Personal Injury Attorney

Job Description

Job Description

Are you a successful and knowledgeable personal injury attorney looking to work alongside an established team of high-performing professionals? If so, we’d like to connect. Our firm is looking for an applicant who can manage case files from start to finish and help clients find justice and compensation for their injuries. We need someone with excellent credentials, a real passion for helping people, and a minimum of 3 years of successful personal injury litigation and trial case experience. If this sounds like you, apply today!

$225,000 - $260,000 + origination bonuses + performance incentives

• Draft, review, and modify claims, motions, discovery responses, demand letters, pleadings, subpoenas, memorandums, and other legal documents
• Interview clients, supporting witnesses, expert witnesses, insurance company adjusters, and medical providers to collect information
• Document and update the status of all case files in the case management system
• Gather insurance policies, medical expenses, medical records, and other evidence relevant to the case and conduct legal research on case law and premises liability
• Delegate tasks and manage a team of litigation paralegals, legal assistants, personal injury paralegals, case managers, and legal secretary

What You’ll Do

• Drive litigation strategy on complex, high-value personal injury matters from intake through verdict or resolution, serving as primary architect of case themes and execution
• Serve as first-chair trial counsel in jury and bench trials, leading voir dire, openings, direct and cross examinations, and closing arguments
• Oversee and elevate trial preparation across case teams, including motion strategy, expert development, discovery planning, and settlement positioning
• Supervise and develop attorneys within your POD, providing coaching on courtroom presence, strategy, and case management
• Partner with firm leadership to strengthen litigation systems, trial readiness, and overall docket quality
• Shape firm-wide litigation standards, ensuring consistency, excellence, and accountability in case outcomes
• Contribute to business development efforts, including referral partner relationships and professional visibility within the Georgia PI community

• Computer proficiency is essential
• Bachelor’s degree and a J.D. degree is required
• A minimum of 3 years of personal injury litigation or trial experience in medical malpractice, wrongful death, personal injury, or civil litigation practice areas is necessary
• Knowledge of personal injury law/ tort law, medical terminology, wrongful death, civil and family law, and medical malpractice is vital
• Superior research, negotiation, drafting, and communication skills are highly valued

Who We’re Looking For

A purpose-driven trial attorney with a demonstrated commitment to justice, client advocacy, and excellence in litigation.

Required Qualifications   

• Active Georgia Bar license  
• 12+ years of trial-heavy personal injury litigation 
• Minimum of five (5) jury trials resolved by verdict wherein you served as first chair  
• Consistent track record of multi-million-dollar verdicts/settlements
• Broad leadership experience in managing a team of attorneys and paralegals across multiple cases  
• Skilled at jury selection strategy, trial tech, and managing expert networks  
• Recognized as the subject-matter authority in litigation strategy (speaking, publishing, teaching). 
• Strong contribution to business development: cultivating referral sources, bar relationships, and firm visibility 

Preferred Qualifications    

• Oversees firm-wide litigation quality; ensures consistency across trial teams
• Functions as a litigation mentor and internal “trial coach” for all attorneys
• Partners closely with the founding attorney on operational and strategic decisions
• Shapes firm’s reputation as a litigation powerhouse
• Prepares for transition into Managing Attorney, with responsibility not just for cases but for people, profit, and process
• At least seven (7) trials resolved by verdict, wherein you served as 1st chair

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k)
• Ample opportunities for bonuses
• Partnership track is available
• You will have the option to work at either the Decatur or Jonesboro office. 

T. Madden & Associates P.C. (“TMAPC” or the “Firm”) is a personal injury law firm based in Atlanta, Decatur, and Jonesboro, Georgia. TMAPC specializes in personal injury cases, including motor vehicle and trucking accidents, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death. We are a diverse and dedicated team committed to providing exceptional legal services to clients while fostering a positive and collaborative work environment for our team.