Trial Associate Attorney

2-8 yrs required

Full-time

No

A law firm in Charlotte is seeking a Trial Associate Attorney with 3+ years of North Carolina personal injury litigation experience. The candidate will provide legal advice on personal injury issues, develop personal injury cases, and complete case preparation. They will also maintain case progress, resolve cases through settlement, mediation, arbitration, or trial, and continuously improve case quality and processes.

Job Details:

• Provide legal advice on personal injury issues by conducting legal research, keeping clients abreast of case developments, analyzing plaintiff’s and defendant’s positions, and explaining personal injury law concepts and actions.
• Develop personal injury cases by reviewing investigative findings, police reports, medical reports, consulting with experts, taking and defending depositions, and completing the discovery process.
• Complete personal injury case preparation by preparing legal briefs, developing strategies, arguments, and testimony.
• Maintain personal injury case progress by following and enforcing productivity and quality standards, resolving operational problems, and identifying work process improvements.
• Resolve cases by settling, mediating, arbitrating, and prosecuting defendants at trial; plan, organize, and present arguments; engage expert witnesses; prepare and present evidence; prepare and examine witnesses; present closing arguments to jury.
• Improve quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes & implementing changes.

Requirements:

• Juris Doctor from an ABA accredited law school
• Admission in good standing to North Carolina State Bar
• Admission in good standing to South Carolina State Bar preferred

Experience:

3+ years of North Carolina personal injury litigation experience required

Benefits Offered:

• Competitive salary
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Base life insurance paid by the firm plus supplemental option
• Short and long-term disability paid by the firm
• 401(k) with match
• Paid time off (PTO), plus holidays and paid volunteer time off
• Education and gym reimbursement

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