Senior Litigation Attorney

Min 7 yrs required

Full-time

No

JOB TITLE: Senior Litigation Attorney

ORGANIZATION: Missouri Employers Mutual

LOCATION: Belleville, IL, USA ? Chesterfield, MO, USA ? Collinsville, IL, USA ? Edwardsville, IL, USA ? St. Louis, MO, USA

SALARY: Competitive salary

EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 7 years in the practice of law, licensed in Illinois and Missouri

JOB TYPE: Full-time

EDUCATION: Juris Doctor degree

H1: Join the Team of Safety and Success at Missouri Employers Mutual

H2: Senior Litigation Attorney Position Available

Missouri Employers Mutual, a leading provider of workers' compensation insurance, is seeking a Senior Litigation Attorney to join their team. This position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to work in a casual, values-driven work culture. As a member of the legal team, you will play a crucial role in providing efficient and skilled legal representation to MEM and its policyholders in workers' compensation litigation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Manage high exposure disputes and litigation, including trials and appeals to Labor & Industrial Relations Commission and Courts of Appeals.
- Provide legal advice on complex matters including conflicts, discovery, lost time, medical treatment, permanent partial disability, vocational issues, occupational diseases, firefighter cancer, fatal cases, mesothelioma, permanent total disability, and other complex or serious cases.
- Appear in all state courts and before all Workers Compensation Division administrative law judges in all pre-trial, trial, and post-trial proceedings.
- Independently conduct depositions and other discovery of lay, medical and expert witnesses, approved by claims representatives.
- Prepare complex pleadings, written discovery, depositions, motions and briefs in support of defense strategies with autonomy.
- Negotiate settlement of workers compensation claims.
- Conduct legal research and prepare written opinions as well as give informal advice to claims representatives and other departments.
- Contribute to the management of partnering relationships with internal clients.
- Assist in the review of outside attorney work-product and billings.
- Identify and recommend industry best practices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

- Juris Doctor Degree-licensed in Illinois and Missouri.
- Minimum of seven years of experience in the practice of law managing complex legal issues, with solid emphasis in insurance law and/or workers' compensation law.

Join the team at Missouri Employers Mutual and be a part of their mission to keep people safe. Apply now!

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Hybrid work model, flexible work environments, reduced commute time, personal and family needs accommodation

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Legal representation, Settlement negotiation, Trial and appellate advocacy, Legal advice, Legal research, Written and verbal communication, Relationship building

Juris Doctor Degree

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Qualification and Experience Juris Doctor Degree, Licensed in Illinois and Missouri

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