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About the Role

The Ward Law Group is seeking an accomplished Plaintiff Personal Injury Trial Attorney to join our growing New York litigation team. This position is designed for an attorney with substantial courtroom experience who is comfortable taking complex personal injury cases from filing through verdict. You'll work alongside experienced paralegals, litigation support professionals, medical experts, and leadership so you can focus on maximizing case value and obtaining exceptional outcomes for our clients.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage a plaintiff personal injury litigation caseload.
• Develop litigation strategy and prepare every case for trial.
• Evaluate liability, damages, and settlement opportunities.
• Prepare cases for mediation, arbitration, and trial.
• Maximize settlement value while remaining trial ready.
• Serve as first-chair trial counsel.
• Conduct jury selection.
• Deliver opening statements and closing arguments.
• Examine and cross-examine witnesses.
• Take and defend depositions.
• Argue motions.
• Attend court conferences, hearings, arbitrations, mediations, and trials.
• Build compelling liability and damages arguments.
• Work with treating physicians and expert witnesses.
• Prepare trial exhibits, witness outlines, demonstrative evidence, and trial notebooks.
• Review medical records and expert reports.
• Maintain strong client relationships.
• Counsel clients on litigation strategy.
• Provide exceptional communication throughout litigation.
• Aggressively advocate for maximum client recovery.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
• Active New York Bar license in good standing.
• Minimum 5 years of recent Plaintiff Personal Injury litigation experience.
• Minimum 3 years of first-chair jury trial experience in Plaintiff Personal Injury matters.
• Proven experience taking cases through verdict.
• Experience independently managing a litigation caseload from filing through trial.
• Extensive deposition experience.
• Extensive motion practice experience.
• Experience handling mediations and settlement conferences.
• Experience with catastrophic injury and high-value cases.
• Strong legal research and writing skills.
• Excellent negotiation and courtroom advocacy skills.
• Ability to work onsite Monday through Friday in New York City.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.
• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment requirements, including Form I-9 verification and supporting documentation as required by federal law.

Skills

• Plaintiff Personal Injury litigation
• Courtroom advocacy
• Legal research
• Legal writing
• Negotiation
• Litify or similar legal case management software (preferred)
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) (preferred)

Location

• New York City, NY

Work Type

• Onsite
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Minimum 5 years of recent Plaintiff Personal Injury litigation experience
• Minimum 3 years of first-chair jury trial experience in Plaintiff Personal Injury matters
• Experience handling seven-figure personal injury claims (preferred)

Education Level

• Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Salary/Compensations

• USD 178000 - USD 370032 - yearly

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Supplemental Insurance Options
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

About the Company

• Join an Award-Winning Plaintiff Personal Injury Law Firm
• At The Ward Law Group, our mission is simple: Changing Lives. One Client at a Time.
• Recognized as one of the Best Places to Work for consecutive years, we're committed to building a team of exceptional legal professionals who are passionate about advocating for injured clients and delivering outstanding results.
• We don't hire paper litigators—we hire trial lawyers.
• Our core values are: Faith, Accountability, Leadership, Loyalty, Service to Our Clients, Service to Our Teammates, Service to Our Community.

Equal Opportunity

• The Ward Law Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to any protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local law.