Managing Attorney: California

TopDog Law LLC; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Professional development reimbursement

Job summary

TopDog Law LLC is seeking a Managing Attorney in California who will own the outcomes of personal injury cases from signing to resolution. This role requires a minimum of 7-10 years of experience, active California bar admission, and the ability to lead complex litigation strategies.

In this ownership-focused position, you will drive case outcomes, oversee P&L performance, and build a competent team. TopDog Law offers competitive salaries and significant performance bonuses tied to P&L outcomes.

Qualifications

• Active bar admission in California required at time of hire.
• Minimum 7 to 10 years of plaintiff personal injury experience.
• Demonstrated leadership and team management experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the state P&L and hit fee and case volume goals.
• Lead litigation and trial strategy for your state.
• Recruit and retain attorneys and support staff.

Skills

Litigation skills

Leadership and team management

Knowledge of personal injury law

Analytical skills for P&L

Education

Active bar admission in California

7 to 10 years of plaintiff personal injury experience

Job description

TopDog Law is a modern plaintiff personal injury practice built around people, performance, innovation, and purpose. We combine elite trial advocacy with strong operational leadership, empowering attorneys to deliver exceptional client outcomes while building a firm that scales across markets with consistency and excellence. We are building a national organization, and every state we enter is an opportunity to plant a flag, build a team, and win for injured clients.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a builder, not a caretaker. The Managing Attorney is the business owner of our California market, accountable for performance from the moment a case is signed through final resolution and file closure. This is not a supervisory title; it is a seat with real authority, real accountability, and real upside. The firm supplies the technology, centralized services, intake infrastructure, and regional support. You own the outcome, with significant influence over case strategy, team composition, operational cadence, state culture, and long-term growth.

What You'll Own

• Own the state P&L: hit fee and case volume goals, align costs with growth, and bring analytical rigor to your pipeline and case mix.
• Own case outcomes across the full lifecycle, from pre-suit through litigation, trial, settlement, disbursement, and file closure.
• Lead litigation and trial strategy for your state, personally taking the most complex and highest-value cases to trial when appropriate.
• Drive settlement performance, working toward resolution within the firm's 60-to-90-day target window.
• Recruit, develop, and retain attorneys, paralegals, case managers, and support staff, building a culture of accountability and ownership.
• Execute firm-wide standards and operating cadences while owning the state-specific adaptations that make them work in your market.
• Ensure full legal, ethical, and compliance oversight across every function in your state.
• Report to the COO with regular state performance updates and data-driven KPI tracking.

Qualifications

• Active bar admission in California required at time of hire.
• Minimum 7 to 10 years of plaintiff personal injury experience.
• Extensive experience handling cases from inception through trial and resolution.
• Demonstrated leadership and team management experience.
• Strong litigation skills, including depositions, motion practice, mediation, and trial.
• Experience handling motor vehicle, premises liability, and personal injury matters.
• A genuine business mindset, with comfort owning P&L, metrics, and operational accountability.
• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience and market.
• State performance bonus tied to P&L outcomes, settlement pace, and fee goal achievement.
• Leadership achievement incentives tied to team development and firm-wide milestones.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, plus 401(k).
• Paid time off and CLE / professional development reimbursement.
• Clear advancement pathways within a rapidly expanding national organization.

This is not a management title. It is an ownership seat. Attorneys who lead here build something, own it, grow it, and share in what it becomes.