Personal Injury Attorney – Associate

Elgen Staffing; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A personal injury law firm in New York City is in immediate need of a Personal Injury Associate Attorney. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience and will be responsible for litigating cases, managing client relationships, and drafting legal documents. This onsite role offers competitive benefits including healthcare insurance and a generous 401k contribution plan.

Benefits

401k Contributions

Healthcare Insurance

Dental Insurance

Health Reimbursement Account

Family / Dependent Care

Flex Spending Account

Free team lunches and happy hours

Annual Bonus

Annual Firm Outing

Casual Dress Code

Qualifications

• 5+ years of personal injury experience required.
• Must be admitted to CT and NY bars.
• Caring and compassionate attitude with clients is important.

Responsibilities

• Litigate CT and NY personal injury cases including automobile and premises liability.
• Draft pleadings, discovery, motions and other filings.
• Prepare cases for pre-litigation, litigation and settlement.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Oral communication

Time management

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Our client, a mulita-location personal injury law firm, has an immediate need for an experienced Personal Injury Associate Attorney, to join our winning team in New York City.

Our candidate of choice will be licensed in the state of Florida and bring judicial clerkship experience. This is an onsite role.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Litigate CT and NY personal injury cases including automobile and premises liability cases.
• Work closely with clients, team and partners to develop factual and medical evidence for injury claims.
• Draft pleadings, discovery, motions and other filings with various CT and NY state courts; conduct research on a variety of novel legal issues in State and Federal cases; present and argue discovery motions.
• Manage the court approval process for wrongful death and minor cases, including drafting petitions, presenting those to the Court and overseeing the full approval process.
• Prepare cases for pre-litigation, litigation and settlement.
• Manage the filing of pleadings, tracking service of process and assuring SOL deadlines are met.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• Admitted to the CT and NY bars
• Must have 5+ years of personal injury experience
• Must be a team player: willing to work collaboratively with colleagues
• Caring and compassionate attitude with clients that’s consistent with firm’s core value of Doing Good by Doing Right
• Excellent analytical skills and excellent written and oral communication skills
• Growth mindset—eager to become an invaluable member of the Chaffin Luhana team, we want to train if you want to learn
• Highly proficient in Microsoft suite and demonstrated comfort with technology
• Strong time management and multitasking skills – must be able to simultaneously manage multiple projects in a busy environment
• High attention to detail and superior organizational skills
• Connecticut Bar Admission is required. New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio or West Virginia admission is a plus.

WE OFFER:

• 401k Contributions: Discretionary match contribution of 5%, with the Firm matching 100% of the first 3% of the employee’s contribution and 50% of the employee’s next 2% of contribution of the employee’s annual compensation.
• Healthcare Insurance: $460 per employee or family towards their monthly health premium. If your premium is less than $460, you will be responsible for only the first $1.
• Dental Insurance: Full coverage towards an employee’s dental premium, less than $1 monthly. You will only pay $12 a year for your dental plan.
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA): Contribute up to $500 pre-tax towards your annual medical deductible.
• Family / Dependent Care: You can contribute up to $5,000 pre-tax Dependent Care (DCR).
• Flex Spending Account: Contribute up to $1,000 pre-tax towards your medical Flex Spending Account (FSA).
• Eat, Drink & Be Merry: Free team lunches and happy hours.
• Annual Bonus: Year-end discretionary bonus.
• Annual Firm Outing: Yearly firm outing for all of our employees to meet up and have fun.
• Casual Dress: Enjoy our business casual dress code.

Please apply today to be immediately considered for the role!

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