Attorney, New Verticals - Atticus

About Atticus

At any given time, 16 million Americans are experiencing a crisis that requires urgent help from our legal system or government. The right assistance could transform their lives. But today, most never get it.

Atticus makes it easy for any sick or injured person in crisis to get the life-changing aid they deserve. In the last six years, we've become the leading platform connecting people with disabilities to government benefits. We’re also quickly scaling an injury practice to help victims of accidents, misconduct, and violence get compensation from insurance.

So far, we've helped hundreds of thousands of people access over $10B in life-changing aid — and earned over 20,000+ five-star reviews. And we're just getting started. We've raised more than $100 million from top VC firms like Forerunner, GV (Google Ventures), and True Ventures, with ambitions to create a category-defining business assisting Americans in need.

The Role

Each month, tens of thousands of Americans seek our help for a single legal matter – applying for Social Security Disability, filing a Workers’ Compensation claim – but many of these clients are actually eligible for additional aid without ever knowing it.

Your job as Lead Attorney, New Verticals is to help us do right by these clients, helping them claim additional benefits through the social safety net. You’ll oversee the team of intake specialists who speak with clients who have secondary claims, evaluating the case facts and whether to connect them with an Atticus attorney or local attorney to provide legal advice and potentially take on their case.

This role straddles the line between practicing law and growing a business. It requires developing a strong understanding of multiple fields of law, accurately identifying when we can help, and operating at a high level. You will report to our General Manager of New Verticals and work closely with our CEO and Managing Attorney.

Responsibilities

• Speak with severely injured clients trying to rebuild their lives after a catastrophic accident.
• Source and vet local counsel in individual markets, holding a high bar for representation quality and ending relationships that fall below it.
• Work with our data and insights team to identify existing clients who may have unrecognized claims in adjacent fields of law, setting the standard for which ancillary cases we take on.
• Build the playbook for claim types we haven't handled before, starting by screening cases yourself and eventually creating the protocol our intake specialists will run at scale.

Qualifications

• Contingency Law Knowledge: Ability to understand the nuances of various contingency fields of law and apply them to a variety of cases (Social Security Disability, Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, etc.).
• Client & Counsel Relations: Ability to empathize with anyone and quickly build rapport and relationships while exercising good judgment, both with clients and local counsel nationwide.
• Operational Mindset: Strong instincts and judgment as an operator — running effective and efficient processes without letting them run you.
• Mission Alignment: Demonstrated commitment to doing good and helping people.

Nice-to-Have

• Track record as a strong people manager capable of motivating talent and holding a high bar for output.
• Meaningful work experience outside of serving as a lawyer, ideally at a startup or fast-paced business operations team.

Salary & Benefits

• Base Salary: $140,000 – $175,000 per year + equity
• Health Coverage: Medical and dental insurance with 100% of employee and family premiums covered
• Paid Time Off: 15 vacation days & ~20 paid holidays each year (including a two-week end-of-year closure)
• Perks & Stipends: Free OneMedical membership, $600/year internet stipend, $1,000 reimbursable education/training stipend, up to $1,200/year student loan repayment assistance
• Financial: 401(k) match and optional HSA/FSA

Location

This role is fully remote with quarterly paid travel to Los Angeles for team offsites and gatherings.