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The Hartford Sr Staff Attorney - Workers' Compensation Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sr Staff Attorney - LM07DE
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The Hartford currently has an in-house opportunity for a Senior Staff Attorney to litigate workers' compensation cases in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania working through the Philadelphia Staff Legal Office location. This position is an ideal fit for an experienced Attorney with significant trial and litigation experience in Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation. The Senior Staff Attorney will strive to deliver the best possible result in pending litigation. In this position the attorney reports to the Staff Legal Managing Attorney or Assistant Managing Attorney. The ideal candidate is an experienced Attorney with considerable workers' compensation experience and demonstrates the ability to independently handle cases from inception through conclusion.
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, engage in discovery, conduct depositions, prepare motions and briefs in support of defense strategies with autonomy.
Collaborate 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 administrative hearings and depositions.
Attend and participate in mediations before workers’ compensation judges.
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 to maintain high level of professional expertise.
Qualifications:
Minimum of 5 years of legal practice experience handling complex Workers’ Compensation cases.
JD from accredited law school and license to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Positive minded and collaborative team-player attitude.
Strong legal research and writing skills.
Solid MS Office proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook).
Lexis Nexis experience is a plus!
Self-directed with excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
Strong computer skills and the ability to quickly leverage new software as required.
This position is a remote work opportunity. However, our candidate will be required to travel for certain work functions including attendance at in-person hearings when scheduled and attendance at in-person office functions.
This position is a remote work opportunity. However, our candidate will be required to travel for certain work functions including attendance at in-person hearings when scheduled and attendance at in-person office functions.
For this full-time position:
(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 visit http://www.speedtest.net from 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:
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