Description:
Join us in the fight for what's right!North Carolina Personal Injury Lawyers is seeking an Associate Trial Attorney to represent clients throughout the arbitration and trial processes in District and/or Superior Court.
Responsibilities:
- Provide legal advice on personal injury issues by conducting legal research; keeping clients abreast of case developments; analyzing plaintiff's and defendant's positions; providing explanations of personal injury law concepts and actions.
- Develop personal injury case by reviewing investigative findings, police reports, medical reports, medical examiner's reports, reports of various state and federal agencies; consulting with experts; taking and defending depositions; and completing 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; 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.
Qualifications:
- 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
- Minimum of three years' NC personal injury litigation experience required
