Associate Attorney- Personal Injury

Job Description

Job Description

New York plaintiff’s personal injury firm with offices across multiple boroughs is seeking an Associate Attorney to lead its pre-litigation department from the Manhattan office. The firm represents individuals injured in motor vehicle accidents, unsafe premises, construction incidents, catastrophic injuries, and wrongful death matters. This full-time, in-office leadership role will own files from sign-up through settlement or suit, supervise a team of 3 to 5 case managers and paralegals, and report directly to a partner.

Responsibilities

• Lead the pre-litigation department and supervise 3 to 5 case managers and paralegals.
• Follow firm workflows, deadlines, and standards from sign-up through resolution or suit.
• Train, coach, and evaluate team members through regular file reviews and one-on-ones.
• Partner with the litigation department to ensure clean, timely file handoffs.
• Review new sign-ups for liability, damages, coverage, and case acceptance.
• Evaluate motor vehicle matters under the serious injury threshold in Insurance Law §5102(d).
• Assess premises liability matters for notice, causation, and responsible parties.
• Identify value-affecting issues, including liens, coverage limits, and treatment gaps.
• Oversee No-Fault, property damage, and bodily injury claim setup and follow-through.
• Ensure timely collection of medical records, bills, police reports, and other documentation.
• Prepare or approve settlement demand packages and negotiate settlements with insurance adjusters.
• Coordinate lien resolution and work with the closing department to finalize settlements.
• Track statutes of limitations and notice of claim deadlines across the department.
• Prepare litigation transfer memos summarizing liability, damages, and negotiation history.
• Own department KPIs, including pipeline volume, file aging, demand turnaround, settlement values, and conversion to suit.

Required Qualifications

• J.D. and admission to the New York State Bar, in good standing.
• 2–7+ years of New York plaintiff’s personal injury experience.
• Prior experience supervising paralegals, case managers, or attorneys.
• Strong working knowledge of No-Fault, the serious injury threshold, premises liability, and New York insurance practice.
• Proven record negotiating bodily injury settlements with insurance carriers.
• Comfort managing a high-volume caseload against deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience running or building a pre-litigation department.
• Hands-on experience with Litify or another Salesforce-based case management system.
• Track record of using data to improve settlement values and file turnaround.
• Bilingual in Spanish or another language spoken by the firm’s clients.