Personal Injury Attorney

Jobot; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Commission-based pay

Ownership potential

Paralegal support

Job summary

Jobot, a Santa Ana, California PI firm, seeks a Managing Attorney with hands-on mentorship and first/second-chair trial opportunities. The role includes a commission structure rewarding strong case outcomes and ownership potential in a growing practice.

You will run your own docket with paralegal support, advancing from intake to trial while contributing to growth and client wins.

Qualifications

• Experience in mediations, depositions, and arbitration in personal injury matters.
• Litigation and trial experience on the plaintiff side is a plus but not required.
• Ability to manage a high-volume PI caseload and supervise paralegals.

Responsibilities

• Handle full-cycle PI casework from intake to trial preparation.
• Draft pleadings and motions, conduct discovery, and stay current on rules.
• Lead case strategy and collaborate with fellow attorneys on trial approach.
• Supervise a paralegal team and support staff; manage docket independently.

Skills

PI litigation

Trial experience

Mediations

Depositions

Arbitration

Case management

Team supervision

In-office role

Job description

Job details

Direct path to Managing Attorney at a growing personal injury firm — hands‑on mentorship, first/second‑chair trial opportunities, and a commission structure that rewards strong case outcomes.

Salary: $175,000 - $350,000 per year

A bit about us

We are a Santa Ana, California firm that practices exclusively in personal injury law — motor vehicle and motorcycle collisions, catastrophic and traumatic brain injury, wrongful death, and dog bite claims. Our firm has recovered more than $197 million for clients to date, with recent results including a $4.1 million jury verdict in a slip‑and‑fall trial, a $5.3 million settlement in a DUI accident case, and a $2.57 million judgment as recently as November 2024. A small in‑house litigation team currently handles that docket, supported by a five‑person in‑house case‑management staff that keeps every matter moving from intake through resolution rather than routing files out to referral counsel.

Why join us

Our current litigation attorney has carried a full trial docket to strong, consistent production for three years running — and growth has outpaced what one attorney can manage. This is a seat with real ownership: you'll run your own caseload from intake through trial with paralegal support, not shuffle files through a settlement mill. You'll have a direct line to our Managing Attorney position for the right candidate, room to first‑ or second‑chair trials, and the latitude to build and supervise your own paralegal team rather than share support staff across a large associate pool.

Job Details

• Proven experience with mediations, depositions, and arbitration in personal injury matters; litigation and trial experience — particularly plaintiff‑side, first or second chair — is a plus but not required.
• Comfortable handling full‑cycle PI casework: case evaluation and pre‑suit strategy, discovery, drafting pleadings and motions, trial preparation, and staying current on relevant legislation; strong working knowledge of state and federal court rules, deadlines, and procedures.
• Strong writing, verbal communication, negotiation, and public speaking skills, with sound judgment and critical thinking in complex or high‑pressure situations.
• Able to manage a high‑volume caseload independently, supervise a team of paralegals and support staff, and collaborate with fellow attorneys on case strategy; this is a full‑time, in‑office role.
• Salary: Competitive base salary plus performance‑based commission, commensurate with experience. The compensation offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience within the job, years of experience within the required industry, education, etc.

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