Personal Injury Litigation Associate 3 to 5 Years experience required in Personal Injury Practice

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RESPONSIBILITIES

Case Management & Discovery

• Independently manage a caseload of personal injury litigation matters from post-intake through resolution or trial
• Draft and respond, supervise, to discovery related demand and responses, bills of particulars, and discovery motions
• Coordinate and manage expert disclosure

Depositions

• Defend and conduct plaintiff and defendant depositions in personal injury matters
• Prepare clients for EBTs; depose adverse parties, witnesses, and corporate representatives

Motion Practice

• Draft summary judgment motions and oppositions on liability and serious injury threshold under Insurance Law § 5102(d),
• Prepare and oppose motions in limine, CPLR § 3212 motions, and Frye/Daubert challenges

Trial Preparation & Trial

• Prepare trial documents and motions including, exhibit lists, and jury charges
• Attend and participate in trial proceedings; second-chair or first-chair as caseload warrants

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• New York Bar admission — active and in good standing; no exceptions
• 2–5 years of plaintiff-side personal injury litigation experience in New York
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with CPLR Article 31 discovery practice (demands, responses, motions to compel, PCOs)
• Working knowledge of New York Insurance Law § 5102(d) serious injury threshold — categories, Adverse Physical Exam dynamic, and motion practice
• Familiarity with no-fault/PIP framework in New York motor vehicle matters
• Experience with NYS Supreme Court practice in at least one of the five boroughs; knowledge of court-specific part rules
• Experience defending and/or conducting examinations before trial (EBTs)

Able to use adobe, cocounsel, Claude etc.

• Ability to independently manage a caseload without daily supervision

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in Labor Law §§ 240 and 241 (construction accident) matters
• Prior first- or second-chair trial experience in NYS Supreme Court
• Familiarity with no-fault arbitration proceedings
• Experience in multi-defendant litigation and cross-claims practice
• Ability to read and analyze medical records independently (radiology, orthopedic, neurological)
• Prior experience working with damages experts (life care planners, economists, accident reconstructionists)
• Exposure to premises liability matters (slip/trip and fall, building code violations, negligent security)
• Exposure to Medical Malpractice matters

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