Director, Outside Counsel Management & Spend Analytics

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental Plans

Life Insurance

401k Savings Plans

Paid Time Off

Job summary

AmTrust Financial Services seeks an experienced attorney to manage outside counsel for workers' compensation claims, overseeing engagement, onboarding and performance evaluation. You will negotiate rates and alternative fee arrangements, develop spend analytics, and implement measures to optimize legal spend across claim lines of business, reporting to a local AmTrust office on a hybrid model.

Candidates should bring 7+ years in practice, leadership experience supervising attorneys, and a

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree and bar admission required.
• Experience leading attorneys and legal staff.
• Strong communication with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee outside counsel engagement, onboarding, and evaluation for workers' compensation claims.
• Negotiate hourly and alternative fee arrangements with law firms.
• Develop analytics to monitor and optimize legal spend.
• Coordinate with claim lines of business and train partners on best practices.
• Serve as primary contact with outside counsel and internal partners.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Juris Doctor from Accredited Law School

State Bar licensed attorney

Tools

Legal spend analytics tools

Case management software

Job description

AmTrust Financial Services seeks an experienced attorney to manage outside counsel for workers' compensation claims, overseeing engagement, onboarding and performance evaluation. You will negotiate rates and alternative fee arrangements, develop spend analytics, and implement measures to optimize legal spend across claim lines of business, reporting to a local AmTrust office on a hybrid model.

Candidates should bring 7+ years in practice, leadership experience supervising attorneys, and a