Partner Track - Senior Plaintiff's Personal Injury Attorney

The Hassell Law Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan

Fully paid health and dental benefits

Real partnership potential

Support staff and resources

Job summary

The Hassell Law Group, a top plaintiff’s personal injury firm in Northern California with a San Francisco base, seeks a senior attorney for a partner-track opportunity. You will independently manage a caseload from intake to resolution, with support staff, while driving liability, damages, and settlements.

The role emphasizes leadership, strategic judgment, and long-term growth with the firm. This is a partnership-path role offering substantial upside and potential future succession after

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Active admission to the California State Bar.
• At least 10 years of experience working in personal injury law, with a proven track record of successful outcomes; plaintiff-side experience preferable, though defense-side PI and insurance defense and particularly litigation experience in this area of law will also be considered.
• Strong litigation experience, including discovery, depositions, motion practice, mediation, required, with a preference for experience with arbitration and trial.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage serious personal injury cases from start to finish.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, advocacy, and communication skills.
• Strong case valuation and settlement strategy skills.
• Efficient, self-starter, self-motivated, and results driven
• Leadership ability, sound business judgment, and a genuine interest in long-term growth with the law firm.

Responsibilities

• Manage plaintiff's personal injury cases from intake through resolution, including case sign-up, strategy, and lien negotiations.
• Evaluate new cases and develop liability, damages, settlement, and litigation strategy.
• Oversee case development, investigation, evidence gathering, demand preparation, and settlement negotiations.
• Litigate cases when necessary, including pleadings, discovery, depositions, motion practice, mediation, arbitration, and trial.
• Collaborate with the firm's attorneys, paralegals, and administrative team to deliver strong outcomes, and oversee their work on your cases.
• Maintain excellent, high-touch communication with clients throughout their case.
• Negotiate medical liens and help maximize net client recoveries.
• Exercise sound judgment in case valuation, risk assessment, and resolution strategy.
• Contribute to the firm's continued growth and reputation by upholding its impeccable standards and by demonstrating the leadership, professionalism and business judgment expected of a future partner.

Skills

Juris Doctor

California Bar admission

10+ years PI experience

Strong litigation experience

Independent case management

Negotiation and settlement

Education

Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school

Job description

Partner-Track - Senior Plaintiff's Personal Injury Attorney

Partnership Opportunity — The Hassell Law Group

Location:San Francisco, CA (with satellite offices in the East Bay and Santa Cruz County)

Position Type: Full-Time

Compensation: Competitive.Negotiable.Commensurate with experience. Partnership opportunity and compensation to be discussed directly with qualified candidates.

About The Hassell Law Group

The Hassell Law Group is a top plaintiff’s side personal injury law firm in Northern California based in San Francisco, with branch offices in the East Bay and Santa Cruz County. We are a highly respected and reputable firm. The law firm’s winning record spans the course of our 25+ years in business earning the firm enviable accolades including Best Law Firms, Best Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Top 100, Super Lawyers, Multi-Million-Dollar Advocates Forum, and Nation’s Top 1 Percent.

The law firm’s 5-star reputation showcases its exceptional client service record over many years in business. It also holds an outstanding record of wins. A number of the law firm’s case results have been ranked among the highest awards in California by Top Verdict placing in the Top 10, Top 20, and Top 50 awards in the field of personal injury law.

Our practice focuses on serious plaintiff's personal injury cases arising from motor vehicle collisions, pedestrian and bicycle accidents, motorcycle accidents, commercial vehicle accidents, premises liability claims, catastrophic injury cases, and wrongful death. We're known for our high-quality legal work, strong client service, and results-driven advocacy.

The Opportunity

This is not a standard senior attorney role. This is a partner-track plaintiff's personal injury attorney opportunity for a candidate who possesses the requisite experience, judgment, and leadership ability to assist in running the law firm and carry it into its next chapter. Following a successful partnership, there exists potential for future succession in this long established and successful practice.

You’ll independently manage a caseload of cases, from intake through resolution, with support staff assisting you on them. We generate a consistent flow of clear liability cases, good value personal injury cases and provide experienced paralegal and administrative support, so you can focus on casework and client relationships. Compensation is structured to reward that: with real upside for a self-motivated attorney capable of maximizing their own results.

For the right candidate, this is a genuine opportunity to become part of the firm's leadership.

Who We're Looking For

A senior attorney either already operating at, or clearly ready to step into, a partner-level role. Someone with strong personal injury work experience, a strong legal skill set, excellent ability to work with others, sound legal judgment, litigation experience, and a driven and strategic mindset. You are capable of taking full ownership of cases, including serious injury cases from beginning to end. You should be comfortable managing clients directly, evaluating liability and damages, negotiating substantial claims, litigating when necessary, and working collaboratively with attorneys, paralegals, experts, and support staff.

This role suits someone with good management skills and aptitude, strong efficiency in running a caseload and turning settlements, who has an entrepreneurial spirit and wants more than a job. A skilled attorney looking for a partnership path, long-term growth, leadership, and a hand in shaping the future of one of the top and most respected plaintiff's personal injury practices in the area.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage plaintiff's personal injury cases from intake through resolution, including case sign-up, strategy, and lien negotiations.
• Evaluate new cases and develop liability, damages, settlement, and litigation strategy.
• Oversee case development, investigation, evidence gathering, demand preparation, and settlement negotiations.
• Litigate cases when necessary, including pleadings, discovery, depositions, motion practice, mediation, arbitration, and trial.
• Collaborate with the firm's attorneys, paralegals, and administrative team to deliver strong outcomes, and oversee their work on your cases.
• Maintain excellent, high-touch communication with clients throughout their case.
• Negotiate medical liens and help maximize net client recoveries.
• Exercise sound judgment in case valuation, risk assessment, and resolution strategy.
• Contribute to the firm's continued growth and reputation by upholding its impeccable standards and by demonstrating the leadership, professionalism and business judgment expected of a future partner.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Active admission to the California State Bar.
• At least 10 years of experience working in personal injury law, with a proven track record of successful outcomes; plaintiff-side experience preferable, though defense-side PI and insurance defense and particularly litigation experience in this area of law will also be considered.
• Strong litigation experience, including discovery, depositions, motion practice, mediation, required, with a preference for experience with arbitration and trial.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage serious personal injury cases from start to finish.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, advocacy, and communication skills.
• Strong case valuation and settlement strategy skills.
• Efficient, self-starter, self-motivated, and results driven
• Leadership ability, sound business judgment, and a genuine interest in long-term growth with the law firm.

What We Offer

• A respected, long and well-established plaintiff's personal injury firm with an exceptional reputation, solid good will, and long track record of outstanding case results.
• A consistent flow of clear liability cases, and of mid- to high-value injury and wrongful death cases.
• Experienced paralegal and administrative support staff to assist in case handling and management.
• A collaborative, professional, results-oriented work environment.
• A Main Office in San Francisco
• Competitive compensation package: with substantial upside for results driven candidate, 401k plan, fully paid health and dental benefits.
• Real partnership potential, and for the right long-term fit, potential future succession opportunity.

We look forward to learning more about you and discussing whether this is the right long-term fit.

The Hassell Law Group is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.