Litigation Attorney

The Law Firm for Truck Safety; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Remote-friendly culture

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

The Law Firm for Truck Safety in Phoenix, Arizona, seeks an Experienced Litigation Attorney to manage a full docket of trucking and catastrophic injury cases from intake through trial, with appellate responsibilities as cases develop.

You will lead case strategy, supervise depositions, work with experts, and negotiate settlements while upholding a strong trial-first approach. Arizona bar admission required; Nevada/Texas/California admission a plus.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active Arizona bar license (or eligibility to obtain promptly)
• 5–10+ years of civil litigation experience, with significant plaintiff-side personal injury and/or wrongful death work
• Demonstrated trial experience
• Ability to manage cases independently from intake through resolution or trial
• Strong legal research, writing, negotiation, and oral advocacy skills
• Experience with complex discovery, depositions, motion practice, and case strategy development
• Willingness to travel as cases require

Responsibilities

• Independently manage a full caseload of complex trucking, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death cases from intake through trial
• Lead or second-chair trial counsel depending on the matter
• Take and defend depositions of corporate representatives, adverse parties, expert witnesses, and treating providers
• Work closely with accident reconstructionists, trucking-safety experts, life-care planners, economists, and physicians
• Apply federal and state trucking regulations, including FMCSA rules, to build liability theories
• Draft and argue dispositive motions, evidentiary motions, and motions in limine
• Lead settlement negotiations with insurers and defense counsel while maintaining a trial-first mindset
• Stay in close contact with clients and families you represent
• Identify and preserve appellate issues and draft persuasive appellate briefs and petitions
• Grow into NBTA Board Certification in Truck Accident Law and related credentials

Skills

Civil litigation

Trial experience

Appellate litigation

Legal writing

Oral advocacy

Travel willingness

Education

J.D. from accredited law school

Job description

Experienced Litigation Attorney
Trucking, Catastrophic Injury & Appellate
The Law Firm for Truck Safety
Primary Location: Phoenix, Arizona
(Bar admission required in Arizona; candidates who can also support Nevada, Texas, and California preferred)
Full-Time, Exempt | Remote or Hybrid
$130K – $170K base salary, based on experience

The Firm

The Law Firm for Truck Safety is a nationally recognized firm dedicated exclusively to representing victims of catastrophic truck crashes. We have more Board-Certified Trucking Accident Law attorneys than any firm in the country, and many of us hold commercial driver's licenses and work directly on the safety reforms shaping this industry.
Our mission goes beyond the courtroom. We work alongside clients, lawmakers, and industry leaders to advance trucking safety reforms and help families rebuild after devastating crashes.

What You Would Earn

This role pays between $130,000 and $170,000 base salary, based on experience, with performance-based bonus opportunities tied to firm and case outcomes.

The Work

You will independently manage a full caseload of complex trucking, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death cases, from intake through trial. That means building case strategy around liability, damages, and discovery; serving as lead or second-chair trial counsel depending on the matter; and taking and defending depositions of corporate representatives, adverse parties, expert witnesses, and treating providers. You will work closely with accident reconstructionists, trucking-safety experts, life-care planners, economists, and physicians.
You will apply federal and state trucking regulations, including FMCSA rules, to build liability theories, and you will draft and argue dispositive motions, evidentiary motions, and motions in limine. You will lead settlement negotiations with insurers and defense counsel while keeping a trial-first mindset, and you will stay in close, direct contact with the clients and families you represent.
This role also carries real appellate responsibility. You will identify and preserve appellate issues as cases develop, build the trial record with an eye toward reversal or affirmance, and analyze trial court rulings for legal or procedural error. You will draft persuasive appellate briefs and petitions, argue before appellate courts, and work closely with trial counsel to carry a case smoothly from trial through post-trial and appeal.
High-stakes litigation does not keep standard hours; the role is full-time (exempt) and calls for flexibility around court deadlines, client needs, and trial.

The Team

This is an opportunity to help build our presence in a growing region. You will work collaboratively with our trial attorneys, supporting them as second chair and taking on increasing first-chair responsibility as you grow, while mentoring associate attorneys and legal staff along the way.
The role can be performed remotely or on a hybrid basis from our Phoenix office, with practice extending into Nevada, Texas, and California as cases require. As the firm expands its footprint in these markets, there is a real opportunity to help shape that growth.

About You

We are looking for a lawyer who is equally comfortable running a case to trial and making the case for reversal, or affirmance, on appeal.
At minimum, this means:

• A J.D. from an accredited law school and an active license to practice in Arizona (or ability to obtain admission promptly)
• 5–10+ years of civil litigation experience, with significant plaintiff-side personal injury and/or wrongful death work
• Demonstrated trial experience
• A proven ability to manage cases independently from intake through resolution or trial
• Strong legal research, writing, negotiation, and oral advocacy skills, including the ability to spot appellate issues and argue them persuasively
• Experience with complex discovery, depositions, motion practice, and case strategy development
• Willingness to travel as cases require, including travel around the country

Trucking litigation experience, on either the plaintiff or defense side, is a real plus, as is familiarity with FMCSA regulations, experience building or expanding a legal practice, established industry involvement such as speaking or publications, and admission in Nevada, Texas, or California.

Growing Into The Role

Within three to five years of joining, you will be expected to earn NBTA Board Certification in Truck Accident Law and obtain a commercial driver's license. The certification marks you as among the most qualified truck crash lawyers in the country, and the CDL means you understand large trucks and truck driver training from the inside.

How We Will Support You

In addition to your earnings, we offer comprehensive health coverage, including medical, dental, vision, and ancillary benefits, along with paid time off, holidays, and sick leave. You will work in a remote-friendly, collaborative, mission-driven culture with real professional development and leadership opportunities, plus the chance to help us grow into new markets and shape the firm's presence across Arizona, Nevada, Texas, and California.

The Law Firm for Truck Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities; applicants who need an accommodation in the hiring process are encouraged to let us know so we can discuss and implement one.

The essential functions of this role include extended periods of focused desk and computer work, close review of detailed documents, appearances in depositions and court, travel as cases require, and occasionally handling files or trial materials weighing up to roughly 25 pounds. We are glad to discuss reasonable accommodations.

We use technology-assisted tools, including automated systems, to help review and evaluate applications. These tools support, but do not replace, human decision-making, and all hiring decisions are made in accordance with applicable anti-discrimination laws.