Assistant Litigation Counsel Employment Law

About the role

The Assistant Litigation Counsel is responsible for assisting the Associate Litigation Counsel in managing the legal affairs of West Virginia United Health System, Inc. This responsibility includes daily interaction with employees of WVUHS and its related entities, outside retained counsel, opposing counsel, personnel of administrative agencies and court personnel. This position reports to the Associate Litigation Counsel and AVP/Senior Litigation Counsel.

Core duties and responsibilities

• Provides day-to-day legal representation to WVUHS and its related entities in employment matters, including employment litigation, administrative proceedings, open unasserted and asserted claims and open suits, including claims and cases.
• Performs designated tasks in employment claims and cases and in employment-related general liability claims and cases.
• Conducts employee and witness interviews in preparation for defense of employment claims and cases.
• Performs legal research and prepares legal memoranda addressing legal issues presented in matters and cases involving WVUHS and its related entities and employees.
• Prepares case summaries, pleadings, motions, discovery requests and responses and other matters or case-related materials to provide effective legal representation to WVUHS and its related entities and employees.
• Participates in planning and executing discovery plans, alternative dispute resolution, hearings, and trial strategies for claims and cases.
• Interviews and prepares witnesses for case development, discovery, depositions, administrative hearings, and/or trial testimony.
• Appears as counsel on behalf of WVUHS and its related entities and employees at discovery depositions, administrative hearings, mediations, hearings and trials, either independently or with Associate Litigation Counsel or AVP/Senior Litigation Counsel.
• Provides assistance to Associate Litigation Counsel and AVP/Senior Litigation Counsel in dealing with legal issues, including but not limited to, conducting legal research, fact-gathering and other investigatory activities, development and implementation of discovery plans and responses, including electronic discovery.
• Assists with policy review and development, employee education
• Assists outside counsel retained by AVP/Sr. Litigation Counsel or General Counsel with case-related tasks and serves as a liaison between outside counsel and WVUHS and its related entities and employees

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Juris Doctorate West Virginia Bar membership or eligibility to obtain WV bar membership within 90 days of employment
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Three (3) years prior experience in litigation

Skills and abilities

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Exempt/Non-Exempt Shift: United States of America (Exempt)

Physical requirements

• Ability to concentrate and sit at a desk for long periods of time
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment including live hearings
• Visual requirements: Near Vision, Depth Perception, Extensive Exposure to Video Displays
• Ability to hear normal conversation, telephone communications
• Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling up to 25 lbs.

Work environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.