Medical Malpractice Attorney – New York, NY

Pay, Benefits, and Work Arrangement

Base salary: $145,000 – $345,000+
Location: New York, NY
Employment: Full Time
Work arrangement: On-site or hybrid in New York, NY, subject to court, client, deal, and team needs. The exact office schedule will be confirmed before interview.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Paid time off and paid company holidays.
• Employer-supported retirement plan.
• Bar dues, CLE support, and professional-development resources appropriate to the role.
• Bonus, origination credit, or other performance incentives where offered by the employer.
• Final eligibility, plan design, and incentive terms are confirmed with the employer before interview.

An employer represented by Hire Innovative is seeking a Medical Malpractice Attorney in New York, NY. The position needs someone who can analyze medicine and law together, coordinate strong expert work, and move complex claims through discovery and trial preparation. Because this is a confidential search, the employer identity and remaining role details are provided during the first qualified conversation.

About the Role

This role offers complex work, meaningful responsibility, and the chance to develop deeper expertise at the intersection of medicine and litigation. Day to day, the person in this position will analyze medicine and law together, coordinate strong expert work, and move complex claims through discovery and trial preparation. The team needs someone who can handle a fast interview process, communicate directly, and evaluate the opportunity against New York compensation and commute realities. The interview process will cover team structure, workload, success measures, and advancement.

Responsibilities

• Review medical records, chronology, causation, damages, and potential standards-of-care issues.
• Work with experts and prepare discovery, depositions, motions, mediation, and trial materials.
• Translate complex clinical facts into clear legal arguments and client advice.
• Manage deadlines and case strategy across matters that require detailed factual development.
• Take ownership of assigned matters and keep clients and supervising attorneys informed about deadlines, risk, and next steps.

Required Qualifications

• Medical-malpractice, healthcare, personal-injury, insurance-defense, or complex-litigation experience.
• Comfort working with medical records, experts, causation, and damages.
• Strong writing, deposition preparation, and case-management discipline.
• Active or eligible state bar admission for the role.
• Ability to manage priorities independently and communicate early when a decision or resource is needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the employer’s practice area, matter type, and local court or transaction process.
• Comfort using modern legal research, document, case-management, or billing systems.

How to Apply

Apply through the form with a current resume. A cover letter is optional. If your experience aligns with the position, Hire Innovative will contact you to discuss the confidential details. We will not send your resume or identifying information to the employer without your consent.