Claims Associate Attorney
Company: Claggett and Sykes Law Firm
Location: Las Vegas
Posted on: June 24, 2022
Job Description:
Job DescriptionSalary: Job Summary:The Claims Attorney is
responsible for managing pre-litigation cases from intake through
settlement or transferring the case to a litigation team. This
person must be a self-starter, have good communication and customer
service skills, be organized, and be able to prioritize tasks.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversee Intake of All Potential New Clients
- Help screen leads
- Consult and retain all new clients
- Organize with case manager the "game plan" moving forward for
each case. Provide direction as to next steps.
- Oversee Property Damage, DV, and Loss of Use Claims
- Manage the DV claim with the Case Manager and Claims
Assistant
- Approve DV demand
- Negotiate DV offers
- Finalize client's DV settlement and disbursement
- Oversee Bodily Injury Claim
- Oversee a client's bodily injury claim
- Work with Client Advocate on client's medical concerns or
needs
- Communicate with insurance adjusters concerning a client's
case, to include medical treatment and case development.
- Ensure there is monthly communication with the client from the
attorney, client advocate, and/or case manager
- Approve and sign all client liens
- Approve all client's referrals to specialist or other
providers
- Approve client's demands to insurance companies
- Review and approve all releases to client
- Negotiate client's settlement demands for both tort and UIM
claims
- Meet with client advocate to strategize about the client's
case, including long-term direction.
- Meet with case managers to go over the development of each
client's case
- Approve client's medical reductions and final settlement
disbursements
- Meet with clients to receive final settlement checks
- Oversee, approve, and edit all petitions and orders for Minors
Comps
- Prepare Case for Litigation
- Prepare a client and his/her file for litigation, including
focus groups, damages, B/A witnesses, and case memo
- Meet with litigation attorneys and staff before transferring a
case into litigationRequired Education and Experience:
- Juris Doctorate Degree
- 1-3 years as an attorney at a personal injury law firm or
insurance defense law firm.
- Experience with Microsoft products (Outlook, Word, Excel)
- Experience with Adobe productsPreferred Education and
Experience:Work Environment/Physical Demands:
- Office settingThe physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be able to
remain in a stationary position and constantly operate a computer
and other office machines, such as a telephone, copy machine, and
office equipment. This position requires the ability to
occasionally move about to access file cabinets and lift files.
Must be able to identify and assess information on computer
screens, written reports and documentation and relay to team and/or
clients. Must be able to occasionally move and lift office
equipment and materials up to 25 pounds. May require bending and
reaching in areas from floor level to six feet high. Requires
pushing and pulling file cabinet drawers. Requires the ability to
distinguish letters or symbols and eye/hand coordination. Work is
performed in an office environment behind a desk where the noise
level is usually low.Equal Opportunity Statement for Employment:
Claggett & Sykes Law Firm provides equal employment opportunities
(EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard
to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or
genetics. Claggett & Sykes Law Firm expressly prohibits any form of
workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age,
genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
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