Lead Attorney, Injury

Atticus

. Build out Atticus’s personal injury practice as a founding attorney .

Posted 9/16/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesSenior💰 $170,000 - $230,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in personal injury law, particularly in managing legal operations and client representation from intake to resolution. Proven ability to lead teams and collaborate with various stakeholders to build and scale a legal practice in a startup environment.

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Personal Injury Law ExpertiseLegal Operations ManagementTrial RepresentationTeam LeadershipStartup Environment Experience

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Hard Skills

Personal Injury ExperienceCase Strategy DevelopmentClient RepresentationPre-Litigation NegotiationMediationTrial ExperienceLegal Operations KnowledgeIntake ManagementCase ManagementMarketing Operations Familiarity

Soft Skills

Resourceful Team PlayerCommitment to Helping People

Certifications & Qualifications

Licensed to Practice Law in California

Industry Keywords

Plaintiff's FirmMotor Vehicle AccidentsPremises LiabilityLegal Practice DevelopmentReferral Networks

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build out Atticus’s personal injury practice as a founding attorney
Own legal operations end to end, including case selection, case strategy, and client representation from intake through resolution
Directly represent severely injured clients in pre-litigation negotiation, mediation, or trial
Manage a team of attorney and non-attorney professionals across intake and case management
Report to and partner with General Manager Peter Bailinson
Work closely with CEO and Managing Attorney Sam Byker
Partner with marketing to develop the client-facing brand and differentiate Atticus from traditional incumbents
Work with product to set standards for after-hours phone support and protocols for high-value cases
Build the practice alongside software engineers, product managers, and operators
Invest resources in developing and scaling the injury practice

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep personal injury experience at a plaintiff's firm, ideally across motor vehicle accidents and premises liability
Represented clients through every stage of a case and taken cases to trial
Knowledge of legal operations at a plaintiff’s firm and specific views on improving them
Supervised non-attorney professionals across intake, case management, and support
Resourceful team player able to work in a scrappy startup environment
Demonstrated commitment to doing good and helping people
Based in California
Licensed to practice law in California
Network of injury attorneys for referrals, co-counsel relationships, and general advice (bonus / nice-to-have)
Familiarity with marketing operations of a plaintiff’s firm and marketing/intake economics (bonus / nice-to-have)
Existing relationships or referral channels that could generate cases (bonus / nice-to-have)
Experience starting a legal practice, or experience at a startup or other fast-paced, agile environment (bonus / nice-to-have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Medical and dental insurance with 100% of employees and their families premiums covered
15 vacation days & ~20 paid holidays each year (including two weeks at end-of-year)
Free membership to OneMedical
$600/year internet stipend
$1,000 reimbursable stipend for education and training outside of work
Up to $1,200/year student loan repayment assistance
401(k) and optional HSA/FSA
Travel to LA on the company dime
Offsites
Flexible day-to-day remote work
Humble, thoughtful, smart, fun colleagues