Remote Litigation Consultant, General Liability

Sedgwick; Juneau (AK); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Referral incentive program

Career development

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Sedgwick is seeking a Litigation Consultant - General Liability to address high-end cases with serious injuries and complex coverage issues. You will develop strategies for satisfactory resolutions, respond to court orders, and coordinate with clients and local counsel to drive results.

The ideal candidate has extensive litigation experience, JD preferred, and will contribute to early resolution efforts while managing subrogation opportunities and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor's degree preferred; JD preferred.
• Experience: 10 years in litigation with 5 years in claims management or equivalent.
• Licensing/Jurisdiction knowledge: Update as appropriate

Responsibilities

• Reviews/acts on reports/forms; responds to inquiries; seeks legal opinion and early resolution; and communicates resolution to appropriate parties.
• Handles high end cases with serious injuries and/or complex coverage scenarios.
• Responds to decisions, agreement, and/or court order; creates action plan; determines need for examination; gains client authorization.
• Identifies cases for settlements/redemptions.
• Gathers/documents additional information and coordinates with client designees.
• Requests legal/private investigation; assigns to and coordinates with local counsel; monitors local counsel performance.
• Responds to plaintiff's counsel, union, employee, or client requests.
• Identifies issues and formulates defense strategy.
• Establishes/adjusts accrued liability and approves administrative expenses.
• Identifies subrogation opportunities and manages process.
• Attends and participates in mediations, trials, arbitrations or hearings as needed.
• Works with partners to affect early return-to-work.
• Performs other duties as assigned, Supports the organization's quality program(s).

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree

Juris Doctorate (JD)

Job description

Sedgwick is seeking a Litigation Consultant - General Liability to address high-end cases with serious injuries and complex coverage issues. You will develop strategies for satisfactory resolutions, respond to court orders, and coordinate with clients and local counsel to drive results.

The ideal candidate has extensive litigation experience, JD preferred, and will contribute to early resolution efforts while managing subrogation opportunities and collaboration across teams.