Personal Injury Attorney

Friar Violet; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Friar Violet, representing a Rhode Island law firm, seeks a Personal Injury Attorney to guide a growing team and shape a client-centered culture. The role emphasizes handling personal injury and medical malpractice cases with direct client contact throughout all phases of litigation.

The ideal candidate is a Rhode Island attorney with substantial courtroom and negotiation experience, strong academic credentials, and excellent writing and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Client-focused and responsive to client needs across intake through resolution.
• Strong academic credentials with demonstrated legal ability.
• Advanced analytical and research capabilities in complex cases.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills for briefs, motions, and negotiations.
• Proficient legal research and writing for case development and litigation.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced law firm environment.
• Licensed to practice law in Rhode Island; MA/CT licensure a plus.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Handle a file load of personal injury and medical malpractice cases.
• Extensive client interaction from intake through case resolution.
• Prepare demands and negotiate resolutions for clients.
• Attend hearings, depositions, arbitrations, mediations, and trials.
• Research, interpret and apply legal principles in motions and litigation.
• Participate in weekly team meetings on injury and malpractice cases.
• Collaborate with senior attorneys on complex medical negligence matters.
• Involve in all phases of client representation from intake to case resolution.

Skills

Client-focused

Strong academic credentials

Analytical skills

Writing skills

Oral communication

Legal research

Fast-paced environment

Bilingual (Spanish & English)

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Friar Violet is a brand of Lead Advisor, LLC a consulting and search firm.

This role is for our client, an award winning law firm based in Rhode Island.

Job Summary

Our client, a Rhode Island law firm is seeking a Personal Injury Attorney to join our growing team. This leader will play a key role and will set the direction for our team-oriented culture as we strive to exceed our clients’ expectations by providing extraordinary legal care.

What you’ll be doing:

• Personally handle a file load of personal injury and medical malpractice cases
• Extensive client interaction , from intake through case resolution
• Prepare demands and negotiate successful resolutions on behalf of clients
• Attend and advocate for clients at hearings, depositions, arbitrations, mediations, and trial
• Independently research, interpret and apply legal principles in the context of motion practice and litigation
• Attend and participate in weekly team meetings relating to the evaluation and advancement of injury and malpractice cases
• Work collaboratively with senior attorneys in litigating complex medical negligence and serious injury cases
• Active involvement in all phases of client representation from intake, initial office conferences, case development, demand, negotiation, and case resolution

If you’ve got these skills, we’d love to hear from you

• Client focused – personally demonstrated that both external and internal clients are a high priority by identifying, and responding to their needs in a timely and efficient manner
• Strong academic credentials
• Advanced analytical skills
• Strong writing and oral communication skills
• Strong legal research and writing skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Fully licensed to practice law in Rhode Island. Licensing in Massachusetts, and/or Connecticut is a plus
• Bilingual in Spanish and English is a plus

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday in Providence office. Opportunity for hybrid schedule once fully onboarded.
• Periodic night and weekend availability

Experience:

• Personal injury law: 5+ years (Required)