Personal Injury Junior Attorney

The ideal candidate will handle a variety of personal injury cases from intake through resolution, including auto accidents, premises liability, workplace injuries, and wrongful death claims. Responsibilities include client consultations, case evaluation, legal research, drafting pleadings, negotiating with insurance companies, and representing clients in court when necessary. Strong litigation skills, excellent communication, and a client-focused approach are essential.

Doctoral Degree
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.

Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Basic Skills

• Active Learning- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Active Listening- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Learning Strategies- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Mathematics- Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Monitoring- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Reading Comprehension- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Science- Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Speaking- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Writing- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Social Skills

• Coordination- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Instructing- Teaching others how to do something.
• Negotiation- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Persuasion- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Service Orientation- Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Social Perceptiveness- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Complex Problem Solving Skills

• Complex Problem Solving- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Technical Skills

• Equipment Maintenance- Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Equipment Selection- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Installation- Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
• Operation and Control- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Operations Analysis- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
• Operations Monitoring- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Programming- Writing computer programs for various purposes.
• Quality Control Analysis- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Repairing- Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Technology Design- Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
• Troubleshooting- Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Systems Skills

• Judgment and Decision Making- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Systems Analysis- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Systems Evaluation- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

Resource Management Skills

• Management of Financial Resources- Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
• Management of Material Resources- Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Management of Personnel Resources- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Time Management- Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Communication - Types and frequency of interactions with other people that are required as part of this job.

Role Relationships - Importance of different types of interactions with others both inside and outside the organization

Responsibility for Others - Amount of responsibility the worker has for other workers as a part of this job

Conflictual Contact - Amount of conflict that the worker will encounter as part of this job

Work Setting - Description of physical surroundings that the worker will face as part of this job

Environmental Conditions - Description of extreme environmental conditions the worker will be placed in as part of this job

Job Hazards - Descriptions of types of hazardous conditions the worker could be exposed to as part of this job. This includes the frequency of exposure, and the likelihood and degree of injury if exposed.

Body Positioning - Amount of time the worker will spend in a variety of physical positions on this job

Work Attire - Dress requirements of this job

Impact of Decisions - The frequency and nature of the impact of worker's decisions on the organization

Routine versus Challenging Work - The relative amounts of routine versus challenging work the worker will perform as part of this job

Competition - Amount of competition that the worker will face as part of this job

Pace and Scheduling - Description of the role that time plays in the way the worker performs the tasks required by this job

• Advise clients concerning business transactions, claim liability, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations.
• Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses.
• Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents.
• Present and summarize cases to judges and juries.
• Evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.
• Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case.
• Represent clients in court or before government agencies.
• Examine legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit.
• Select jurors, argue motions, meet with judges, and question witnesses during the course of a trial.
• Present evidence to defend clients or prosecute defendants in criminal or civil litigation.
• Study Constitution, statutes, decisions, regulations, and ordinances of quasi-judicial bodies to determine ramifications for cases.
• Prepare legal briefs and opinions, and file appeals in state and federal courts of appeal.
• Negotiate settlements of civil disputes.
• Confer with colleagues with specialties in appropriate areas of legal issue to establish and verify bases for legal proceedings.
• Search for and examine public and other legal records to write opinions or establish ownership.
• Supervise legal assistants.
• Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law.
• Prepare, draft, and review legal documents, such as wills, deeds, patent applications, mortgages, leases, and contracts.

Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.

Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Tools

Desktop computers

• Desktop computers

High capacity removable media drives

• Universal serial bus USB flash drives

Notebook computers

• Laptop computers

Optical character recognition systems

• Optical character readers

Personal computers

• Personal computers

Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers

• Personal digital assistants PDA

Scanners

• Computer data input scanners

Technology

Accounting software

• BQE Software BillQuick
• ESI Software ESILAW
• Fund accounting software
• Genlex CaseAce
• LexisNexis Lexis Back Office
• LexisNexis PCLaw
• SMEsource BillingOrchard
• Software Technology Tabs3
• TimePro Legal Software TimePro
• TimeSolv Legal

