Legal Counsel Insured Litigation

Global Medical Response; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 155,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, dental benefits

401k

Disability insurance

FSA/HSA

EAP

Vacation and paid time off

Job summary

Global Medical Response seeks a Legal Counsel – Insured Litigation to assist with pre-litigation and litigation matters across medical malpractice, auto and general liability, aviation liability, and workers’ compensation. This role coordinates with outside counsel, insurers, and TPA services, delivering practical legal guidance to operations and HR.

The candidate should have a JD, 5+ years of relevant experience, and be admitted in Texas or Colorado.

Qualifications

• JD degree with strong credentials and admission to practice in Texas or Colorado.
• Significant experience in medical malpractice, auto liability, and general liability litigation; aviation liability and workers’ compensation experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate between outside counsel and employees and manage data for discovery responses.
• Provide practical legal advice to operations and support departments.
• Conduct legal research on diverse matters as needed.
• Review and resolve liability complaints and manage litigation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Prioritization

Influence & collaboration

Education

Juris Doctor degree

Job description

Legal Counsel – Insured Litigation

Location: Remote

Salary Range: $155K-$185K

Job Profile Summary

The Legal Counsel – Insured Litigation assists with the assessment and management of all medical malpractice, auto liability, general liability, aviation liability and workers compensation pre-litigation and litigation matters for Global Medical Response and its subsidiaries, including coordination with third party administrators, insurance carriers, outside counsel and employees.

Responsibilities

• Coordination between outside counsel and employees.
• Assist with collection of data for discovery responses; prepare, or review and approve, discovery responses.
• Provide sound and practical legal advice to operations and support departments.
• Conduct legal research on diverse substantive matters as needed.
• Review, assess and resolve liability complaints, threats, claims, and the management of litigation.
• Participate in risk management legal process and risk mitigation improvements.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of the company services/solutions and business models.

Professional Qualifications

• The position requires a Juris Doctor degree with strong academic credentials, 5 years of relevant legal experience, and admitted and in good standing in any jurisdiction with authorization to practice law in Texas or Colorado.
• Significant experience in medical malpractice, auto liability, and general liability litigation; aviation liability and workers compensation experience preferred but not required.
• Ability to synthesize complex issues and provide straightforward, practical solutions to business partners and carrying that advice through to implementation.
• Strong analytical skills, work ethic and sound legal judgment.
• Ability to manage multiple and changing priorities; ability to simplify complex technical information and communicate in a clear, concise and compelling/persuasive manner.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with internal stakeholders and clients.
• A practical approach, focusing on being a business partner, team member, facilitator, and collaborator.
• Demonstrated business acumen, including the ability to see the "big picture" as well as the relationship of very detailed and specific legaland business issues.
• A thoughtful, articulate and effective communicator who can distill and articulate the important aspects of contracting issues to a wide audience of participants.

Personal Attributes / Cultural Fit

• A collaborative individual who aims for high performance while prioritizing team success.
• Possesses strong mental horsepower and agility.
• Able to synthesize diverse and unstructured information into a coherent plan.
• A strong communicator able to lead through influence to gain buy-in within the company, partners, channels and industry.
• Strong leadership character able to empower teams while ensuring accountability.
• Comfortable with full transparency, has a strong process orientation, focuses on problems, and learns from experiments.
• A robust problem solver applying hard data and qualitative insight to frame problems and develop novel solutions.
• Possesses a bias for action and has a pragmatic view of managing risk.

EEO Statement

Global Medical Response and its family of companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes supporting veterans and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with a disability.

Benefits

• Salary Range $155K-$185K
• Benefits include medical, vision, dental, 401k, disability, FSA, HSA, EAP, vacation and paid time off.