Pay Rate: $60 per hour
Summary:
Summary:
- Work Mode: Remote role
- Duration: 6 months with possible extension (reassessed every 60-90 days)
- Use Litigation Protocols to develop and revise appropriate legal strategy for discovery, investigation, handling, and trial/hearing of cases or matters.
- Conduct necessary and appropriate discovery, hearings, trials, depositions, oral arguments, mediations, arbitrations, and similar proceedings.
- Research the law applicable to cases or matters; draft legal documents, pleadings, motions, briefs, and opinions as required. Conduct settlement negotiations if requested.
- Advise, communicate, and confer with Claims Representatives and Insured Clients, rendering clear, unambiguous legal opinions and advice.
- Maintain good relations and communications with Claims Representatives and Insured Clients as required.
- Remain current with developments in the law; understand medical, scientific, construction, products, engineering, or similar issues and defenses involved with cases or matters.
- Understand and creatively use technology; apply technology to the process of law to improve quality and reduce cost.
- Act as a team or group leader for an assigned group within the office.
- Interface with Home Office Legal department.
- Must reside in CA and hold CA license.
- Completion of law school with LLB or JD and admission to the bar.
- A minimum of 1 successful year experience as an attorney.
- A general knowledge of insurance law and specific understanding of the operations and requirements of insured clients, customers, and the company.
- The ability to effectively communicate and persuade by written or spoken word is critical.
- Experience and ability appropriate to the level of cases or matters handled.
- Strong technical skills.
- Strong knowledge of Workers' Compensation (WC).