Litigation Attorney - Personal Injury

Job Description:

Litigation Attorney - Personal Injury
Responsible for initiating assistance to help clients find justice and compensation for their injuries. This is accomplished by handling the case file from start to finish with support from a team of highly skilled support professionals, and includes managing all phases of a litigation including the investigation, pleadings, and discovery through the pre-litigation, litigation, settlement, and appeal process.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Represent Personal Injury clients through all phases of litigation.

Handle personal injury case files from start to finish.

Review incident summary and file upon case assignment to assess for serious injury.

Assess the value of all cases by the 30-day mark.

Monthly file reviews.

Draft, review, and modify claims, motions, discovery responses, demand letters, pleadings, subpoenas, memorandums, and other legal documents.

Meet all pre-litigation and litigation filing deadlines.

Return client phone calls and correspondence within 48-hours.

Respond to all questions and requests from paralegal within 48 hours.

Communicate with clients, expert witnesses, insurance company adjusters, supporting witnesses, and medical providers to gather information.

Negotiate suitable agreements and settle on the clients behalf.

Review all liens and expenses prior to settlement disbursement to client.

Represent the client at hearings, trials, mediations, depositions, litigation, including state/federal.

Assume any additional duties that may be assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

High level of interpersonal and customer service experience and skills.

Effective communication skills with clients, courts, insurance providers, and firm employees at all levels.

Proven ability in the understanding of medical terminology, personal injury/tort law, wrongful death, and medical malpractice.

Excellent organizational skills, with a demonstrated ability to organize, plan, research and prioritize multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment, with good attention to detail.

Ability to work autonomously and understand when Litigation Manager needs to be involved in decision making.

Ability to maintain confidentiality, and to exercise discretion, good judgement, and negotiation skills.

Sensitivity to problems or challenges - The ability to identify when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, with the skill to effectively communicate with clients in a professional, consultative manner.

Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce sensible and reasonable answers.

Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through written and verbal communication.

Effective decision making - The ability to analyze information, evaluate results, and implement the best solution to solve problems or challenges.

Self-motivated, with a dedication to keeping up to date professionally, and applying new knowledge to the job.

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