Analytical or scientific software

• Convex FactLogic
• Direct Hit Systems THREADS

Calendar and scheduling software

• Compugov DocketView
• CompuLaw Vision
• Levare Center Court

Content workflow software

• I-many Contract Management

Data base user interface and query software

• Abacus Data Systems AbacusLaw
• ADC Legal Systems Perfect Practice
• ADERANT Expert Matter Center
• Advanced Technologies Class Act
• AdvantageLaw WinVantage
• Argosy Legal Systems Power Closer
• Bridgeway eCounsel
• Chesapeake Interlink Needles
• Client Profiles Case Management
• Cobblestone Systems Contract Insight
• Computer Sciences Corporation Legal Solutions Suite
• Corporate Focus Solium Shareworks
• Corporatek EnAct Platinum
• Creative Data Solutions DuProcess
• CrimeCog Technologies E*Justice
• Crocodile Consulting Traffic Control
• CyberDyne Industries CaseWizard
• De Novo Systems De Novo CaseMgr
• Diarymaster
• DPS Software General Litigation
• Eclipse Legal Systems Proclaim
• Economic Analysis Group EAG CaseTrack
• eLawSoftware
• Gavel & Gown Software Amicus Attorney
• HiPerSoft Practice Information Powertool
• Juris
• Justice Systems FullCourt Enterprise
• Lawex TrialWorks
• LawLogix Edge
• LegalEdge Law Firm Suite
• LexisNexis CaseMap
• LexisNexis Lexis Front Office
• LT Online Corporation LAWTRAC
• Lucid IQ CMP
• Microsoft Access
• Nolo Quicken Legal Business Pro
• Orion Law Management Systems Orion
• PerfectLaw All-in-One Suite
• Saga Practice Manager
• Selectica Contract Performance Management
• Solution Specialties TRACKER
• SUSTAIN Justice Edition
• Synaptec LawBase Case Management
• Synergy International Systems Synergy CaseTrack
• Tabs3 PracticeMaster
• Thomson Reuters Elite ProLaw
• TopDogLegal
• Upside Software UpsideContract
• WebEx WebOffice
• Woll2Woll InfoPower Studio
• WorthMORE Software CaseWORTH

Data mining software

• Google Analytics

Desktop publishing software

• Microsoft Publisher

Document management software

• AbacusNext HotDocs
• Adobe Acrobat
• Anacomp CaseLogistix
• Best Case Solutions Best Case Bankruptcy
• Captaris Alchemy
• Catalyst Repository Systems CatalystCR
• CT hCue
• CT Summation iBlaze
• DATAssimilate Systems DATAssimilator
• FTI Ringtail Legal
• IBM Federated Records Management
• Immigrant Software Immigrant Professional
• Interwoven RecordsManager
• Iron Mountain Accutrac records management software
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MOSS
• NetDocuments
• Nuance PaperPort Professional
• OpenText eDOCS DM
• ProDoc
• Technovation Software ImmigrationPro
• Thomson West Cowles Estate Practice System
• WealthCounsel WealthDocs
• World Software Corporation Worldox

Electronic mail software

• Catalyst Repository Systems CatalystDR
• Catalyst Repository Systems CatalystXE
• MicroFocus GroupWise
• Microsoft Outlook

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

• Please list out any relevant software applications needed for this role.

Information retrieval or search software

• Fastcase legal software
• LexisNexis
• LexisNexis Shepard's Citations Service
• Thomson Reuters Westlaw
• Wolters Kluwer Loislaw

Internet browser software

• Web browser software

Office suite software

• Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
• Microsoft Office software

Presentation software

• IDEA TrialPro
• inData TrialDirector
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Verdict Systems Sanction
• Visionary Legal Technologies Visionary Professional

Project management software

• Canyon Solutions Jcats
• Constellation Justice Systems CourtView
• Customer Expressions i-Sight
• Legal Files software
• Microsoft Project
• Practice Technology Prevail
• Virtual Case Management

Spreadsheet software

• Microsoft Excel

Tax preparation software

• Tax software

Time accounting software

• Equative TimeLedger
• Sage Timeslips

Video conferencing software

• LogMeIn GoToMeeting

Word processing software

• Microsoft Word
• ProCAT Denoto
• Word processing software

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Ability to Commute:

• Richardson, TX 75080 (Required)

Work Location: In person