Managing Attorney, Michigan: P&L, Trials & Leadership

TopDog Law; Michigan; On-site; USD 300,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

TopDog Law seeks a Managing Attorney to own the Michigan market from intake to closure, with full authority and upside in a fast-growing national firm. You will shape strategy, oversee case lifecycles, and drive outcomes across complex personal injury matters.

You’ll lead teams, manage metrics, and influence firm-wide standards while sustaining a culture of accountability and high performance. Remote-first, Louisville-based leadership supports this role.

Qualifications

• Active Michigan bar admission 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Bar admission

PI litigation

Leadership

P&L management

Strategy & analytics

Team building

Job description

TopDog Law seeks a Managing Attorney to own the Michigan market from intake to closure, with full authority and upside in a fast-growing national firm. You will shape strategy, oversee case lifecycles, and drive outcomes across complex personal injury matters.

You’ll lead teams, manage metrics, and influence firm-wide standards while sustaining a culture of accountability and high performance. Remote-first, Louisville-based leadership supports this role.