Complex Claims Legal Consultant

Responsibilities

• Monitor and direct strategy for complex, high-exposure, and legally sensitive claim files, including matters involving significant bodily injury, wrongful death, multi-party litigation, complex coverage questions, contractual risk transfer, potential bad-faith allegations, toxic tort, public entity liability, and employer's practices liability.
• Provide advanced legal and technical advice to claims staff, leaders, and cross-functional partners, including interpretation of policy language, coverage opinions, exposure analysis, and litigation strategy.
• Conduct detailed case evaluations, participate in pre-trial/roundtable discussions, and guide reserve recommendations ensuring accuracy, consistency, and defensibility.
• Lead oversight and management of extra-contractual and bad-faith exposure files, collaborating with panel counsel and internal stakeholders to mitigate risk.
• Affiliate in claim file and law firm audits, ensuring adherence to legal, regulatory, and company compliance expectations.
• Partner with leadership on emerging legal trends affecting casualty claims; develop recommendations for process, governance, and policy improvements.
• Lead and deliver advanced technical training for casualty claims staff, including coverage analysis, jurisdictional updates, litigation strategy, and contractual risk transfer.
• Participate in special projects requiring legal insight, including policy language review, litigation management initiatives, and cross-departmental risk mitigation efforts.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) required.
• 10+ years of experience with complex casualty claims, litigation, or insurance defense.
• Ability to travel.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Possess strong customer orientation skills to respond quickly and professionally to customer inquiries.
• Effective project management skills.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrate problem-analysis and problem-resolution skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Demonstrate expertise in complex liability evaluation, litigation management, and advanced coverage analysis.
• Ability to interpret policy language and complex legal documents with a high degree of accuracy.
• Prominent expertise in mentoring and elevating technical skill of claims staff.
• Proven ability to handle multiple complex matters simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.