennessee license, and 2+ years of personal injury experience, along with strong writing and oral advocacy to represent plaintiffs effectively.

Qualifications

• Active Tennessee law license in good standing.
• 2+ years of personal injury litigation experience preferred.
• Ability to manage a fast-moving docket.
• Strong writing and oral advocacy skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own docket of motor vehicle and trucking cases.
• Prepare and file complaints, written discovery and responses, demand packages, motions, and briefs.
• Be the steady point of contact for clients from filing to resolution.
• Retain and work closely with experts, from strategy calls to reports and affidavits.
• Take and defend depositions, and handle mediations, hearings, and court appearances.
• Prepare cases for trial and try them.

Skills

Legal writing

Oral advocacy

Litigation management

Self-direction

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

Job description

Title: Personal Injury Trial Attorney (Plaintiff), Knoxville, TN

Knoxville sits where I-40 meets I-75, one of the busiest freight crossroads in the country. That means serious trucking cases, and they need a lawyer who will take them to a jury.

About the Opportunity

A nationally recognized plaintiffs' trial firm is adding a litigator to its Knoxville team. You'll represent people hurt in car and commercial truck crashes across East Tennessee, carrying cases from the complaint through trial. The firm brings the case flow, the budget for experts, and the support staff, so your time goes into building cases and trying them.

What You'll Do

• Manage your own docket of litigated motor vehicle and trucking cases
• Prepare and file complaints, written discovery and responses, demand packages, motions, and briefs
• Be the steady point of contact for clients from filing to resolution
• Retain and work closely with experts, from strategy calls to reports and affidavits
• Take and defend depositions, and handle mediations, hearings, and court appearances
• Prepare cases for trial and try them

What You Bring

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Active Tennessee law license in good standing
• Ideally 2+ years of personal injury litigation, plaintiff or defense side
• Comfort running a full, fast-moving litigation docket
• Sharp writing and confident oral advocacy
• Self-direction and a long-term view of your career

Compensation

• No pay cut to make the move: competitive base salary plus a guaranteed first-year draw designed to match what you earn today
• Real upside: performance-based compensation on the cases you handle, with earnings that grow as you produce

Why This Role

• A steady pipeline of quality cases, so you are trying cases instead of chasing them
• The resources to take a trucking case to verdict rather than settle it short
• Defense-side litigators ready to cross over are welcome

Interested, or know someone who should be? Every conversation stays confidential.

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