Job Number: 01-260402-03: Attorney
Company Name: DeVaughn James Injury Lawyers
Life is too short to not enjoy your job! We are growing and looking for
attorneys or graduating 3L's interested in working in our Wichita or
Kansas City, MO office and joining our team of litigation attorneys!
DeVaughn
James Injury Lawyers is the largest personal injury law firm in the
state of Kansas, and we continue to experience rapid growth across our
give offices in Kansas and Missouri. We were very proud to be chosen as
winner for the Best Places to Work in Wichita by the Wichita Business
Journal for 2017, 2019, 2020, 2019, and 2025 (don’t worry, we still
placed in the top 3 in 2018, 2022, 2023, and 2024).
Currently,
our 36 attorneys join our team of over 130 individuals to aggressively
fight for injured people in a professional manner.
We represent
clients who have been injured and need a compassionate advocate to fight
for them against big insurance companies. Our team is very specialized,
and we are needing an attorney to join our Litigation Team, where
duties include managing a caseload of cases in which a lawsuit needs to
be filed, attending court hearings, legal writing, taking depositions,
and being first chair at trial. Other attorney positions with our office
includes our Pre-Litigation Attorney Team. Pre-litigation Attorney
duties includes meeting with clients and potential clients, handling of
case files, presenting cases to our Focus Group, preparation of cases
for demand, negotiating settlements, court hearings for approval, and
being second chair in trial.
Experience is not necessary. A
Kansas bar license (or taking the next bar exam) is required.
Individuals licensed in other states, but working towards a Kansas or
Missouri license are also encouraged to apply. Attorneys working in our
Kansas City offices must be dual-licensed in Kansas and Missouri.
This
is a full-time, in-office position with health and dental insurance
fully paid by the firm for the attorney, long-term and short-term
disability insurance fully paid by the firm for the attorney, paid time
off (2 weeks your first year, 3 weeks per year after that, then adding a
day of PTO per year until 4 weeks at 6 years, in addition to 8 paid
Holidays). After a year with the firm you will be eligible for the 401k
plan (upon the plan entry date) and the firm automatically contributes
3% of your salary to your retirement.
The starting salary for new
attorneys looking for their first job upon passing the bar is $85,000,
and those with limited/some experience will be considered for a range of
$85,000 - $120,000 per year. The offered salary will depend on previous
experience and qualifications. *If you are an experienced attorney who
has actively handled and litigated personal injury cases for the
plaintiff or defense, please contact Liz Upshaw, lupshaw@devaughnjames.com for an increased salary range that is based upon your litigation experience and earnings.
Performance/feedback
meetings occur periodically during the first 6 months. There is also a
bonus plan available when independently handling your own files.
If
you have interest in working in one of our other offices in one of our
other offices not listed, please reach out to Liz Upshaw, lupshaw@devaughnjames.com.
Avoid
billable hour requirements - enjoying your job at DeVaughn James Injury
Lawyers is a much better life. Also, we almost forgot to mention - when
the firm meets its goals, the entire firm and a guest go on an
all-expenses paid trip to celebrate a great year. Past locations have
been the Bahamas, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos and
Jamaica.
Job Type: Full-time, In-office
Learn more about us at:
https://www.devaughnjames.com/about-our-firm/join-our-team/
Interested Parties/How to Apply:
Please submit a resume and cover letter to Liz Upshaw at
lupshaw@devaughnjames.com. (HR Director)