Description:
About the role:Shulman & Hill, PLLC is a New York plaintiff's personal injury firm with offices across multiple boroughs. We represent people injured in motor vehicle accidents, on unsafe premises, on construction sites, and in catastrophic and wrongful death matters.
We are hiring an Associate Attorney to lead our Personal Injury department from our Manhattan office. You will own every file from sign-up through settlement or suit, supervise a team of 3 to 5 case managers and paralegals, and report directly to a partner.
This is a full-time, in-office leadership role for an experienced New York PI attorney who manages people well and runs a department by the numbers.
Key Responsibilities:
Department leadership
- Lead the pre-litigation department and supervise a team of 3 to 5 case managers and paralegals
- Follow the firm's workflows, deadlines, and standards for every stage of a file, from sign-up through resolution or suit
- Train, coach, and evaluate team members; conduct regular file reviews and one-on-ones
- Partner with the litigation department to ensure clean, timely handoffs
- Review new sign-ups for liability, damages, coverage, and case acceptance
- Evaluate motor vehicle matters for the serious injury threshold under Insurance Law 5102(d)
- Assess premises liability matters for notice, causation, and responsible parties
- Identify early issues affecting value, 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 case documentation
- Prepare or approve settlement demand packages
- Negotiate settlements directly with insurance adjusters within firm-approved authority
- Coordinate lien resolution and work with the closing department to finalize settlements
- Track all statute of limitations and notice of claim deadlines across the department
- Prepare litigation transfer memos summarizing liability, damages, and negotiation history
- Reporting and systems
Own department KPIs, including pipeline volume, file aging, demand turnaround, settlement values, and conversion to suit
Qualifications:
Required:
- J.D. and admission to the New York State Bar, in good standing
- 6+ 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 carriers
- Comfort managing a high-volume caseload against deadlines
Preferred:
- 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 our clients
