Pre-Litigation Attorney

WGK Personal Injury Lawyers is hiring a Pre-Litigation Attorney to own personal injury files from the treatment phase through settlement. This is a case ownership role, not a task role. You will carry your own docket, control strategy on every file, and be the decision-maker on valuation, demand posture, and negotiation.

You will work with a team of pre-litigation legal assistants who handle the administrative engine of each file: treatment set-up, medical record and bill retrieval, opening first-party and liability claims, PIP and MedPay submissions, and lost wage documentation. Your job is to direct that work, hold it to standard, and convert completed files into resolved cases. The majority of our volume is auto and auto-adjacent (pedestrian, bicycle, motorcycle, truck, scooter), with premises liability and dog bite matters throughout.

We are an AI-forward firm. We expect this attorney to use AI tools actively for demand drafting, medical chronologies, and case analysis, with attorney judgment on every output.

Benefits:

• Stage-based commission on every case you resolve, plus 30% of net fee on cases you originate

• Health insurance with 80% of premiums employer-paid, effective the first of the month following 60 days of employment

• Health reimbursement card covering copays, currently up to $2,650 per year

• Dental and vision insurance available through payroll deduction, same waiting period

• $20,000 term life insurance at no cost to you, effective the first of the month following 60 days of employment

• 401(k) with employer match up to 4%, eligible after six months of employment

• Unlimited paid time off

• Gym membership covered

• Free parking at our downtown Baltimore office

• Optional supplemental life, short-term disability, and additional coverage through payroll deduction

$80,000 - $100,000 yearly

• Active Maryland bar license in good standing (required)

• Minimum 2 years of plaintiff-side personal injury experience, pre-litigation case handling strongly preferred

• Demonstrated experience drafting demand packages and negotiating directly with insurance adjusters

• Working knowledge of Maryland PIP, MedPay, UM and UIM coverage, and the practical mechanics of policy limits demands

• Working knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, ERISA, and private lien resolution

• Fluency with Maryland contributory negligence and its impact on case valuation and settlement posture

• Experience directing or supervising support staff, or clear readiness to take that on

• Comfort using AI drafting and analysis tools; prior experience preferred, genuine willingness to learn required

• Filevine or comparable case management experience preferred

• Ability to carry a high-volume docket independently with minimal oversight

• Excellent written communication and drafting skills

• D.C. bar admission is a plus

• Spanish fluency is a plus

• District Court and/or Arbitration experience is a plus

WGK Personal Injury Lawyers is a Baltimore personal injury firm founded in 1977 by William Kolodner and now led by his daughter Jill Kolodner and grandson Hunter Duke. We represent injured Marylanders against negligent defendants and the insurance companies behind them, handling auto and truck collisions, premises liability, wrongful death, dog bites, pedestrian and cyclist injuries, and medical malpractice.

WGK is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.