Senior Personal Injury Pre-Litigation Attorney

J; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-Tier Pay

Health Coverage

Professional Support

Job summary

J&YLaw in Century City, CA, is seeking a Senior Personal Injury Pre-Litigation Attorney to independently manage high-value plaintiff PI cases from intake through settlement. The role offers strong earning potential with performance bonuses and leads a team within the Pre-Litigation Department.

The candidate will negotiate substantial settlements, mentor junior attorneys, and help refine SOPs to improve efficiency and outcomes. A California Bar license and 8+ years of PI experience are required.

Qualifications

• Active California Bar license in good standing.
• 8+ years of plaintiff personal injury experience (with emphasis on pre-litigation).
• Proven track record of negotiating substantial, high-value settlements.
• Leadership or mentoring experience in a fast-paced legal environment.

Responsibilities

• Caseload management: Independently direct high-value plaintiff PI cases from intake through settlement.
• Settlement negotiation: Draft comprehensive demand packages and negotiate directly with insurance adjusters and defense counsel; participate in mediations to maximize recovery.
• Strategic case evaluation: Analyze liability, coverage, medical progression, and damages; transition litigation-bound cases seamlessly.
• Team leadership and mentorship: Provide guidance, review work products, and mentor junior attorneys, case managers, and support staff.
• Department innovation: Collaborate with firm leadership to refine SOPs, improve workflow efficiency and elevate department performance.
• Client advocacy: Serve as the primary trusted advisor, providing high-touch guidance and regular case updates.

Skills

Bar license

PI experience

Settlement negotiation

Leadership/mentorship

Job description

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Senior Personal Injury Pre-Litigation Attorney

Full Time Century City, CA, US

5 days ago Requisition ID: 1205

Salary Range: $190,000.00 To $230,000.00 Annually

Pay:$190,000-$230,000ayear+PerformanceBonuses

JobType:Full-time

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WhyJoinJ&YLaw?

J&YLawisaleadingCaliforniaplaintiffpersonalinjurylawfirmdedicatedtodeliveringtop-tierresultsandoutstandingclientadvocacy.

WeareseekinganexperiencedSeniorPre-LitigationAttorneytoindependentlymanagehigh-value,complexcaseswhileservingasamentorandleaderwithinourPre-LitigationDepartment.Weofferrobustlegalsupport,operationalautonomy,highearningpotential,andacollaborativeenvironmentfocusedonprofessionalgrowth.

• Top-TierPay:$190,000-$230,000DOE+generousperformancebonuses
• HealthCoverage:Medical,Dental,andVisioninsurance
• ProfessionalSupport:PaidBarDues,MCLEcoverage,andleadershipdevelopment

WhatYou'llDo

• CaseloadManagement:Independentlydirecthigh-valueplaintiffPIcasesfromintakethroughstrategicsettlement.
• SettlementNegotiation:Draftcomprehensivedemandpackages,negotiatedirectlywithinsuranceadjustersanddefensecounsel,andparticipateinmediationstomaximizerecovery.
• StrategicCaseEvaluation:Analyzecomplexliability,coverage,medicaltreatmentprogression,anddamages;transitionlitigation-boundcasesseamlessly.
• TeamLeadership&Mentorship:Provideguidance,reviewworkproducts,andmentorjuniorattorneys,casemanagers,andsupportstaff.
• DepartmentInnovation:CollaboratewithfirmleadershiptorefineSOPs,improveworkflowefficiency,andelevatedepartmentPerformance?
• ClientAdvocacy:Serveastheprimarytrustedadvisor,providinghigh-touchguidanceandregularcaseupdates.

Qualifications

Required:

• ActiveCaliforniaBarLicenseingoodstanding.
• 8+yearsofplaintiffpersonalinjuryexperience(withheavyemphasisonpre-litigation).
• Proventrackrecordofnegotiatingsubstantial,high-valuesettlements.
• Leadershipormentoringexperiencewithinafast-pacedlegalenvironment.

Preferred:

• Bilingual(English/Spanish)highlypreferred.
• Experiencehandlingcatastrophicinjury,wrongfuldeath,trucking,andpremisesliabilityclaims.
• Formalexperiencesupervisinglegalstafforjuniorattorneys.