Senior Staff Attorney Workers' Compensation

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💎 Seniority level: Senior, 5 years

💸 Salary: 128000.0 - 192000.0 USD per year

🔍 Industry: Insurance

🗣️ Languages: English

⏳ Experience: 5 years

Requirements:

Minimum of 5 years of legal practice experience handling all forms of complex/admitted/occupational/dependency Workers’ Compensation cases including but not limited to trials, motions for med and temp etc.

JD from accredited law school and license to practice in the state of New Jersey.

Trial experience is preferred.

Positive minded and collaborative team-player attitude.

Excellent legal research and writing skills.

Strong MS Office proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook)

Self-directed with excellent organizational and prioritization skills.

Strong computer skills and the ability to quickly leverage new software as required.

Responsibilities:

Analyze complex legal and factual issues, conduct extensive and develop well-reasoned legal research.

Independently create and present defense strategies on behalf of clients.

Prepare pleadings, written discovery, opposition to MMTs, trial briefs in support of defense strategies in collaboration with your staff legal team of legal assistants and paralegals.

Partner with our Claims Partners to achieve the best results for our Hartford client/ insured.

Provide effective and timely communications, information, legal advice and other services to clients on legal and factual issues relative to the litigation.

Communicate with the court, witnesses, opposing counsel and co-counsel with professional diplomacy and discretion.

Facilitate prompt, efficient and effective disposition of assigned cases.

Independently prepare and present witnesses and evidence at trials and at judicial/administrative hearings and motions.

Research, draft, file and argue appellate briefs in reviewing courts on behalf of clients.

Participate in Team Huddles.

Provide in-house training to junior associates and/or claims partners.

Participate in claims file reviews.

Attend continuing legal education seminars to maintain high level of professional expertise.

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