Careers at Finney Injury Law | St. Louis Personal Injury Firm

Who we are.

Finney Injury Law is a St. Louis personal injury firm serving clients across Missouri and Illinois.

We look for people who care about the clients we serve, take pride in careful work, and want to grow with a firm that invests in its team.

Our core values.

Three values guide how we work with each other and with our clients.

Intelligent Effort

Knowing where and why to apply your effort.

Honesty

Being honest with yourself, your teammates, and our clients. We stay professional, and we do not shy away from a difficult conversation.

Ownership

Taking ownership of not only your actions, but also the outcomes.

Open positions.

Full-Time · In Office · St. Louis, MO

Pre-Litigation Paralegal

You’ll manage your own caseload of pre-litigation cases, from the day a client signs until the demand goes out. For most of our clients, this is their first injury claim. You’ll be the person they talk to, the person who explains what comes next, and the person who speaks up for them inside the firm.

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What you will do

  • Meet with new clients early and tell them what to expect over the coming months: how the process works, how long it takes, and how to reach you
  • Return client calls, answer their questions, and bring in the attorney when a question needs legal judgment
  • Start the investigation within the first couple of days, including police reports, 911 calls, photos, preservation letters, and sending our investigators out for video
  • Contact the insurance carriers, find out who else may be responsible, and get the policy limits and any additional coverage
  • Check in with clients about their treatment at least once a month
  • Keep your files complete and organized, and document every conversation
  • Take calls from potential clients when intake needs help and the attorneys are tied up
  • Help clients understand settlement offers once the attorney has reviewed them, and introduce them to the litigation team if their case is filed

How we work

  • Intelligent Effort. The client on the other end of the phone is having one of the worst years of their life. Treat every call that way, the twentieth as much as the first.
  • Honesty. If a deadline slipped, a client stopped treating, or you made a mistake, tell us that day. Nobody here gets in trouble for raising a problem early.
  • Ownership. The file is yours, and so is the result. “I sent the request” is an action. “The report is in the file” is the outcome we care about.

What we are looking for

  • You’re calm and kind on the phone, especially with people who are hurting or stressed
  • You finish what you start. When a task is yours, it gets done.
  • You can manage a caseload and set your own priorities without someone checking on you
  • You pay attention to details and write things down
  • You’re comfortable learning new software, including AI tools
  • You take feedback well

Personal injury experience is a plus, not a requirement. If you have the right instincts, we’ll teach you the rest. Spanish is a plus too.

We look for people who follow up without being reminded, who ask the second question, and who tell us early when something is wrong. This work rewards persistence more than polish.

What you get

  • A culture we take seriously. We run on intelligent effort, honesty, and ownership, and we’re not going to hire just anyone to fill a seat. Raise a problem early here and nobody gets in trouble for it.
  • A playbook on day one. We spent this year getting everything that lived in people’s heads written down, so you’re not learning the job through a game of telephone. Structured training, clear expectations, regular check-ins.
  • Good tools. Trial presentation tech and AI built into how we actually work, with training on how to use it right.
  • Pay and benefits. Competitive pay, bonus eligible, medical and dental coverage with a substantial employer contribution, 401(k) and cash balance retirement plans, and paid time off and holidays.

In office

This is a full-time, in-office role at our St. Louis office. You’ll work alongside the attorneys, the other pre-lit paralegals, and our intake team, so help is never far away.

All work is performed under attorney supervision.

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Full-Time · In Office · St. Louis, MO

Litigation Paralegal

You’ll own a litigation caseload from filing through trial, run the procedural side of each case, and work as a member of the trial team. Priorities shift fast here: trial settings move, motions land, and witnesses become available on short notice. We need someone steady enough to handle that and organized enough to keep everything else on track.

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What you will do

  • Draft pleadings, written discovery, and discovery responses for attorney review, and e-file in Missouri, Illinois, and federal courts
  • Manage subpoenas, records requests, document productions, and deficiency follow-up
  • Review medical records and bills closely, catching treatment gaps, prior injuries, and billing errors
  • Schedule and prepare for depositions and defense medical exams, and coordinate experts and disclosure deadlines
  • Build mediation and trial materials and issue trial subpoenas, so the trial team walks into court ready
  • Own docket control for your cases and keep NEOS, our case management system, current so any attorney can pick up a file and know where it stands

How we work

  • Intelligent Effort. You know which of thirty open tasks actually moves a case and do that one first. Exhibit sets are done the week before the deposition, not the night before.
  • Honesty. If a deadline was miscalendared or a document went out wrong, the attorney hears it from you that day. Nobody here gets in trouble for raising a problem early.
  • Ownership. The deadline is yours, and so is the result. “I calendared it” is an action; “complete responses were served on time” is the outcome we measure.

What we are looking for

  • Civil litigation paralegal experience, including trial preparation
  • Working knowledge of Missouri civil procedure and e-filing
  • Ability to manage a docket independently and reprioritize quickly
  • Strong writing and close attention to detail
  • Comfort with AI tools, and the discipline to check anything they draft against the record

Personal injury experience is a plus, not a requirement. If you have the right instincts, we’ll teach you the rest. Illinois and federal court experience, trial presentation software, and NEOS are a plus too.

What you get

  • A culture we take seriously. We run on intelligent effort, honesty, and ownership, and we’re not going to hire just anyone to fill a seat. Raise a problem early here and nobody gets in trouble for it.
  • A playbook on day one. We spent this year getting everything that lived in people’s heads written down, so you’re not learning the job through a game of telephone. Structured training, clear expectations, regular check-ins.
  • Good tools. Trial presentation tech and AI built into how we actually work, with training on how to use it right.
  • Pay and benefits. Competitive pay, bonus eligible, medical and dental coverage with a substantial employer contribution, 401(k) and cash balance retirement plans, and paid time off and holidays.

In office

This is a full-time, in-office role at our St. Louis office. Litigation moves fast, and the answer is usually a few steps down the hall.

All work is performed under attorney supervision.

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How to apply.

To apply for an open position, email your resume and a brief cover note to careers@finneyinjurylaw.com and put the job title in the subject line, or use the Apply button on that listing.

We review every application. If your experience is a good match, someone from the firm will contact you to set up a conversation.

Equal Opportunity

Finney Injury Law is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Questions about working here?

We are happy to talk through what a role involves or what it is like to work at the firm.