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 attorneys! We are considering candidates with a variety of experience levels.

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 40 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.

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

Requirements

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.

*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.

Benefits

• Positive and thorough training program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Bonus Pay
• Flexible Schedule
• Health Insurance (100% paid for)
• Dental Insurance (100% paid for)
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Long Term Disability (100% paid for)
• Short Term Disability (100% paid for)
• Flexible Spending Account
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Voluntary Vision Insurance
• Voluntary Pet Insurance

• Formal performance feedback
• Clearly defined job expectations
• Paid Holidays
• Volunteer opportunities
• Company service awards
• Team Member referral bonuses
• Birthday lunches
• Celebrations for reaching goals
• Recognition and rewards centered on team and individual results