Personal Injury Associate Attorney

Chaffin Luhana LLP • Stamford, CT

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About The Position

The Personal Injury Associate Attorney will be responsible for litigating personal injury cases in Connecticut.

Requirements

• Admitted to the Connecticut bar; licensure in Connecticut and New York is preferred
• 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

Nice To Haves

• licensure in Connecticut and New York is preferred

Responsibilities

• Litigate personal injury cases including automobile, trucking and premises liability cases.
• Work closely with clients, team and partners to develop factual and medical evidence for injury claims and trials.
• Draft pleadings, discovery, motions and other filings with various State and Federal courts; conduct research on a variety of novel legal issues in State and Federal cases; present and argue motions.
• Handle party, witness and expert depositions.
• Work as part of a trial team for personal injury trials.
• Prepare cases for pre-litigation, litigation and settlement.
• Handle comprehensive case work-up, drafting demands and negotiating claims with a focus of maximizing values for clients.

Benefits

• 401k Contributions: The firm offers a discretionary match up to 5%. This includes a 100% match on the first 3% of contributions and a 50% match on the next 2%, based on annual compensation.
• Charitable Donations: The Chaffin Luhana Foundation makes an annual donation to a charity of each team member’s choice.
• Medical Insurance: $503 toward monthly health premiums for team members or their families. Team members pay just $1.
• Dental Insurance: Full coverage, with only a $1 monthly contribution from the team member.
• Vision Insurance: Full coverage, with only a $1 monthly contribution from the team member.
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA): Team members receive a $1,000 contribution from the firm in their HRA account if enrolled in the PPO health plan.
• Family / Dependent Care (DCR): Team members can contribute up to $5,000 pre-tax for dependent care.
• Flex Spending Account (FSA): Team members can contribute up to $1,000 pre-tax for medical expenses.
• Tax-free Transit Commute (TRN): Team members can contribute up to $325 per month pre-tax toward transit tickets.
• Discounted Parking (PKG): Team members can contribute up to $325 per month pre-tax toward parking.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): 15 PTO days per year, increasing to 20 days after 3 years with the firm.
• Sick Days: 3 paid sick days per year.
• Office is closed for 10 public holidays.
• Office Closure: Office is typically closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Casual Dress: Enjoy our business casual dress code.
• Enhance Your Skills: Up to $500 annually for continued education or training.
• Learn How You’re Wired: Take a Kolbe Assessment to learn your instinctive method of operation.
• Time Management: Time management luncheons with senior leadership to elevate team and organizational success.
• Free Workouts: Free access to GreenTree SportsPlex for Pittsburgh office.
• Bonusly points for peer-to-peer recognition, redeemable for gift cards, trips, dinners, and more.
• Free team lunches and happy hours.
• Year-end discretionary bonus.
• Annual firm outing for all team members to meet up and have fun.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees