Litigation Attorney (Remote)

MEM; Missouri; Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company seeks a Litigation Attorney to join their team. This entry-level role involves representing clients in workers' compensation litigation, negotiating claims, and providing legal advice. The ideal candidate will hold a Juris Doctor Degree and be licensed in Kansas and/or Missouri, with a strong emphasis on communication and negotiation skills.

Benefits

Health Plans: Medical, Dental, and Vision

Employer-paid Life and Disability Benefits

Flexible Spending Account

Generous PTO and holidays

401(k) plan with employer match

Qualifications

• Licensed in Kansas and/or Missouri.
• Minimum of one year of trial or workers’ compensation experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Represent MEM and its policyholders in workers' compensation litigation.
• Negotiate and settle claims; prepare pleadings and motions.
• Provide legal advice and manage relationships with internal clients.

Skills

Legal research

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Juris Doctor Degree

Job description

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Are you driven to keep people safe? That’s what we do every day at MEM Insurance.

We’ve created a casual, values-driven work culture that’s making a positive impact on the way people live and work. This is a place where you can grow with confidence — because that’s what safety and success really mean to us.

Summary:

This position will team with senior level attorneys to represent MEM and/or its policyholders in workers' compensation litigation primarily through settlement, while assisting senior attorneys with discovery, trial, and appeal, and issuing advisory opinions on legal issues, including policy inception and coverage as appropriate.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties or audits may be assigned, such as audits requiring physical visits within expansion states in proximity to the auditor’s location.

Litigation Attorney Accountabilities:

• Perform job duties in accordance with MEM’s vision, mission, and values.
• Attend conferences, prehearings, and mediation settings; negotiate and settle claims.
• Provide legal advice to claims, other company personnel, and policyholders as requested. Communicate with the court, witnesses, opposing counsel, and co-counsel with professionalism.
• Facilitate prompt, efficient, and effective disposition of assigned cases.
• Assist with the preparation and presentation of witnesses and evidence at depositions, trials, hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and alternative dispute resolutions.
• Prepare pleadings, discovery, depositions, motions, and briefs independently.
• Negotiate settlement of workers' compensation claims with authority granted by claims representatives.
• Conduct legal research, prepare written opinions, and provide informal advice to claims personnel and management.
• Manage relationships with internal clients, especially the claims team, providing high-quality professional services.
• Advise claims personnel and policyholders on litigation plans and developments.
• Assist claims subrogation personnel to protect and collect on third-party actions.
• Attend continuing legal education seminars to maintain professional expertise.
• Perform other duties as assigned by senior management.

Qualifications:

Education: Juris Doctor Degree; licensed in Kansas and/or Missouri.

Licenses: Valid driver’s license required.

Experience: Minimum of one year of trial, administrative hearings, appellate, or workers’ compensation experience preferred.

Total Rewards:

• Health Plans: Medical, Dental, and Vision, including fertility benefits and preventative care.
• Employer-paid Life and Disability Benefits, including life insurance, AD&D, and short/long-term disability.
• Employee Wellness and Recognition Program with incentives.
• Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care, and Health Savings Account with employer contributions.
• Generous PTO, holidays, volunteer time off, parental leave, and other leave policies.
• Employee Assistance Programs.
• 401(k) plan with employer match and profit sharing.
• Adoption and Tuition Assistance.

Our home office is located in Columbia, Missouri.

Additional Details:

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Legal
• Industries: Insurance