Plaintiff Personal Injury Associate Attorney

About the role

They’re looking for a 5–8 year plaintiff-side PI associate who can run files with increasing independence—comfortable taking depositions, managing discovery, working up damages, and driving cases toward resolution (and trial when needed).

Responsibilities

• Manage a plaintiff personal injury caseload from intake through resolution (pre-suit + litigation matters, depending on need).
• Draft and argue motions (dispositive and non-dispositive), handle written discovery, and manage case strategy.
• Take and defend depositions (parties, fact witnesses, treating physicians/experts as appropriate).
• Lead settlement negotiations and prepare for/attend mediations and settlement conferences.
• Trial preparation: exhibit and witness prep, outlines, subpoenas, trial binders, coordinating experts, and supporting trial team as needed.
• Client communication: regular updates, expectation-setting, medical treatment tracking, damages development, and lien coordination (as applicable).

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in plaintiff personal injury (required).
• NJ bar admission in good standing (NY is a plus, not required).
• Proven experience with litigation workflow: discovery, motion practice, depositions, and negotiations.
• Strong writing skills (motions/briefs/demand packages) and confident courtroom presence.
• Able to work semi-autonomously with solid judgment, organization, and urgency.

Nice-to-haves (great signals for this firm)

• Experience with catastrophic injury, complex auto/trucking, premises, product liability, or med-mal exposure.
• Meaningful deposition volume and/or first-chair trial exposure (even if limited).
• Comfort working in a metro NY/NJ environment (venue familiarity across the region is helpful).

Why join us?

Plaintiff-side only representation model (mission-driven, contingency results focus).

Bench strength for trial work (certified civil trial attorneys on the roster).

Established pipeline + infrastructure across multiple offices in NJ/NY.