LITIGATION SUPPORT ATTORNEY POSITION
We are looking to add an associate attorney to provide litigation support primarily in cases involving representation of insurers in bad faith and coverage actions, and cases involving defense of insureds per their insurance policies.
We anticipate that the majority of this attorney’s work will be analytical and managerial in nature and will involve assisting the primary attorney to conduct discovery and prepare cases for trial. That work will be done within the office. We do not anticipate that this attorney would be required to represent clients in court or at deposition.
To fill this position, we are looking for an attorney (1) who is very well organized, (2) who has good attention to detail, (3) who is able to politely work with and supervise paralegal staff, (4) who is able to prioritize tasks and take initiative, (5) who has strong writing and research skills, and (6) who is able to work cooperatively as part of a litigation team to provide excellent results for our clients. Experience in insurance bad faith, insurance coverage, and insurance defense would be helpful but we are also open considering entry level applicants.
This position could be a particularly good opportunity for an experienced attorney who wants to focus more on the intellectual and managerial side of law practice and less on the adversarial side of practice. It could also be a good opportunity for an attorney seeking an entry level position in an insurance litigation firm.
A job description is set out below
-CASE MANAGEMENT:
-Triage new files
-Monitor for service, notice of appearance, answer, check court ECR sites re same
-Create schedules and monitor cases for court ordered deadlines
-Create schedules and monitor case progress per initial file review
-Assure that all case materials are well organized and easily located
-Assign appropriate case tasks to paralegals and clerical staff
-Interface between primary attorney and paralegals
-Assist primary attorney in development of litigation plans
-Coordinate with primary attorney and other attorneys re case tasks
-Assist with primary attorney office organization
-DISCOVERY:
-Draft special interrogatories
-Draft special requests for production
-Work with clients in drafting responses to discovery requests
-Reviewing files for privilege
-Preparing chronologies of claim files
-Communicate and coordinate with opposing counsel re discovery issues
-Locating and preparing documents for production
-LITIGATION SUPPORT
-Assist Primary Attorney in development of litigation plans
-Create case planning reports
-Draft correspondence to opposing counsel, clients etc
-Draft answers and affirmative defenses
-Legal research as needed and assigned
-Draft pleadings, motions, and briefing as needed and assigned
-Communicate and coordinate with Defense experts
-Work on ER 904 evidence submissions as needed and assigned
-Select materials and coordinate creation of hearing/arbitration/mediation notebooks
-TRIAL SUPPORT
-Drafting of jury instructions as needed and assigned
-Drafting trial briefs as needed and assigned
-Drafting motions in limine as needed and assigned
-Preparing joint statements of evidence as needed and assigned
-Coordination of trial witnesses as needed and assigned
-Assistance with trial technology and exhibits as needed and assigned
-Coordinate with primary attorney and paralegals re division of trial responsibilities
