Hybrid Associate Attorney – Personal Injury Defense

Prevail Recruiting; San Juan Capistrano (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Boutique culture

Job summary

Prevail Recruiting seeks an Associate Attorney to join its personal injury civil defense practice. The firm offers a collaborative, close-knit environment with meaningful responsibility and direct client contact.

The ideal candidate will manage cases, draft strong written work, and move matters efficiently toward resolution. The role involves handling a caseload of personal injury civil defense matters, including negligence, premises liability, motor vehicle accidents, and wrongful death, with

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law in the applicable state.
• 5–10 years of civil litigation experience, with a strong preference for personal injury civil defense or insurance defense experience.
• Experience handling premises liability, motor vehicle accidents, general negligence, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, or related tort claims.

Responsibilities

• Manage personal injury civil defense matters from inception through resolution.
• Draft pleadings, motions, discovery, mediation briefs, status reports, and case evaluations.
• Conduct legal research and prepare persuasive written analysis.
• Take and defend depositions of parties, witnesses, experts, and medical providers.
• Attend hearings, conferences, mediations, arbitrations, and court appearances.
• Analyze liability, damages, causation, exposure, and settlement value.
• Develop case strategy in collaboration with partners and clients.
• Communicate regularly with clients, insurance carriers, claims professionals, opposing counsel, experts, and court personnel.
• Prepare cases for mediation, arbitration, settlement negotiations, and trial.
• Assist with trial preparation, including witness preparation, exhibits, motions in limine, and pretrial filings.
• Maintain organized case files and meet all litigation, court, and client reporting deadlines.

Skills

Litigation strategy

Legal writing

Depositions

Client communication

Case management

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Job description

Prevail Recruiting seeks an Associate Attorney to join its personal injury civil defense practice. The firm offers a collaborative, close-knit environment with meaningful responsibility and direct client contact.

The ideal candidate will manage cases, draft strong written work, and move matters efficiently toward resolution. The role involves handling a caseload of personal injury civil defense matters, including negligence, premises liability, motor vehicle accidents, and wrongful death, with