Senior Litigation Attorney

About the role

Identify, investigate, analyze, and evaluate medical, legal, and fiscal issues related to covered claims (potential or asserted) against SIP participants. Coordinate and manage litigation processes in defense of lawsuits filed based on covered claims. Coordinate, manage, and resolve (including denying, settling, or defending) all covered claims with or without notice of intent (potential or asserted), against SIP participants. Identify risk factors that cause or contribute to claims and suits.

Responsibilities

• 20% - Identify, investigate, analyze, and evaluate medical, legal, and fiscal issues related to covered claims (potential or asserted) against SIP participants.
  • Conduct full factual investigations of assigned claims files.
  • Evaluate claims in terms of negligence, causation, and compensable damages.
  • Present initial claims summaries to SIP internal committees.
  • Prepare claim summaries, and make indemnity and allocated loss expense reserve recommendations pursuant to established protocols.
  • Serve as advisor to and investigator for the SIP Program Council and its Claims and Litigation Committee.
  • Provide such assistance as required in fulfilling SIP administrative responsibilities.
  • Present claims summaries and related reports.
• 20% - Coordinate and manage litigation processes in defense of lawsuits filed based on covered claims.
  • Identify, review, investigate, and analyze claims with legal interest asserted against SIP participants.
  • Monitor and continue the full factual investigation of asserted claims through litigation.
  • Coordinate and ensure timely response to interrogatories and production.
  • Track the progress of all assigned cases in litigation to ensure that an aggressive proactive defense and claims resolution is accomplished within the timeframe set by SIP management.
  • Initiate employment and retention of experts.
  • Undertake preparing witnesses, including assisting outside legal counsel hired by the program in preparing fact and expert witnesses for depositions related to claims in litigation, and to assist outside legal counsel during said depositions.
  • Develop defense strategies.
  • Absorb employment and retention of experts.
  • Undertake preparing witnesses.
  • Participate in unsworn statements and other pre-suit discovery.
  • Monitor files to ensure appropriate reserves are in place, and that allocated loss expense and indemnity payments remain within authorized limits.
• 15% – Coordinate, manage, and resolve (including denying, settling, or defending) all covered claims with or without notice of intent (potential or asserted), against SIP participants.
  • Coordinate, manage, and execute all pre-suit legal and administrative processes required by Florida statute.
  • Manage and resolve (including denying, settling, or defending) all assigned covered claims (potential or asserted), against entities and individuals protected by the SIP.
  • Undertake a full factual investigation and timely response to assigned claims (asserted and potential).
  • Prepare timely appropriate responses to pre-suit information requests and production.
  • Track the progress of all assigned cases in pre-suit to ensure that appropriate responses, negotiations, and settlement offers (or alternatively, denials and aggressive proactive defense) are accomplished for the timely resolution of claims, as required by Florida statute and policy set by SIP management.
  • Initiate the employment and retention of experts.
  • Undertake preparing witnesses.
  • Participate in unsworn statements and other pre-suit discovery.
  • Monitor files to ensure appropriate reserves are in place, and that allocated loss expense and indemnity payments remain within authorized limits.
• 10% - Travel.
  • Meet with and prepare fact and expert witnesses for deposition and trial.
  • Attend depositions throughout the United States, and occasionally in foreign countries.
• 5% - Provide investigative and administrative management supporting healthcare providers subjected to administrative proceedings related to their medical license, and facilitate procuring legal counsel for these providers.
  • Review and track proposed and existing contracts, affiliation agreements, marketing materials, and other items submitted by insureds for assessing and determining liability exposure.
• 5% - Perform such other duties and functions as may be assigned.
  • Prepare witnesses employed or formerly employed by covered entities for unsworn statements in pre-suit discovery.
  • Represent covered entities at unsworn statements and depositions, in those situations and circumstances where prior approval has been obtained from the Deputy Administrator.
  • Perform a variety of legal work, including (but not limited to) preparing of memos of law, legal responses, witnesses before trial, and legal research.

Qualifications

• Law degree (L.L.B. or J.D.) and five years of experience in the legal, medical, or healthcare fields.
• Must be a member in good standing of the Florida Bar or become a member within twelve months of employment.

Skills

• Demonstrated competency in medical research.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Internet research skills.

Abilities

• Ability to perform under great pressure in a multi-tasking environment.
• Ability to interact with individuals of all social and economic backgrounds.

Physical Qualifications

• None noted.

Other Qualifications

• Good native intelligence.

Special Instructions

To be considered, you must upload your cover letter and resume. Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date. Health Assessment Required: No.