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Depends on the volume and case values. I prob wouldn’t trust a newer attorney to the firm to negotiate by themselves on cases > 100k but smaller values would be fine so long as they know their ceiling/floor.
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Leave your firm. If you have three years experience you should be able to conduct your own settlement negotiations. It appears you are going to be doing only discovery at that firm.
Not normal. You should be able to resolve case. Also, you should be getting a bonus based on a percentage of the cases you resolve.
Not normal but also not a huge deal in my opinion. You’ll get there eventually
We give our attorneys authority to settle cases in litigation from Day 1 unless you just graduated from law school or have no PI experience, but even then you likely have authority within the first 3-6 months after training
I was just going to say this. All the associates I work for have authority to settle cases in litigation. If they don't have experience they have a mentor for their first 6 months that has the ultimate say on settlement but after that they are left on their own to settle cases freely.
What type of lit? I work in med mal and typically it’s the carriers, not the firm, that aren’t giving authority to low level attorneys for settlement negotiations.
Yes. Because they are penny pinching during economic recession.