Associate Attorney-Workers Comp

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Advocate on behalf of insurance carriers, third party administrators, and self- insured employers
  
• Prepare correspondence to clients
  
• Draft pleadings
  
• Attend court appearances
• Manage calendar
  
• Conduct depositions and cross-examinations of doctors
  
• Negotiate settlements on workers’ compensation files
  
• Negotiate lien claims
  
• Proactive case management
  
• Mentor and manage legal assistant
  
• Establish relationships with clients, co-workers, and vendors
• Attend marketing events with new and existing clients
  
• Review and work on files, enter time into billing software
  
• Input case information into PracticeMaster
  
• Meet deadlines for client correspondence
• Attend client file reviews
  
• Conduct training seminars for clients on changing workers’ compensation case law
  
• Understand and maintain current knowledge of workers’ compensation case law and statutes