Personal Injury Lawyers

What's a good family and friends rate (percentage) for plaintiffs work? For context, I typically do defense work but will take an occasional PI case

My brain won’t work tonight. HELP In NY we file PI retainers with OCA! Is there such a requirement in NJ? If so, where/how do we file if? I can’t find any info on it. Thank you a lot

I recently made the switch to PI from Family. I 100% feel like I'm drowning, did not realize the case load would be so insane and I feel like each case has 12 extra things to do. Any tips for gett… more

Any ID lawyers in the Charlotte area want to make the switch to Plaintiff’s work? We want to hire someone with just a few years experience. Send me a DM.

After 3 years as a PI paralegal I went to law school and ended up working as an Assistant Prosecutor. Now I was just offered another job back in the PI space with bonus structure and I’m going to take… more

What is it like working for Cellino law in the Manhattan office? Salary and bonuses? Thank you

How many attorneys or firms pay a high price for experts on medical malpractice related to wound care? How much is the average especially in California?

As a new PI attorney small firm, what are the best ways to generate new cases? Any specific ways to network? Like I am active in the community but thinking if I should join certain organizations and g… more

Could someone who has switched from defense work to plaintiffs work tell me about their experience? I’ve been in defense for about 2 years now and it’s all I know/have practiced. I absolutely loathe t… more

What would you say makes someone a good personal injury attorney?

Does cost of litigation factor into the defense assessment at all? It seems like adjusters don’t have any responsibility to resolve cases and avoid litigation before their attorneys spend thousands of… more

How do you deal with claims reps not responding to emails and phone calls? For instance, I need authority to conduct IMES and this claim rep never responds to my emails and phone calls. I send 2 follo… more

Anybody practicing plaintiff side sexual assault cases? Do you like it? I'm in a general PI job and looking at a form with a big sexual assault practice. Thoughts?

Received a settlement offer significantly higher than what the case is worth, and now the client decides he won’t settle for any amount. What a nightmare.

Potentially controversial question, but I’m curious. What is the generally accepted ethical line in a PI firm on coaching clients? I work in ID and of course we present the facts in the light most fav… more

Thoughts on outsourcing discovery? I’m a Florida Paralegal (currently in ID) tossing around the idea of starting my own discovery company. My concept would be to assist firms as a consultant/contract… more

Where is the best place to hire a remote litigation paralegal (virtual assistant)? I also need a case manager. Ideally someone who can both. I have a small firm.

I have a pre-suit case. Snapped cable in LA fitness gym machine injured my client. We are claiming negligence. Client took about 2 weeks to sign up but when to Dr same day as incident.

I already sent … more

PI attorneys practicing in NY who also started handling cases in NJ, what are some major differences you came to find out? For ex SIl is 2 years in NJ but 3 years in NY. Any major rule differences whe… more

I met a college student who is very entrepreneurial and is developing a business to generate leads for PI attorneys through more modern methods. He offered to use me as his proof of concept, I’d just … more

Central Texas, but happy to take all feedback. salary check- recently got an offer from a small (2-3 attorneys) plaintiffs shop with 100k base, 5% on fees up to $1m, then 7.5% on second mill and 10% t… more

Nurse paralegal trying to break the glass ceiling in California. Great experience in wound care and strong ability and experience in analyzing documentation. Strong analytical ability that allows me to see… more

10 year litigation paralegal looking to get back into PI because ID is not it. SoCal area please let me know if you’re looking for a strong paralegal

Any advice on getting clients to do their part in moving the case along? I feel like I constantly have clients who don't get back to me, don't provide documents until the last second, try to h… more

Thinking about making the jump from family law (divorce, custody, etc) to PIaintiffs PI. Dealing with the billable hour the rest of my life sounds like hell on earth. Anyone else make a similar transi… more

Hi! I’m a new mom and young attorney. I’m desperate to be able to build on my skills while having some work life balance. Everyone acts like this is so unreasonable to ask. So, I came across an opport… more

Can anyone recommend some books or resources they found helpful to improve their ability to improve their skills. Looking for resources for the plaintiffs perspective.

For background, I’m a 2nd year Plaintiffs PI… more

FL: I have a possible Med-mal case. Colonoscopy doctor missed a polyp five years ago and when patient went now for regular check up, they found something. Patient had to have surgery to remove about 10 inches of his colon. <… more

I’m trying to figure out what a “reasonable” amount of time is for doc review/prepping a med chron in ID. A plaintiff just disclosed over 20k pages of medical records and I just saw the carrier cut al… more

Can anyone recommend a high-quality online lead gen company for MVA leads?

One-quarter of my time is trying to contact completely unresponsive clients.

Looking to refer a case out (MVA) to someone who practices in NJ. Please PM me

Looking for bilingual litigation paralegal, WFH, 40-45 hours per week, WA based personal injury firm, WA & ID Cases, lmk if interested or if you know someone who might be interested

I’m currently working for ID and I’m getting recruiting emails and DMs about jobs in the same field but the pay is 40-50% more than what I’m making now. I highly doubt my current firm would even come … more

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It's stressful out there! Let's use this thread for venting, asking for community support and feedback, or just being witnessed on something that needs to be shared. A spa… more

Looking for some advise on the pros/cons of PI work. I have been looking to get back in to litigating and I hear this field can potentially be lucrative. I am more concerned with getting back into cou… more

On a scale of 1-10, how happy are you working in PI Law? I'm probably at a 7 myself.