Personal Injury Attorney

Pay: $130,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Build your litigation career with a sophisticated boutique practice handling complex, high-exposure matters.
• Enjoy a primarily remote schedule while remaining connected to meaningful litigation and trial work in the New York City area.
• Take real ownership of cases, including strategy, discovery, depositions, mediations, negotiations, motions, and trial preparation.
• Work directly with accomplished trial attorneys without the layers and bureaucracy of a large firm.
• Gain exposure to significant defense matters involving personal injury, catastrophic injury, transportation, premises liability, product liability, and general liability.
• Join a team that values strong writing, independent judgment, responsiveness, and excellent client service.
• Opportunities for continued professional growth, increasingly sophisticated case responsibility, and bonus potential.

Location:

Remote opportunity for an attorney based within reasonable commuting distance of the New York City metropolitan area. Candidates must be able to travel into the NYC area as needed for court appearances, depositions, meetings, mediations, and other litigation-related responsibilities.

Note:

Candidates must have 3+ years of attorney experience and active bar admission in both New York and New Jersey. We are seeking a strong litigator who can independently handle cases and is able to commute into the New York City area when matters require an in-person presence.

About Us

Confidential Employer. We are a boutique litigation firm representing sophisticated businesses, insurers, and insureds in complex and high-exposure matters. Our attorneys combine the experience and quality of a national practice with the accessibility, responsibility, and collaboration of a boutique firm. We put clients first and value attorneys who are responsive, practical, and prepared to take ownership of their work.

Job Description

• Independently manage civil litigation matters from initial evaluation through resolution or trial.
• Develop case strategy, analyze liability and damages, and provide practical recommendations to clients.
• Draft pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery, reports, and other substantive legal documents.
• Take and defend depositions and participate in hearings, mediations, settlement conferences, and negotiations.
• Work directly with clients, opposing counsel, experts, witnesses, and insurance professionals.
• Handle defense matters involving general liability, personal injury, catastrophic injury, transportation, premises liability, product liability, and related disputes.
• Prepare cases thoroughly for trial while identifying opportunities for efficient and favorable resolution.
• Travel into the NYC metropolitan area as necessary for litigation activities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of attorney experience.
• Active New York and New Jersey bar admission required.
• Meaningful civil litigation experience.
• Ability to independently manage litigation files and deadlines.
• Strong legal research, writing, oral advocacy, and communication skills.
• Defense litigation, insurance defense, casualty defense, tort defense, or general liability experience preferred.
• Deposition, mediation, negotiation, and motion practice experience preferred.
• Ability to commute into the NYC metropolitan area as needed.

Why You Will Love Working Here

You will have the flexibility of remote work without sacrificing substantive responsibility or exposure to sophisticated litigation. Our attorneys are trusted to own their matters, communicate directly with clients, and develop as advocates through meaningful hands-on experience. If you enjoy complex litigation, value autonomy, and want to work alongside seasoned trial lawyers in a collaborative boutique environment, this is an opportunity to make an immediate impact.

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Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance