Senior Associate - Personal Injury

The Role We are hiring a senior associate with 5+ years of plaintiff personal injury experience to lead complex matters from intake through verdict. You will first-chair trials, drive case strategy, mentor the bench, and shape how the firm prepares and tries cases. What You’ll Do First-chair trials and high-stakes arbitrations. Lead all types of complex personal injury matters end-to-end. Direct case strategy, expert development, and settlement positioning. Mentor junior and mid-level associates; lead case rounds and trial prep sessions. What We’re Looking For 5+ years of plaintiff personal injury experience with demonstrated trial work. Significant first-chair and active second-chair trial experience. Track record of verdicts, settlements, and case outcomes you can speak to. Leadership presence — with clients, with juries, and with the team behind you. Licensed in Illinois (Indiana admission preferred but not required). Salary: $100,000 base + percent of fees generated Performance bonus: Structured around case outcomes and originations — meaningful upside, not a black box. Health, dental, vision: 90-day waiting period. Paid time off and firm holidays. Hybrid schedule: 4 days in-office, 1 day remote. We are an in-the-room firm — the work is collaborative and so is the culture — and we respect that one quiet day a week makes everyone better. Why Leonard Law Group Leonard Law Group is a Chicago plaintiff personal injury firm representing injured people across Illinois and Indiana. Culture is the thing we protect most. Our clients are treated with respect from the first call through resolution, and our team is treated the same way — heard, supported, and given room to grow. We work hard, take the craft seriously, and genuinely enjoy the people we do it with. If that sounds like your kind of place, we should talk. How to Apply Send a resume, a representative writing sample (motion, brief, or trial filing), and a short note describing two or three of your best case outcomes. View email address on click.appcast.io All inquiries are confidential. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Leonard Law Group is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate candidates on the work, the judgment, and the fit — nothing else. #J-18808-Ljbffr Leonard Law Group