Workers Compensation Attorney

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 44,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a Workers' Compensation Associate to join their team. This role involves supervising legal assistants, managing high-volume cases, and requires a Juris Doctorate along with experience in insurance defense. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical, writing, and verbal skills, and be adaptable under pressure. This is a full-time position offering competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Disability insurance

Paid paternity leave

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate requis.
• Expérience en indemnités des travailleurs de 2 ans préférée.
• Détails orientés vers le client, capacité à travailler sous pression.

Responsibilities

• Supervise les assistants juridiques assignés.
• Analyse les cas pour développement et advocacy.
• Gère les dépôts et représente des clients à la médiation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Writing skills

Judgment

Verbal Skills

Timeliness of work

Education

Juris Doctorate from an ABA-approved law school

Two years of workers' compensation experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

3 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Reports To: Workers' Compensation Partners

Supervisory Responsibilities: The Workers' Compensation Associate supervises his or her assigned Legal Assistant. To a lesser degree, the associate also supervises and delegates to paralegals.

Job Summary:

The Workers' Compensation Associate works on a team of Partners, other Associates, Paralegals and Legal Assistants handling high-volume cases that are fast-paced and often include medical records.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Analytical skills: Ability to analyze and reason independently and apply law to facts of case.

• Writing skills: Ability to communicate points and ideas clearly, effectively, and succinctly in written format. Proofreading (grammar, typos, etc.).

• Verbal Skills: Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with clients, insurers, witnesses, and other counsel.

• Timeliness of work: Consistently completes and submits assignments in a timely manner.

• Flexibility under pressure: Ability to revise priorities based upon changes or needs, to follow through and meet deadlines, with accommodation of partners' schedules.

• Identifies legal issues on his/her own: Exercises critical thinking by analyzing legal issues independently or asking for guidance when appropriate or confused by an issue.

• Ethical practice of law: Understands and implements.

• Case Understanding: Knowledge of technical/medical information for case development and advocacy, based on experience. Ability to recognize theme, issue, and goals in case and develop ways to achieve the desired end.

• Judgment: Ability to make and willingness to accept responsibility for reasonable and correct decisions consistent with level of experience.

• Creative approach to client problems: Resourceful and imaginative.

• Handling of critical depositions: Ability to take deposition of opposing expert and plaintiff. Ability to defend/prepare client.

• Mediation representation: Readiness to independently represent client at mediation.

• Overall litigation skills: Readiness to take a major role at trial, as appropriate for experience. Continually makes the effort to further develop litigation skills.

• Promotion/Development of existing clients: Takes advantage of available opportunities to strengthen relationships and build business with existing clients for associate's level of experience.

• Promotion/Development of new clients: Takes advantage of available opportunities to market and secure new clients for associate's level of experience.

• Participates in seminars, public speaking, and writing opportunities.

• Time entry and billing: Timely and consistently enters and releases time into timekeeping software.

• Accessibility/Accountability: Available in the office during regular hours, after hours, and on weekends.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Detail-oriented and professional.

• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks.

• Extremely proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.

• Works and presents a positive and courteous demeanor with other attorneys and staff.

• Conducts behavior outside the firm in a way that exemplifies the firm.

• Flexible and adaptable in various situations and when interacting with many different personalities.

• Ability to function in a team setting with Partners, Associates, and Support Staff.

• Participates in firm committees, bar-related, and/or other outside legal activities.

• Dependable with a respect to confidentiality and policies.

Education and Experience:

• Juris Doctorate from an ABA-approved law school

• Two years of workers' compensation experience in insurance defense preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

• Ability to stand, sit, walk, stoop, bend, kneel, and grip.

• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Writing/Editing, Research, and Legal

• Industries

  Law Practice

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers by 2x

Inferred from the description for this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Disability insurance

Paid paternity leave

Get notified when a new job is posted.

Sign in to set job alerts for “Attorney” roles.

Birmingham, AL $44,207.00-$150,358.00 8 months ago

Birmingham, AL $150,000.00-$350,000.00 5 days ago

Assistant General Counsel - Consumer Collections

Birmingham, AL $135,668.50-$200,560.00 14 hours ago

Birmingham, AL $100,000.00-$140,000.00 5 days ago

Greater Birmingham, Alabama Area 22 hours ago

Birmingham, AL $90,000.00-$175,000.00 1 week ago

Birmingham, AL $150,000.00-$150,000.00 3 days ago

Assistant General Counsel - Consumer Mortgage and/or Point-of-Sale Finance

Birmingham, AL $60,000.00-$80,000.00 2 days ago

Birmingham, AL $114,080.00-$218,030.00 4 days ago

Birmingham, AL $90,000.00-$180,000.00 4 weeks ago

Experienced Litigation Attorney (6+ years)

Principal Real Property Appraiser - Jefferson County

Birmingham, AL $65,228.00-$101,192.00 1 week ago

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.