Personal Injury Lawyers

Remember those 'what do you want to be when you grow up?' essays? I definitely didn't write 'personal injury lawyer'. How many of us actually ended up on our dream career path?

what motivation do insurance adjusters actually have to save their companies money? anyone with insight to their pay structure?

Does Dan Newlin, his firm and employees have bad reputation?

Would you take this job? 5 years of experience. 120k base, 5% of the fee on non-originated cases, 1/3 of the fee on cases you bring in, full remote, high cost of living area. Told it’ll be 100-120 cas… more

How much should a first year PI lawyer in chicago make ?

I enjoy PI but the clients are ruining it for me. Entitled, ungrateful, abusive, annoying, and just nasty people. “This accident ruined my life” when they’ve had a month and a half of chiro. Not all, … more

Okay, spill it: What's the most ridiculous thing you splurged on with your first big paycheck as a P.I. lawyer?

🤝 Pay it Forward 🤝 A thread for sharing the best advice you've recently received about working in PI Law. Help another attorney out!

Anyone here hit $200k/yr? What did your path to your current salary look like?

Anyone target advertising or focus on work for Spanish-speaking clients? How's that going? Is immigration status ever an issue?

Getting ghosted after one interview is annoying. Getting ghosted after THREE rounds of interviews for the same position is straight-up disrespectful. Seriously, what is wrong with some of these firms?

How is the culture at Wicker Smith?

What's one mundane task that takes up a ridiculous amount of your time, and drains your motivation?

How much a PI lawyer in Canada earns who runs his own shop?

I've heard some negative things about Monge & Associates from former lawyers there. Is it actually bad? Considering leaving a toxic workplace but don't want to go into another bad situatio… more

As an insurance defense attorney have you had to deal with adjustor who keeps fighting over settlement authority and your evaluation? I feel like they treat us like their enemy. I mean some carriers a… more

NYC/NY attorneys- what is your compensation structure like? In addition, what is your caseload and types of cases do you handle?

Chicago PI Lawyers- what is your comp? Salary + bonus / case pay / commission? Also, how does your firm handle case pay / commission when multiple lawyers are on a trial?

I’m looking for recommendations on CLE providers that have a decent selection of on-demand and/or live courses focused on personal injury topics. What would you suggest?

Is there anyone looking to hire an in-person paralegal in or near Kalamazoo Michigan? If not, is there anyone looking to hire a remote paralegal in Michigan in general?

Has anyone switched from work comp defense to plaintiff's side PI?

If so how was the transition and experience?

Compensation question: I have heard of a percentage of attorney fees collected as commission but does anyone have to cover their overhead as well as the overhead of their support staff before commissi… more

Curious about people who started out in personal injury law right after passing the bar. Did you know you would gravitate in that direction or did you decide to change your practice area?

Can anyone shed some light on what a Morgan and Morgan associate (3-6 years) typically makes a year in Florida (average total annual comp - I know it varies depending on cases)? I have some friends wh… more

If you could change one thing at your firm that would make you happier at work, what would it be?

Okay, my old firm was stuck in the stone age with their case management system. This new place is all tech-forward, and I feel like a dinosaur! How do you manage the learning curve when the technolog… more

’Bowlers, I have been thinking about potentially seeking bar admission in another jurisdiction, but I don’t know if it would really be worth the effort and expense. I practice in Southern California … more

Been at this for way too long. Cases all start to blend together, the passion is gone, and I'm just going through the motions. Is this what burnout feels like? Anyone else been here and made it o… more

For anyone practicing in NYC- are the courts mostly doing in-person or virtual conferences?

Scrolling through social media and seeing friends with normal 9-5 jobs and weekends off...and feeling a serious pang of jealousy. Does the work-life balance EVER get better in this profession?

Sometimes I daydream about what I'd be doing if I hadn't gone to law school. Anyone else think about alternate paths and wonder what might have been?

Received an offer- $135k base, 5% commission on settlements, small discretionary annual bonus. High cost of living area. 7 years of experience. Thoughts?

Hey, does anyone have any insight on Bachus Schanker? Office culture, case loads, compensation, etc?

Interviewing for a PI firm in South Florida for a litigation position. Been 7 years since I’ve interviewed. To make sure I cover my bases, what should I know before accepting a job offer?

What’s the best way to determine whether a particular firm is a “settlement mill”—both during the interview process prior to accepting a position and after you’ve started working at the firm. I think … more

Anyone work for Morgan and Morgan? What is it like? What is the caseload? Do you have the power to settle your own cases?

I keep falling into these cycles of getting burnt out, taking a step back, and then diving in until I'm burnt out again. How do you find the balance between hard work and overdoing it every single… more

How much time do you spend crafting your firm's 'brand' and image? Is it truly important for client conversion, or do results and reputation ultimately trump a cool slogan?

I went from a small, family-vibe firm to a high-powered, suit-and-tie kind of place. Honestly, I'm struggling to keep up with the pace and the cutthroat atmosphere. Anyone else have a major adjust… more

What would you choose? Both full remote other than court. Around $200k total comp for an insurance company (no billing) doing insurance defense (working 30ish hours a week), or around $240k doing plai… more