Description:

The Role:
New Jersey Family Law and Divorce Lawyers is seeking a first-chair (or strong second-chair stepping to first) Medical Malpractice Trial Attorney to take cases from intake through verdict. You will own strategy, manage discovery and experts, lead dispositive and in-limine motion practice, and try cases to a jury. You'll also mentor associates and partner with clients and carriers to drive results and predictability.

What You'll Do:

Lead the case lifecycle: early case assessment, strategy memos, budgets, and trial plans.
Discovery & experts: take/defend depositions (parties, fact witnesses, 30(b)(6), experts); retain, prepare, and examine medical experts across specialties.
Motion practice: summary judgment; motions in limine; evidentiary challenges; trial briefs; post-trial motions.
Trial: jury selection, openings/closings, direct/cross (fact & expert), charge conferences, verdict preservation.
Client & carrier interface: regular, outcomes-focused updates; reserves input; mediation/ADR strategy; early resolution when it serves the client.
Team leadership: supervise associates and paralegals; enforce checklists, SLAs, and quality control.
Ethics & compliance: conflicts, billing hygiene, and file management consistent with carrier guidelines.

What Success Looks Like (6–12 Months)

Tries or meaningfully co-tries 2–3 matters/year OR moves trial-set matters to favorable resolution within budget.
Delivers on-time, guideline-compliant reports and budgets with <5% write-offs.
Builds a trusted rapport with at least 3–5 provider clients and carrier adjusters.
Coaches 1–2 associates to take independent depos/oral arguments.

Qualifications:

New Jersey bar required (in good standing). New York bar a plus.
5+ years of litigation experience with meaningful med-mal defense exposure; first-chair trial experience strongly preferred (will consider high-level second-chair ready to step up).
Demonstrated excellence with medical experts, complex causation, damages analysis, and high-stakes motion practice.
Strong writing and courtroom skills; calm under pressure; impeccable judgment and professionalism.
Organized, proactive, and business-minded about budgets, reserves, and outcomes.

Nice-to-haves:

Prior carrier-panel experience and guideline familiarity.
Experience in related areas (nursing home, licensure/board matters, credentialing/peer review).
Med-related background (nursing, EMT, biomedical science) or comfort across multiple specialties.