Personal Injury Lawyer

Company: Smith Clinesmith
Location: Downey
Posted on: October 22, 2024

Job Description:

Are you a successful and knowledgeable personal injury attorney looking to work alongside an established team of high-performing professionals? If so, we'd like to connect. Our firm is looking for an applicant who can manage case files from start to finish and help clients find justice and compensation for their injuries. We need someone with excellent credentials, a real passion for helping people, and a minimum of 2 years of successful personal injury litigation and case management experience. If this sounds like you, apply today!

Responsibilities:

--- Appear as legal counsel on the clients' behalf at mediations, trials, hearings, depositions, and litigation
--- Negotiate suitable agreements and settle on the clients' behalf when appropriate
--- Manage a team of personal injury paralegals, legal assistants, case managers, litigation paralegals, and legal secretary
--- Perform research on case law and premises liability, and gather insurance policies, medical expenses, medical records, and other evidence relevant to the case
--- Modify, review, and draft demand letters, pleadings, claims, motions, discovery responses, subpoenas, memorandums, and other legal documents


Qualifications:

--- Excellent negotiation, drafting, research, and communication skills are desired
--- A minimum of 3 years of personal injury litigation or trial experience in medical malpractice, wrongful death, personal injury, or civil litigation practice areas is necessary
--- Computer proficiency is essential
--- Knowledge of personal injury law/ tort law, medical terminology, wrongful death, civil and family law, and medical malpractice is vital
--- Membership in the State Bar Association and a state license to practice law is mandatory


About Company:
Smith Clinesmith LLP is a leading national law firm specializing in nursing home abuse and neglect around the country. With a commitment to justice and advocacy for vulnerable individuals, we are dedicated to representing victims and their families in civil lawsuits against negligent facilities and the corporations who own and operate the facilities. Our team is comprised of highly skilled professionals who strive for excellence in every case.

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