Litigation Attorney

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a high-volume docket of personal injury matters, including catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases.
• Develop litigation strategy and oversee cases through settlement, trial, or other resolution.
• Conduct and defend depositions, including expert and medical witness testimony.
• Prepare physicians and expert witnesses for depositions and trial appearances.
• Handle court appearances, hearings, conferences, mediations, and trials.
• Draft pleadings, motions, discovery requests and responses, legal memoranda, and settlement evaluations.
• Analyze liability, damages, and litigation risk exposure.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders and coordinate with outside counsel as necessary.
• Identify and evaluate evidence, witnesses, and case strategy throughout the litigation lifecycle.
• Manage litigation matters independently while maintaining exceptional organization and case management practices.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Active admission to the New York Bar.
• Minimum of 5 years of personal injury litigation experience.
• Demonstrated experience handling high-exposure, high-value injury matters, including wrongful death claims.
• Strong trial experience, including voir dire, witness examinations, and end-to-end case management.
• Experience working with medical experts and preparing healthcare professionals for testimony.
• Ability to independently manage a substantial caseload with minimal oversight.
• Experience practicing throughout all five New York City boroughs is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with unified trials involving both liability and damages issues.
• Exceptional analytical, organizational, and communication skills.