Senior Staff Attorney Tort Liability, Workers' Compensation

Smart Justice California; United States; Remote; USD 128,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading insurance provider as a Senior Staff Attorney specializing in Tort and Workers’ Compensation matters. This remote position requires significant experience in Pennsylvania civil litigation, focusing on collaboration within a supportive team environment. Benefit from the opportunity to contribute to meaningful cases while engaging in a dynamic legal landscape.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years legal practice in tort defense and workers' compensation.
• First-chair jury trial experience required.
• Self-directed, organized, and collaborative team player.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex legal issues and conduct legal research.
• Prepare and present defense strategies and legal documents.
• Collaborate with Claims Partners to achieve favorable outcomes.

Skills

Legal research

Communication

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Education

JD from accredited law school

Tools

MS Office

Word

Lexis Nexis

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.

Come join an exciting and inclusive work environment where your work matters and we put the customer at the center of all we do. This Senior Staff Attorney role is an in-house, remote position that will handle a designated caseload of Tort/Liability defense matters in addition to Workers’ Compensation matters which requires extensive experience with and strong working knowledge of Pennsylvania civil litigation as well as Pennsylvania workers’ compensation litigation practice. This includes experience handling civil matters at the Common Pleas level through the Appellate courts, and workers’ compensation matters at multiple levels such as the judicial level, PA Appeal Board and Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court.

Our selected candidate will be part of collaborative learning environment with onsite appearances in partnership with our Attorney Staff. The team is committed to personal growth as we strive to provide excellent customer service to our insureds. If you have a passion for the law and enjoy collaborating with within a matrixed business environment where you will have direct interaction with Claims Partners and insureds, we want to speak with you.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyze complex legal and factual issues, conduct extensive and develop well-reasoned legal research.
• Independently create and present defense strategies on behalf of clients.
• Prepare complex pleadings, written discovery, depositions, motions and briefs in support of defense strategies with autonomy.
• Partner with our Claims Partners to achieve the best results for our Hartford insured.
• Provide effective and timely communications, information, legal advice and other services to clients on legal and factual issues.
• Communicate with the court, witnesses, opposing counsel and co-counsel with professional diplomacy and discretion.
• Facilitate prompt, efficient and effective disposition of assigned cases.
• Independently prepare and present witnesses and evidence at trials, judicial/administrative hearings, arbitrations and alternative dispute resolutions.
• Research, draft, file and argue appellate briefs in reviewing courts on behalf of clients.
• Participate in Team Huddles.
• Provide in-house training to junior associates and/or claims partners.
• Participate in claims file reviews.
• Attend continuing legal education seminars in order to maintain high level of professional expertise.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 5 years of legal practice experience handling a variety of tort defense cases and complex workers’ compensation cases.
• JD from accredited law school and license to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• First-chair jury trial experience is required.
• Self-directed with excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
• Positive minded and collaborative team-player attitude.
• Strong legal research and writing skills.
• Demonstrated skills with influencing outcomes thru analytical analysis.
• Strong communication and computer skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office, Word and Lexis Nexis.
• Knowledge and experience with Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook is a plus.
• Strong computer skills and the ability to quickly leverage new software as required.

WHAT ELSE CAN YOU TELL ME?

This position is a remote work opportunity within Western Pennsylvania however, our selected candidate will travel within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with the focus being travel in and around the Western Pennsylvania territory.

For full-time, occasional, part-time or remote positions: (1) high speed broadband internet service is required, we do not recommend or support DSL, wireless, Wifi, Hotspots, Fiber without a modem and Satellite; (2) Internet provider supplied modem/router/gateway is hardwired to the Hartford issued computer with an ethernet cable; and (3) minimum upload/download speeds of 5Mbps/30Mbps will be required. To confirm whether your Internet system has sufficient speeds, please visithttp://www.speedtest.netfrom your personal computer.

Compensation

The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:

$128,000 - $192,000

Equal Opportunity Employer/Sex/Race/Color/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age