Lead Pre-Litigation Attorney — Personal Injury Pod Leader

Sweet James LLP; Irvine (CA); Presencial; USD 180 000 - 270 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Sweet James Accident Attorneys in Orange County, CA is seeking a Team Lead Attorney to lead a pod of case managers, resolving cases, signing demands, and negotiating with carriers. You will direct treatment plans, oversee file reviews, and manage client conversations toward favorable outcomes.

You will work in a revenue-driven, client-facing capacity, collaborating with support teams, mentoring junior attorneys, and helping scale our rapid-growth practice while upholding ethical standards.

Qualificações

• Juris Doctor and active license to practice law in the state where this role sits.
• Experience representing and communicating directly with individual clients in personal injury or related plaintiff-side field preferred.
• Comfort with client conversations about money, medical treatment, and difficult news.
• Leadership by example: Humble, takes direction, does what the case needs, and sets the tone for a team.
• Goal-oriented and competitive; a self-starter who is accountable for results.
• Strong persuasion and negotiation instincts; ethical judgment and attention to detail.

Responsabilidades

• Review every file on your pod and know the case, the client, and the case type.
• Judge demand readiness: Treatment complete, records in, liability supported; then review and sign the demand.
• Negotiate with adjusters to the best top offer and explain the result to the client.
• Evaluate each offer and decide the path: Further treatment, open the policy, litigation review, or bad faith.
• Direct case managers on treatment plans, liability investigation, and priorities; coach them on the medicine and the case flow.
• Handle the client conversations a case manager cannot: Offers, resisted treatment recommendations, expectation resets.
• Maintain a daily resolution cadence toward the pod's revenue goal.
• Keep the pod's files and data to the firm's hygiene standard.

Conhecimentos

Leadership

Negotiation

Persuasion

Client communication

Goal-oriented

Formação académica

Juris Doctor

Active CA law license

Ferramentas

Salesforce

Filevine

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Sweet James Accident Attorneys in Orange County, CA is seeking a Team Lead Attorney to lead a pod of case managers, resolving cases, signing demands, and negotiating with carriers. You will direct treatment plans, oversee file reviews, and manage client conversations toward favorable outcomes.

You will work in a revenue-driven, client-facing capacity, collaborating with support teams, mentoring junior attorneys, and helping scale our rapid-growth practice while upholding ethical standards.