Description:
About:The Personal Injury Associate Attorney will be responsible for litigating personal injury cases in Connecticut and New York. Licensure in both states is required.
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.
Qualifications:
- 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.
