Litigation Consultant - General Liability | Jurisdiction: Nationwide | Licensing: Required | Dedicated Account

About the role

Join Sedgwick, a global industry leader recognized by Fortune and Newsweek, to bring your big ideas to help solve problems for some of the world’s best brands. This role involves addressing high-end cases with serious injuries, complex coverage scenarios, and legal inquiries or disputes.

Responsibilities

• Reviews/acts on reports/forms
• Responds to inquiries
• Sets legal opinion and early resolution
• Communicates resolution to appropriate parties
• Handles high end cases with serious injuries and/or complex coverage scenarios
• Responds to decisions, agreements, and/or court orders
• Determines need for examination and gains client authorization
• Identifies cases for settlements/redemptions
• Gathers/documents additional information and coordinates with client designees
• Requests legal/private investigation; assigns to and coordinates with local counsel; monitors local counsel performance
• Responds to plaintiff's counsel, union, employee, or client requests
• Identifies issues and formulates defense strategy
• Establishes/adjusts accrued liability and approves administrative expenses
• Identifies subrogation opportunities and manages process
• Attends and participates in mediations, trials, arbitrations or hearings as needed
• Works with partners to affect early return-to-work
• Caseload: 90-100 litigated files

Qualifications

• Education & Licensing: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferred. Juris Doctorate (JD) preferred.
• Experience: Ten (10) years of experience handling litigation including 5 years of claims management experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Licensing: CA, NY, TX, FL