Personal Injury Attorney

Job Description

Job Description

Personal Injury Litigator – Lexington, KY

Sam Aguiar Injury Lawyers is hiring an experienced litigator (insurance defense or Plaintiff’s background) to join our team. The ideal candidate will love to win and hate to lose; relish taking on big insurance companies and corporations on behalf of the working class, thrive under pressure, meticulously prepare, dig deep to uncover the truth, manage chaos effectively, receive instructions well while not needing micro-management to identify what needs to be done, not be complacent with “going through the motions,” continuously move cases forward without letting any slip, and possess excellent client management skills. Experience in trucking cases and trial preparation is preferred.

Make an Immediate Impact

You will :

• Support cases valued at high-six, seven, and eight figures and lead a different set of important cases.
• Build and execute individually tailored discovery plans
• Draft winning pleadings, motions, and briefs
• Take and defend depositions (fact, expert, treating, corporate representatives, etc.)
• Prepare witnesses, run the tech, and be an active part of trials
• Get out in the field with experts for inspections, downloads, preservation, etc.
• Apply the FMCSRs and trucking industry standards to build cases against all responsible parties
• Negotiate with carriers and defense counsel
• Travel across Kentucky for hearings, depositions, inspections, client meetings, etc.
• Gain access to and learn from national Plaintiff’s trucking and trial lawyer groups and networks
• Be given the resources needed to ensure our clients have their cases incredibly well-built

What It Takes

Active Kentucky Bar License (federal admissions also preferred).

Experience in insurance defense or personal injury litigation.

Competitive fire. Seriously. We must do everything in our power to crush it for our clients.

Understanding and excitement about being given important work from the very beginning.

Flexibility. Litigating and winning important cases isn’t a 9-to-5 job.

Innovative and strategic mindset.

Receptiveness to constructive conversations. There’s almost always an opportunity to do things better. We need to identify them and share them.

Eagerness to learn. We’re consistently traveling to meet with and hear from some of the best in the country.

Confidence and comfort in depositions, courtroom arguments, and high-pressure settings.

Understanding and experience with preserving and acquiring ESI and other forensic evidence.

Relentless ownership of results. No excuses.

Adaptability, speed, and the will to grind when the case demands it.

Grit and a strong work ethic.

Understanding that this is not a 9 - 5 position.

What You Get

$125,000 - $200,000+ (base salary, defined handling bonuses, and added performance incentives)

Employer-paid health insurance, 401(k) with match, other standard benefits (dental, vision, mileage, etc.)

Paid local and national education conferences and CLE, bar dues, association dues, etc.

This Role Is Not For

Those looking to work from home exclusively. In-person office attendance will be required, with limited flexibility for non-recurring remote work arrangements.

Those looking to learn and not earn.

Those afraid to take a deposition, argue a motion, or pivot under fire.

Those looking for a 9-to-5 job without flexibility.

How to Apply

Send a single PDF titled LastName_FirstName_Lexington_Assoc.pdf to sam@kylawoffice.com and jhollan@kylawoffice.com with subject line : Personal Injury Position - (your name)

Include :

Resume.

Deposition transcripts (your questioning).

Discovery requests / responses drafted by you.

Dispositive motions (your drafts + opposing filings).

Cover letter telling us why you’re the person for the job. Include a painful loss and what it taught you.

Who We Will Not Consider

1. Those who submit obvious AI-generated content or a standard cover letter not personalized for this position.

2. Those who do not submit a cover letter.

3. Those who lack the required experience.

4. Those not licensed in KY.

5. Those with a current book of business (we need you working on our cases).