Join a high-performing Sacramento personal injury practice where rigorous casework meets human-first client care.
We’re hiring a crackerjack Senior Personal Injury Legal Assistant (litigation paralegal level) to support a practice manager and help drive cases from intake through trial.
If you’re a plain-spoken, brilliant writer who loves courtroom rhythms, calendaring under pressure, and negotiating every lien to maximize client recovery — we want you.
Compensation
Starting salary: $80,000 / year
Bonus: performance-based bonus structure (discretionary; tied to case milestones and team metrics)
Other: competitive benefits package (medical/vision/dental, PTO
Why join us
We value craftsmanship, kindness, and steady execution. You’ll work in a collaborative environment where your writing, litigation judgment, and client skills materially change people’s lives. We prize empathy and discipline in equal measure — steady hands in hard moments.
Core responsibilities
Manage case workflow from intake through trial: triage new matters, open files, assign medical records, track statute of limitations and court deadlines.
Draft and polish litigation documents: demands, settlement letters, discovery responses, subpoenas, pleading exhibits, declarations, and basic pretrial motions.
Prepare and file court documents; e-file where required; maintain calendar (court dates, discovery, mediations, depositions).
Draft narrative case summaries, chronology, and trial notebooks for managers and attorneys.
Lead medical-records intake and review: organize bills, treatment chronology, life-care projections, and medical chronologies.
Draft, review, and negotiate medical liens, ERISA subrogation demands, and private-pay/Medicare/Medicaid holdback resolutions.
Assist with settlement calculations, disbursement spreadsheets, and closing checklists.
Handle client communications with empathy and professionalism; prepare clients for depositions, mediations, hearings.
Coordinate with experts, adjust vendor workflows (medical records, IME schedulers, vendors), and assist at trial (witness lists, exhibits, trial tech).
Mentor junior assistants/paralegals and ensure team compliance with office procedures and deadlines.
Minimum qualifications (must-haves)
Extensive personal injury experience: 5+ years in plaintiff side PI matters, demonstrable handling of cases from intake to trial.
Demonstrated mastery across the PI lifecycle: intake, demand, discovery, medical lien negotiation, pretrial, mediation, trial support.
Exceptional writing skills: proven ability to craft crisp, persuasive demands and to write clear, court-ready briefs and letters. (Writing sample required.)
Comfortable with court deadlines and calendaring; familiarity with state e-filing systems and local rules.
Experience negotiating medical liens, Medicare/Medicaid issues, ERISA/subrogation, and coordination with lienholders.
Strong client-facing skills — calm, empathetic, and professional under pressure.
Advanced user of MS Office (Word/Excel/Outlook), Adobe Acrobat, and at least one case management system (Filevine, TrialWorks, Clio, MyCase, or similar).
High integrity, excellent work ethic, and the ability to manage competing priorities.
Preferred / nice-to-have
Paralegal certificate or degree in legal studies.
Experience with trial exhibit management and courtroom presentation software.
AI knowledge
Familiarity with California civil procedure and local Sacramento court processes.
Experience with settlement accounting spreadsheets and basic financial reconciliation.
Application requirements (for candidates)
Please submit:
1. Resume (PDF)
2. Cover letter (brief) describing your PI experience and a sample case you supported to trial or settlement (1–2 paragraphs)
3. Writing sample (one of the following): a demand letter you drafted, a short memorandum in support of a motion, or a discovery response (redact client/patient identifiers).
4. Salary history/requirements and earliest start date.
5. Contact information for 2 professional references
