Personal Injury Associate Attorney

Company: Elgen Staffing
Location: New York
Posted on: February 4, 2025

Job Description:

Our client, a mulita-location personal injury law firm, has an immediate need for an experienced Personal Injury Associate Attorney, to join our winning team in New York City.

Applying for this role is straight forward Scroll down and click on Apply to be considered for this position.



Our candidate of choice will be licensed in the state of Florida and bring judicial clerkship experience. This is an onsite role.



KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Litigate CT and NY personal injury cases including automobile and premises liability cases.
Work closely with clients, team and partners to develop factual and medical evidence for injury claims.
Draft pleadings, discovery, motions and other filings with various CT and NY state courts; conduct research on a variety of novel legal issues in State and Federal cases; present and argue discovery motions.
Manage the court approval process for wrongful death and minor cases, including drafting petitions, presenting those to the Court and overseeing the full approval process.
Prepare cases for pre-litigation, litigation and settlement.
Manage the filing of pleadings, tracking service of process and assuring SOL deadlines are met.



KEY REQUIREMENTS:

Admitted to the CT and NY bars
Must have 5+ years of personal injury experience
Must be a team player: willing to work collaboratively with colleagues
Caring and compassionate attitude with clients that's consistent with firm's core value of Doing Good by Doing Right
Excellent analytical skills and excellent written and oral communication skills
Growth mindset-eager to become an invaluable member of the Chaffin Luhana team, we want to train if you want to learn
Highly proficient in Microsoft suite and demonstrated comfort with technology
Strong time management and multitasking skills - must be able to simultaneously manage multiple projects in a busy environment
High attention to detail and superior organizational skills
Connecticut Bar Admission is required. New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio or West Virginia admission is a plus.



WE OFFER:

401k Contributions: Discretionary match contribution of 5%, with the Firm matching 100% of the ---rst 3% of the employee's contribution and 50% of the employee's next 2% of contribution of the employee's annual compensation.
Healthcare Insurance: $460 per employee or family towards their monthly health premium. If your premium is less than $460, you will be responsible for only the ---rst $1.
Dental Insurance: Full coverage towards an employee's dental premium, less than $1 monthly. You will only pay $12 a year for your dental plan.
Health Reimbursement Account (HRA): Contribute up to $500 pre-tax towards your annual medical deductible.
Family / Dependent Care: You can contribute up to $5,000 pre-tax Dependent Care (DCR).
Flex Spending Account: Contribute up to $1,000 pre-tax towards your medical Flex Spending Account (FSA).
Eat, Drink & Be Merry: Free team lunches and happy hours.
Annual Bonus: Year-end discretionary bonus.
Annual Firm Outing: Yearly ---rm outing for all of our employees to meet up and have fun.
Casual Dress: Enjoy our business casual dress code.





Please apply today to be immediately considered for the role!



Elgen Staffing is the fastest growing staffing agency in New Jersey. With a deep understanding of today's hiring trends and technologies we have the ability to leverage the most effective recruiting methods to find the best candidates across numerous markets and industries and place them into the appropriate position successfully. Please allow us to help you find your dream job today!

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