Personal Injury Attorney

Boosey Wilson Group | Legal & Professional Talent; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Boosey Wilson Group | Legal & Professional Talent seeks an experienced Personal Injury Litigation Attorney in Nashville, TN. The ideal candidate has at least 4 years of litigation experience, strong courtroom skills, and a proven ability to develop case strategy and manage deadlines for personal injury matters.

You will handle intake through resolution, draft pleadings, negotiate settlements, and advocate for clients while coordinating with paralegals and experts.

Qualifications

• Active Tennessee bar admission in good standing.
• Minimum of 4 years of litigation experience in personal injury.
• Experience handling motor vehicle accident, premises liability, catastrophic injury, or related claims.

Responsibilities

• Manage personal injury cases through all phases of litigation from intake to resolution.
• Draft and file pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery, subpoenas, and settlement demands.
• Review liability, damages, medical records, and expert reports to assess settlement value.
• Conduct and defend depositions and prepare clients, witnesses, and experts for testimony.
• Appear in court for hearings, conferences, motions, mediations, arbitrations, and trials.
• Negotiate settlements with insurance carriers and opposing parties.
• Communicate regularly with clients regarding case status and expectations.
• Coordinate with paralegals, legal assistants, experts, investigators, and other staff to move cases forward.
• Ensure compliance with court rules, deadlines, and procedural requirements.

Skills

Litigation

Courtroom skills

Case strategy

Client communication

Education

Tennessee bar admission

Job description

A law firm is seeking an experienced Personal Injury Litigation Attorney with at least 4 years of litigation experience to manage cases from intake through resolution. The ideal candidate will have strong courtroom skills, proven experience handling personal injury matters, and the ability to develop case strategy, manage deadlines, negotiate settlements, and advocate effectively for clients.

Responsibilities

• Manage personal injury cases through all phases of litigation, including case evaluation, discovery, motion practice, mediation, arbitration, trial, and resolution.
• Draft and file pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery, subpoenas, settlement demands, and other legal documents.
• Review and analyze liability, damages, medical records, accident reports, insurance coverage, expert reports, and settlement value.
• Conduct and defend depositions; prepare clients, witnesses, and experts for testimony.
• Appear in court for hearings, conferences, motions, mediations, arbitrations, and trials.
• Negotiate settlements with insurance carriers, defense counsel, and opposing parties.
• Communicate regularly with clients regarding case status, strategy, and expectations.
• Work with paralegals, legal assistants, experts, investigators, and other support professionals to move cases forward.
• Ensure compliance with court rules, deadlines, statutes of limitation, and procedural requirements.

Qualifications

• An active Tennessee bar admission in good standing.
• Minimum of 4 years of litigation experience, with significant personal injury experience.
• Experience handling matters such as motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, or related claims.
• Strong deposition, motion practice, negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and trial preparation skills; trial experience preferred.
• Excellent legal writing, research, advocacy, communication, and client service skills.
• Ability to manage a busy caseload, meet deadlines, work independently, and exercise sound judgment.