Plaintiff Personal Injury Associate Attorney

Job overview

The Plaintiff Personal Injury Associate Attorney role is onsite in Santa Ana, CA during onboarding, with a hybrid schedule available after successful onboarding. The base salary is $120,000–$160,000 per year, plus bonus. The attorney joins a plaintiff-side firm's litigation team. The role handles and supports personal injury matters through litigation and resolution, contributing to case development and client representation. It offers hands-on work across discovery, depositions, motion practice, mediations, hearings, and trial preparation, with increasing case ownership as experience and performance develop.

What you'll do

• Handle and assist with plaintiff personal injury matters from litigation through resolution
• draft pleadings, motions, discovery, and other litigation documents
• propound and respond to written discovery
• take and defend depositions
• conduct legal research and assist with case strategy
• prepare for mediations, hearings, settlement conferences, and trial
• communicate with clients, opposing counsel, experts, and insurance carriers
• take increasing ownership of cases.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

plaintiff personal injury

associate attorney

litigation

santa ana ca

full-time

hybrid after onboarding

california bar

discovery

depositions

motion practice

trial preparation

$120k–$160k base salary

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Base salary plus bonus.

Why this role

Hybrid work is available after successful onsite onboarding. Active membership in good standing with the State Bar of California is required; one or more years of litigation experience is preferred.

About the employer

Recruitify is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Lawyers. Sector: 54.