| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
We are looking for a Litigation Attorney with 2–3+ years of civil litigation experience to take ownership of plaintiff-side personal injury cases from depositions through trial. You'll join a collaborative, trial-focused team at TorkLaw — a national personal injury firm that has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for seriously injured clients — and play a key role in driving impactful case outcomes.
What will you be doing?
Take and defend depositions of defendants, plaintiffs, treating physicians, and retained experts
Draft and argue law and motion work in California state and federal court
Develop case strategy and work directly with medical, biomechanical, economic, and other experts to build case theory and damages
Review and analyze medical records to identify mechanism of injury and causation issues
Attend hearings, mediations, settlement conferences, and manage your caseload independently
Key Requirements
Active California Bar license in good standing
2–3+ years of civil litigation experience (plaintiff-side preferred; strong defense-side considered). Candidates can also be fresh out of law school as long as they have passed the bar or are bar-eligible.
Hands-on deposition experience — both taking and defending
Demonstrated law and motion experience in California state court
Comfort working with medical records, anatomy, and common injury treatment pathways