Managing Attorney, Illinois

Topdog Law, Llc; United States; On-site; USD 500,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Matching

HSA

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Job summary

TopDog Law is seeking a Managing Attorney in Illinois who will own the state’s end-to-end lifecycle of personal injury cases, from intake through resolution and closure. You will shape strategy, supervise teams, and ensure accountability while driving performance and growth in a fast-scaling firm.

You will lead high-value litigation, optimize settlements, and align operations with firm-wide standards, reporting progress to the COO with data-driven KPIs.

Qualifications

• Active Illinois bar admission 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.

Responsibilities

• Own the state P&L: hit fee and case volume goals, align costs with growth and analyze pipeline.
• Own case outcomes across the full lifecycle from pre-suit through closure.
• Lead litigation and trial strategy for the state, handling the most complex cases.
• Drive settlement performance toward the 60-to-90 day target window.
• Recruit, develop, and retain attorneys and staff to build accountability.
• Execute firm-wide standards while adapting them to the state context.
• Ensure full legal, ethical, and compliance oversight in the state.
• Report to the COO with regular state performance updates and KPI tracking.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Litigation

Communication

Education

Illinois Bar Admission

Job description

The Opportunity

We are looking for a builder, not a caretaker. The Managing Attorney is the business owner of our Illinois 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.

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.

What You Bring

• Active bar admission in Illinois 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.

What We Offer

Total earning potential: $500,000-$1M+

Base Salary: $300,000 - $500,000, commensurate with experience, with significant additional earning opportunity through profit sharing tied to case performance and geography.

Compensation ranges reflect the specific market, geography, and case network size of each role.

• Medical
• dental
• vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• HSA
• life insurance
• disability coverage
• paid time off
• parental leave

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or being a qualified disabled veteran or qualified veteran of the Vietnam era or any other category protected by Federal or State law.

DISCLAIMER

This is a full-time employee position. It is not open to independent contractor or consulting arrangements. Compensation is determined by the location where the work is performed and is subject to applicable local law.

DISCLAIMER

TopDog Technologies, Inc. [TopDog Law, P.A.] [TopDog Law SE, PLLC] ("TopDog") may use artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making tools to assist in screening and evaluating candidates for employment positions, including whether to advance a candidate in the application process. These tools assess job-related qualifications and characteristics-such as work experience, education, and skills relevant to the position as described in the job posting-based on information you provide in your application materials (e.g., resume, application responses, and other submitted materials, if any).

All adverse decisions affecting your candidacy are reviewed by a human member of our Talent Acquisition team before being finalized. AI does not make the final decision on your candidacy.

If you have questions about this notice, wish to request additional information about how AI was used in a decision affecting you, wish to request correction of inaccurate data, or need a reasonable accommodation that is required by law regarding TopDog Law's use of these tools, please contact:

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Our Story

TopDog Law is not your typical law firm. We're a nationally scaling personal injury firm built for impact and growth - owning the client experience end-to-end, from marketing and intake through litigation. We believe that world-class marketing, paired with exceptional legal talent and operations, creates better experiences and outcomes for clients and the business alike.

Over the past three years, we've grown 2-3x year over year, setting a new standard on the marketing side of the personal injury space and proving what's possible when strategy, speed, and execution align. Now we're applying that same dis