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Hereford Insurance Company · 4 months ago

ATTORNEY 1st PARTY

Long Island City, NY, US

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$80K/yr - $117K/yr

Hereford Insurance Company is seeking an Attorney 1st Party to handle case assignments from inception to resolution. The role involves appearing in courts, conducting EUOS and arbitrations, and providing legal advice to encourage the speedy resolution of lawsuits.

Auto InsuranceCommercial InsuranceFinancial ServicesInsurance

Responsibilities

Responsible for case assignments from inception to resolution; to appear in the courts in all venues in the metropolitan area, conduct EUOS and arbitrations

Responds to emails and telephone messages in a timely manner

Provides all court appearance dates to the legal staff member assigned to such task

Provides timely reports to the managing attorney with respect to court and deposition appearances

Provides timely reports to the claims supervisor or examiner assigned to the case

Researches the law to remain current on issues of liability and regulatory issues, insurance coverage, etc

Provides legal advice to HIC with respect to liability, current law, etc. to encourage the speedy resolution of lawsuits

Appears in the courts in all venues in the metropolitan area or at a deposition on cases that are assigned to other attorneys in the office who may not be available to appear on their own case

Timely documents all activity on the file in the activity log of the file

Alerts the managing attorney of any problems arising in connection with his or her file, i.e. defaults, preclusion orders, orders striking the answer, judgments, excess verdicts, etc

Qualification

No fault field experienceTrial experienceMotions experienceArbitration experienceLegal document preparationResearch skillsTimelinessCommunication skills