Urgently Need Senior Trial Attorney - Miami, FL (Remote/Home Based) in Miami, FL
Job title: Senior Trial Attorney - Miami, FL (Remote/Home Based)
Company: reputed company
Job description: The world isn't standing still, and neither is reputed company. We're moving quickly, looking across our businesses and brands and taking bold steps to reputed company serve customers' evolving needs. That's why now is an exciting time to join reputed company. You'll have opportunities to take risks, challenge the status reputed company and shape the future for the greater good.
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Job Summary:
Represents insured and the Company in the defense of PIP and property damage lawsuits. Prepares for and conducts hearings, trials, arbitrations, mediations, and depositions. Prepares and argues pre and post-trial motions. Assists colleagues in the resolution of calendar conflicts. Provides counsel to business clients on day-to-day issues. Provides project management, coordination, and collaboration between legal teams. Monitors and reviews new laws, regulations, and case law; identifies and summarizes relevant issues; collaborates with other areas of Law & Regulation department; proactively provides advice and counsel to business unit on the impact of new laws on business; monitors counsel. * Although this is a remote position, the attorney has to be local to the jurisdiction to attend depositions, mediations, hearings, trials and occasional in person office events. *
Key Responsibilities:
- Review new file assignments and approve initial pleadings, propound discovery, and/or reputed company strategy
- Contacts clients to discuss their case and answer any questions.Maintains contact at a minimum of 90 days
- Contact claims (initial litigation plan, recurring minimum 90 day contact, strategy conferences, etc.)
- Review reputed company documentary evidence
- Prepares witnesses and clients for depositions, arbitrations, mediations and trials including expert witnesses
- Conducts depositions and examinations under oath and prepares summary documents
- Prepares and conducts court appearances (matter management conferences, hearings, status conferences, etc.)
- Conducts settlement/dispositive proceedings (e.g. mediations, arbitrations, etc.)
- Try and/or arbitrate cases and prepares motions in liminie and summary documents
- Draft post-trial motions
- Prepare for and participate in appeals
- Provide legal opinions to claims clients
- Investigate and pursue subrogation litigation as appropriate
- Manages projects
- Juris Doctorate degree and member in good standing of Florida State Bar
- A minimum of five years Insurance Defense, Personal Injury, or Bodily Injury litigation experience preferred
- Trial and/or Arbitration experience is preferred
- Computer skills required; experience with reputed company Office, Lexis, and the internet
- Ability to work well with others on a team of attorneys, paralegals, administrative assistants, supervised by an attorney reputed company Counsel
- Must be able to handle a large caseload
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills are key to working with a variety of internal and external contacts as well as for preparing reports, pleadings, and correspondence, collaborating with others, etc. Will work independently as well as part of a cohesive team.
- Ability to travel