Litigation Specialist

First Acceptance; Lawrenceville (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

First Acceptance in Georgia is seeking an experienced claims professional to analyze coverage, determine liability, and evaluate damages. You will document all file activity and ensure accurate claims coding while applying applicable insurance principles and jurisdictional knowledge.

You will work with defense counsel to develop strategy and manage litigation toward a cost-effective resolution, while negotiating outcomes and maintaining clear communication with teams.

Qualifications

• Four-year college degree or relevant work experience preferred; GED accepted.
• Excellent analytical and interpretive skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Computer proficiency with ability to learn new applications.
• Must possess or be able to obtain applicable adjuster licenses.

Responsibilities

• Analyze coverage, determine liability, and evaluate damages.
• Document all pertinent file activity and ensure claims coding is adequate and accurate.
• Apply insurance principles, statutes, case law, and jurisdictional issues.
• Retain defense counsel and work with attorneys to manage litigation toward cost-effective resolutions.
• Evaluate and negotiate as part of claims handling.
• Exhibit superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Maintain a positive attitude, adaptability, motivation, and teamwork.
• Demonstrate strong organizational and time management skills.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written & verbal communication

Computer proficiency

Adjuster licensing ability

Education

Four-year college degree or equivalent

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrate proficiency in analyzing coverage, determining liability, and evaluating damages.
• Ability to document all pertinent file activity and ensure claims coding is adequate and accurate.
• Demonstrate proficiency in applying appropriate insurance principles, statutory and case law, and in other jurisdictional issues.
• Ability to retain defense counsel and work with the attorney to develop a strategy and action plan and manage the litigation process to an appropriate and cost-effective resolution.
• Demonstrate proficiency in evaluations and negotiations.
• Exhibit superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude, adaptability, a high level of motivation, and excellent interaction in a team environment.
• Possess strong organizational and time management skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Four-year college degree or relevant work experience preferred. A high school diploma or general equivalency degree (GED) is required.
• A minimum of five (5) years handling litigation claims.
• Excellent analytical and interpretive skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Computer proficiency with the ability to learn new applications.
• Must possess or be able to obtain applicable adjuster licenses.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to perform manual tasks, including using hands to finger and handle controls. Tasks may also require the ability to talk or hear. The employee will frequently sit, bend, and reach with hands and arms and is occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Other abilities include possessing the capacity to learn, concentrate, think, and read. Often, the employee will communicate and interact with others while working.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The listed requirements represent the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by anyone authorized to give instructions or assignments.