Description:
We are seeking a junior associate attorney with no more than 5 years of prior experience handling personal injury matters to join our growing team! You will handle a variety of cases representing owners, developers, managers, contractors, design professionals, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and other private, municipal and educational corporations. Experience handling construction accident/NYS Labor Law cases a plus.Responsibilities:
- Conduct investigation.
- Analyze investigation/claim materials.
- Review contracts and construction records.
- Liability analysis.
- Analyze medical records.
- Evaluate case value based on damages.
- Prepare case evaluation reports.
- Prepare litigation budgets.
- Attend court conferences, hearings and depositions.
- Prepare pleadings, discovery and other legal papers.
- Prepare discovery, dispositive and other motions.
- Prepare appeal recommendation reports.
- Prepare cases for mediation, arbitration or trial.
- Supervise paralegals working on the attorney's cases.
Qualifications:
- Previous experience handling personal injury cases.
- Ability to build rapport with clients.
- Familiarity with insurance claims materials.
- Strong legal research skills.
- Strong investigation skills.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience in using the ABA Uniform Task-Based Management System in budgeting and accounting for attorney time.
- Admitted to NYS bar.
