First-Chair Trial Attorney - Hybrid PI & Med Mal

Correll Law Firm; Winchester (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO from day one

Relocation stipend

Hybrid schedule

Job summary

Correll Law Firm in Winchester, VA, seeks a Trial Attorney to handle a docket of litigated personal injury and medical malpractice cases from filing through verdict. This is a hybrid role based in our Winchester office, with remote days and in-person court, depositions, and client meetings when required.

You will first-chair your own cases, supported by firm paralegals and case managers; duties include taking depositions, reviewing medical records, drafting motions and trial briefs, and

Qualifications

• Active Virginia State Bar license in good standing; WV admission a plus
• 5+ years of civil litigation experience
• At least two jury trials as first chair
• Deposition experience, including medical providers or experts
• Comfortable reading and summarizing medical records
• Clear, persuasive writing; timed writing exercise
• Insurance defense and insurer staff-counsel experience welcome

Responsibilities

• Manage litigated PI and med mal matters from complaint through trial or resolution
• Take and defend depositions of parties, treating physicians, and experts
• Work through medical records and bills to build damages and value cases
• Draft and argue motions, designations, and trial briefs
• Try cases to verdict in Virginia circuit courts
• Negotiate and mediate against insurers and defense counsel
• Join the weekly Monday case meeting (remote is fine)

Skills

Civil litigation

First chair trials

Deposition experience

Legal writing

Medical records review

Negotiation

Litigation management

Job description

Correll Law Firm in Winchester, VA, seeks a Trial Attorney to handle a docket of litigated personal injury and medical malpractice cases from filing through verdict. This is a hybrid role based in our Winchester office, with remote days and in-person court, depositions, and client meetings when required.

You will first-chair your own cases, supported by firm paralegals and case managers; duties include taking depositions, reviewing medical records, drafting motions and trial briefs, and