Are you a recent law school graduate looking to work with experienced attorneys and paralegals who will give you opportunities to further your legal career? If so, we are looking for you! Our firm is hiring an associate attorney who will support us by conducting legal research, drafting documents, maintaining client files, and assisting with legal counsel.

The ideal candidate will have some courtroom experience and strong legal research and writing skills. If you’re ready to jump-start your growth in the industry and learn how to strategize in the courtroom to successfully represent clients, reach out to us today!

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid Time off
• 401(k)
• Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance
• Other benefits to be discussed during the interview

• Overseeing a docket of pre-litigation personal injury files
• Maintain updated status documentation of all case files in the case management system
• Communicating effectively with clients to keep them informed about their cases
• Strategizing optimal case resolutions and executing them effectively
• Determining value ranges for claims
• Engaging in client communication and meetings
• Negotiating pre-litigation settlements with insurance companies and other parties
• Reviewing and finalizing settlement releases
• Handling medical and other liens
• Daily oversight of the legal assistant team
• Assist with new case evaluation

• Requires a bachelor’s degree and a J.D. degree
• Up-to-date knowledge of personal injury law/ tort law, wrongful death, civil law, medical terminology, and medical malpractice is imperative
• State license to practice law and State Bar Association membership are mandatory
• Superior research, negotiation, drafting, and communication skills are highly valued
• Computer proficiency is essential

WGK Personal Injury Lawyers has represented injured Marylanders since 1977. Founded by William Kolodner and now led by his daughter Jill Kolodner and grandson Hunter Duke, we're a family-run firm handling auto accidents, premises liability, wrongful death, dog bite, pedestrian, bicycle, and scooter cases across Maryland and D.C.

We're expanding our team and investing in the people and technology to do it right, including AI tools that help our attorneys and paralegals work faster and produce sharper work product. If you want substantive plaintiff-side litigation work at a firm built to last, apply here.