Senior Managing Litigation Attorney

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The purpose of the Senior Managing Litigation Attorney is to oversee a team of attorneys ranging from entry level to seasoned senior litigation management attorneys. This role will oversee the entire employee lifecycle from identifying, training, coaching and retaining talent. This position is responsible for overseeing and reviewing work performed by attorneys to ensure compliance with defense counsel guidelines. The role works to improve processes, as well as assists with budget planning, financial measures and results.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Directs the operations of law office personnel providing litigation and legal services.
• Oversees the law office activities to ensure efficient operations of In-House Counsel.
• Determines the intake and assignment of cases to ensure distribution based on each attorney’s level of expertise and associated location (region or county).
• Achieves the departments and company goals by making strategic business decisions.
• Safeguards the firm is achieving its client satisfaction goals by evaluating productivity and quality of service.
• Identifies, makes recommendations for work process improvements and follows through to implement remediations.
• Works with leadership to ensure the department meets financial and ROI goals, identifies trends, prepares reports, and implements modifications as needed.
• Mentors less experienced attorneys and ensures the team continues to expand their job-related knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Regularly reviews cases and provides feedback on legal strategies, compliance with deadlines, timeliness on response, and maximizing the department’s core goals.
• Provides litigation services and is responsible for all aspects of assigned Workers’ Compensation matters.
• Handles a reduced caseload of litigated files and ensures files are fully worked and moved to resolution.
• Litigates workers’ compensation cases in California before all state and federal courts, administrative boards, and other court proceedings.
• Represents ICW Group, its related entities and insureds before administrative boards, state and federal courts, Court of Appeal, and the California Supreme Court.
• Analyzes complex legal and factual issues; conducts extensive, well-reasoned legal research, as necessary; independently develops and presents defense strategies on behalf of ICW Group.
• Provides strategic legal advice, recommendation, and implementation of clear, cost-effective, and efficient plans of action.
• Assists in analyzing, reviewing, and distributing information on new legislation, regulations, and court decisions.
• Supervises and evaluates, mentors, motivates, and develops attorneys to strengthen the legal team.
• Communicates clear performance expectations for the assigned team as well as providing support and guidance for achieving the departments metric, billable hours and expectations.
• Communicates and enforces team values including mission statement of In-House Counsel (IHC) and ICW.
• Establishes and maintains the overall work cadence and, in partnership with Department leadership; ensures performance and outcomes strive for excellence in delivery and customer experience.
• Acts as a resource for team members to answer questions and assist in the solution to complex problems.
• Directly supervises employees within the Litigation Management team and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university required.
• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school required.
• Minimum 15 years of workers’ compensation legal experience handling complex cases required.
• Minimum 2 years of managing experience of associate attorneys through senior litigation attorneys highly required.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Licensed and in good standing with the State Bar of California with no history of public or private reprisals.