Washington, D.C.
San Francisco, California
West Des Moines, Iowa
Posted: 03-Apr-23
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Type: Full Time
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Preferred Education:
United Educators (UE) provides liability insurance and risk management services to almost 1,600 members representing K-12 schools, colleges, and universities throughout the United States. With 35 years serving education, we bring deep expertise to our members and focus on delivering an experience that leaves them feeling confident that we understand their needs and offer insights and solutions suited for their unique challenges. These sentiments are echoed in our employee culture, our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion enables us to better serve our members and fulfill UE’s mission. Currently, we are working in a hybrid-style environment.
Are you self-driven, results-oriented, and able to juggle multiple priorities? Does working on a small legal team tackling catastrophic injury and medical causation claims within a growing education market appeal to you? Do you enjoy interacting with people and developing creative solutions for their challenges? For over 35 years, we have provided coverage and risk management solutions to some of the nation’s most interesting education institutions. The UE Resolutions Team is looking for an experienced attorney to help us resolve some of our members’ most challenging claims. If this sounds appealing to you, please apply today!
Core role is to evaluate claims and participate with members and defense counsel to develop claims resolution strategies:
- Monitor and manage claims files assigned, and alert and consult with supervisory counsel on those which may present company exposure
- Participate with the insured and defense counsel in developing a case resolution strategy
- Serve as an expert resource for the Resolutions Department on claims involving medical causation and catastrophic bodily injury.
- Positively impact the resolution of files through early interaction, reference to ADR, mediation and effective litigation management
- Demonstrate mastery of claims handling expectations for complex matters including analyzing coverage, evaluating liability, monitoring claims, determining claim values, reserving, reinsurance reporting, resolving matters, and reviewing legal bills
- Analyze reported claims for accurate loss coding information
- Make initial liability and damage investigation with insured, including a discussion of coverage
- Draft acknowledgment/reservation of rights/declination letters and defense counsel appointment letters
- Evaluate budgets submitted by defense counsel for reasonableness; regularly review files for compliance with the agreed upon budget and strategy
- Perform legal research as needed
Requirements:
- A minimum of six years' experience in law firm, insurance company or general counsel’s office
- Law degree and extensive experience defending or handling litigation involving catastrophic bodily and personal injury torts
- Extensive experience in matters involving complex medical treatment and disputed issues of medical causation, and in conducting discovery of medical experts.
- Excellent written and oral communications
- Strong legal analysis and problem-solving skills
- Good negotiation and advocacy skills
- Knowledge of substantive law of higher education or insurance law preferred but not required
- Ability to thrive in an atmosphere of constant change
- Ability to travel as required
Benefits:
- A competitive compensation and benefits package
- Hybrid schedule - employees work in our office 2-3 days per week
- Work-life balance - like the service we provide to our members, we want our employees to feel assured, cared for, and enlightened
- Inclusive and supportive culture that embraces diverse ideas and opinions
- Monthly lunches and various social events throughout the year
