Associate Attorney

Pay: $125000.00 - $150000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join a highly respected plaintiff-side personal injury team with a long-standing reputation for results and serious litigation work.
• Handle your own cases and build real courtroom experience instead of being stuck doing only support work.
• Work closely with accomplished trial attorneys and gain meaningful mentorship while continuing to grow your own practice skills.
• Step into a career-track opportunity with strong client impact sophisticated casework and direct responsibility.
• Be part of a firm environment where strong writing litigation ability and client relationship skills are genuinely valued.

Location: This role is fully on-site in Washington DC offering direct collaboration with attorneys hands-on litigation experience and consistent in-office mentorship.

Note: Must be licensed in DC and in Maryland and/or Virginia with strong litigation writing and client-facing skills. This role is best suited for an attorney who wants to actively litigate cases work closely with clients and grow long-term with a serious plaintiff-side practice.

About Us We are a well-established plaintiff-side personal injury law firm with a long history of advocating for injured individuals and their families. Our team is known for high-level litigation meaningful client service and a real commitment to pursuing justice. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Handle personal injury cases through litigation with increasing independence
• Try your own cases as experience and case posture allow
• Serve as second chair on partner-led litigation and trial matters
• Draft pleadings motions discovery and other case-related documents
• Communicate directly with clients and help guide them through the litigation process
• Participate in case strategy preparation negotiation and trial support
• Work closely with attorneys and staff in a collaborative team environment
• Help drive cases forward with strong organization urgency and attention to detail

Qualifications

• 3 years of directly relevant litigation experience preferred
• Licensed in DC and Maryland and/or Virginia
• Plaintiff-side personal injury experience strongly preferred
• Strong legal writing and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable with substantial client contact
• Self-starter with strong attention to detail
• Team-oriented energetic and motivated to build a long-term career

Why You Will Love Working Here

• Real litigation and trial opportunity
• Career-track role with hands-on responsibility
• Strong mentorship from experienced trial attorneys
• Established respected team with meaningful casework
• Competitive compensation plus benefits and profit-sharing
• Opportunity to make a real difference for injured clients and families

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Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must-haves: DC bar AND either MD or VA bar 1 yrs PI litigation exp.

• Nice to haves: referred plaintiff-side personal injury experience trial exposure and all three bars.

• Additional context: Relocation- yesno. Packages - yesno

• Salary Bands:

  • 3 to 4 years directly relevant experience: $125000 to $135000

  • 5 to 6 years directly relevant experience: $135000 to $145000

  • 7 years directly relevant experience: $145000 to $150000

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Quick Recruiter Reference (Internal Summary)

Prestigious plaintiff-side PI firm in DC seeking an on-site Associate Attorney. Role offers own-case responsibility second-chair trial work and strong client contact. Must have DC plus MD and/or VA bar admission with litigation strength and strong writing skills.

Recruiters Submission: To submit cancel - Associate Attorney - Chaikin Sherman Cammarata & Siegel Personal Injury Lawyers - JPC 857 - Source

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• Client job title: Associate Attorney

• Location: Washington DC

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