Medical Malpractice Attorney Plaintiff-Side Personal Injury Litigation

Job Description

Job DescriptionMedical Malpractice Attorney – Plaintiff-Side Personal Injury Litigation

Handle high-value medical malpractice and personal injury cases from investigation through resolution, including expert depositions, litigation strategy, discovery, hearings, and client advocacy.

Benefits

• Salary: $150,000 - $170,000/year
• Competitive benefits package
• People-first work environment
• Career advancement opportunities with a growing firm
• Opportunity to handle significant plaintiff-side cases

Why This Opportunity

Join a highly respected plaintiff-side personal injury firm recognized among the top 1% of attorneys in California. This role offers the opportunity to represent clients in complex, high-value cases while working toward meaningful outcomes that support their legal, financial, and medical recovery.

You will work alongside medical experts and litigation professionals while taking ownership of significant cases and contributing to a growing, client-focused practice.

What You Will Do

• Manage high-value personal injury and medical malpractice cases through all phases of litigation.
• Lead and conduct expert witness depositions, a key responsibility of the role.
• Draft and review pleadings, motions, discovery responses, and legal memoranda.
• Prepare for and attend depositions, mediations, hearings, and trial-related proceedings.
• Analyze medical records, case evidence, and liability factors to develop litigation strategies.
• Collaborate with medical experts and liability specialists.
• Provide clients with guidance, communication, and support throughout the case lifecycle.
• Work with internal teams to execute case strategy and achieve successful outcomes.

What You Will Need

• Active California Bar license required.
• Strong civil litigation experience; medical malpractice experience preferred.
• Significant experience conducting expert witness depositions.
• Experience drafting pleadings, motions, discovery, and legal memoranda.
• Experience handling depositions, hearings, and litigation matters.
• Ability to analyze medical records and evaluate liability issues.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Experience handling high-value cases preferred.
• Plaintiff-side personal injury experience preferred.
• Spanish fluency is a plus.