Overview
Personal Injury Litigation Attorney Jobs in Richardson, TX at Dang & Zapata Law Firm
Job Summary
Dang & Zapata Law Firm is looking to hire a personable, aggressive, experienced, and motivated attorney with Personal Injury experience (including pre-litigation through trial) for Associate Attorney position.
The ideal applicant will be located in the Richardson/Dallas area, TX, and will have a minimum of 3 years of practice experience in the areas of Personal Injury law and will handle all aspects of a case from beginning to end.
Responsibilities:
- Provide excellent customer service to all clients;
- Drafting/ Filings Civil Complaints;
- Draft/Respond Discovery Request and thorough review of Discovery;
- Meet and Confer with counsel on discovery subpoenas, global settlements;
- Draft Motions and Prepare Trial documents (MIL’s, Exhibit Binders, Joint Trial Documents);
- Taking/Defending Depositions;
- Appearance at Hearings;
- Develop legal strategy and maintain caseload of 70+ cases in pre-litigation/litigation with other supervisory and administrative duties;
- Review/Oversee Legal Secretary’s work and resolve pending issues;
- Training, mentoring, and professional development of administrative staff;
- Responsible for case reporting, management, and outcome tracking; using Needles or relevant legal software;
- Conduct legal research on personal injury cases;
- Assist with case preparation and management;
- Communicate with clients, witnesses, and experts;
- Organize and maintain case files and evidence;
- Coordinate with your team, courts, and other parties involved in the case;
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- 2-5 years of Texas Personal Injury law practice experience (including trial) preferred. Salary based on experience;
- Member in Good Standing with Texas Bar;
- Ability to effectively supervise legal work in a fast-paced environment and high-volume practice;
- Experience managing and motivating a team;
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to create a culture of feedback and continual improvement;
- Organization skills and attention to detail;
- Strong, demonstrable written and oral communication skills;
- Excellent negotiation skills;
- Ability to read, write and speak fluently in Spanish is strongly preferred, but not required.
Skills
- Proficient in writing legal documents and correspondence
- Knowledge of personal injury law and legal administrative procedures
- Ability to conduct thorough research on relevant laws and regulations
- Familiarity with Lexis-Nexis or other legal research tools
- Experience in litigating personal injury cases is a plus
- Bilingual in Spanish preferred
- Knowledge of premise liability and personal injury law.
At D&Z we are:
- Detail-oriented — quality and precision-focused
- Outcome-oriented — results-focused with strong performance culture
- People-oriented — supportive and fairness-focused, growth-oriented
This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:
- Dependable, reliable, aggressive, customer-focused, and able to problem-solve;
- Adaptable/flexible — enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction;
- Detail-oriented — would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture;
- Achievement-oriented — enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail;
- Innovative — prefers working in unconventional ways.
Compensation: $90,000-$105,000 base salary plus bonus based on performance. Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Pay: $90,000.00 – $105,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Application Question(s):
- How many years of experience in Personal Injury Law?
- How many years of experience do you have litigating cases?
Language:
- Spanish (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Richardson, TX 75081 (Required)
Work Location: In person
Title: Personal Injury Litigation Attorney
Company: Dang & Zapata Law Firm
Location: Richardson, TX
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