Attorney (Defense litigation)

Amerit Consulting; New York (NY); Remote; USD 129,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Amerit Consulting is seeking an attorney to support our Legal Services back-office team on a 12-month contract with high extension potential. The role focuses on pre-trial work, motions, and case preparation, with no court appearances. A strong defense background and experience with insurance defense or carrier legal departments are essential.

Remote work with occasional in-office meetings is offered. The candidate will review medical records, draft memos, and assist with strategy and risk

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in litigation or defense.
• Experience working for insurance defense firms or carrier legal departments (AIG Staff Counsel-type environment).
• Understanding of carrier reporting requirements.
• Ability to identify litigation risks and issues early.

Responsibilities

• Draft motions, including motions for summary judgment.
• Assist with pre-trial work and case evaluations; no court or deposition coverage.
• Review medical records and prepare memos.
• Collaborate on trial strategy and identify legal issues and risks.
• Support tort and liability litigation matters.
• Prepare drafts, answers, and dispositive motions; summarize depositions or medical records.

Skills

5-8 years experience

Strong Defense background

Review medical records

Identify litigation risks

Draft motions

Job description

Duration: 12 months+ Contract with high possibility of extension!!!

Pay rate: $110/hr

Note:

• REMOTE role. [Remote with occasional in office meetings]

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The vision is to create an attorney pool to assist Legal Services with back-office work. While commercial litigation and mass tort will be serviced, general litigation is the most significant need. The candidate will assist attorneys in pre-trial work; no court or deposition coverage is envisioned. Preparing draft answers, reviewing file post-note of issue for completeness, drafting dispositive or other motions, summarizing depositions or medical records, writing up requests for authority, researching verdicts and/or issues, and preparing memos.

• Draft motions, including motions for summary judgment.
• Strong Defense background
• Review medical records.
• Assist with case evaluations.
• Collaborate on trial strategy.
• Identify legal issues and potential case risks.
• Support litigation matters involving tort and liability claims.

MUST HAVE Critical Skills:

• 5-8 years of experience.
• Experience working for: Insurance defense firms, and/or Carrier legal departments (AIG Staff Counsel-type environment).
• Understanding of carrier reporting requirements.
• Ability to identify litigation risks and issues early.

NICE TO HAVE technologies / Skills:

• Tort and liability litigation.

www.ameritconsulting.com

Company Overview:

Amerit Consulting is an extremely fast-growing staffing and consulting firm. Amerit Consulting was founded in 2002 to provide consulting, temporary staffing, direct hire, and payrolling services to Fortune 500 companies nationally: as well as small to mid-sized organizations on a local & regional level. Currently, Amerit has over 2,000 employees in 47 states. We develop and implement solutions that help our clients operate more efficiently, deliver greater customer satisfaction, and see a positive impact on their bottom line. We create value by bringing together the right people to achieve results. Our clients and employees say they choose to work with Amerit because of how we work with them - with a service that exceeds their expectations and a personal commitment to their success. Our deep expertise in human capital management has fueled our expansion into direct hire placements, temporary staffing, contract placements, and additional staffing and consulting services that propel our clients’ businesses forward.

Amerit Consulting provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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