ATTORNEY 1st PARTY

Hereford Insurance Company

$95K — $115K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor degree required
  • 5+ years of legal experience preferred
  • Experience in no-fault law essential
  • Familiarity with trials, motions, and depositions
  • Proven ability to prepare arbitration documents
  • Strong research skills related to liability and insurance
  • Effective communication skills for timely reporting

Responsibilities

  • Manage case assignments from start to finish
  • Appear in courts across metropolitan area as required
  • Conduct EUOS and arbitrations efficiently
  • Respond promptly to emails and phone inquiries
  • Maintain updated reports for managing attorney and claims supervisor
  • Research relevant laws to ensure compliance and best practices
  • Document all case activities in detailed activity logs

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional growth in a supportive legal environment
  • Access to continuing education and training
  • Flexible work schedule options
  • Collaboration with experienced legal professionals
  • Diverse portfolio of cases to enhance legal expertise
Full Job Description
Responsible for case assignments from inception to resolution; to appear in the courts in all venues in the metropolitan area, conduct EUOS and arbitrations. The position also includes motion work and preparing master arbitration documents with the AAA.
• Responds to emails and telephone messages in a timely manner.
• Provides all court appearance dates to the legal staff member assigned to such task.
• Provides timely reports to the managing attorney with respect to court and deposition appearances.
• Provides timely reports to the claims supervisor or examiner assigned to the case.
• Researches the law to remain current on issues of liability and regulatory issues, insurance coverage, etc.
• Provides legal advice to HIC with respect to liability, current law, etc. to encourage the speedy resolution of lawsuits.
• Appears in the courts in all venues in the metropolitan area or at a deposition on cases that are assigned to other attorneys in the office who may not be available to appear on their own case.
• Timely documents all activity on the file in the activity log of the file.
• Alerts the managing attorney of any problems arising in connection with his or her file, i.e. defaults, preclusion orders, orders striking the answer, judgments, excess verdicts, etc.

Prior experience in the no fault field including trials, motions, depositions, conferences, arbitrations, all legal documents; Juris Doctor degree

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