Personal Injury Attorney
Company: Harding Mazzotti, LLP
Location: Watervliet
Posted on: September 28, 2024
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Job Description:
Starting Salary: $70,000 - $100,000 annually, plus incentives as
applicable.
Our law firm has a full-time associate attorney position available
now and we're looking for the right professional to join our team.
You will have the opportunity to learn from senior associates and
litigation associates on legal issues and will provide legal
counsel to existing clients. You'll also be responsible for
performing legal research, drafting documents, and keeping client
files up to date. If you've successfully completed law school,
passed the state bar exam, and are seeking a full-time opportunity
to practice law with plenty of room for growth, start your
application today!
Responsibilities:
--- Maintain client files in an organized fashion to ensure
up-to-date information is handy for other attorneys, paralegals and
support staff
--- Resolve cases efficiently by using communicating effectively
with and working alongside senior attorneys and paralegals
--- Create legal documents, including correspondence, briefs,
motions, pleadings, contracts, affidavits, and settlement
agreements for contract negotiations and proceedings
--- Conduct legal research, prepare for and attend hearings and/or
other legal proceedings, and provide legal counsel with the help of
senior associate attorneys
--- Assist clients in determining a proper solution to legal
conflicts and determine the best course of action
--- Advise and assist clients with documentation regarding no-fault
issues, property damage, and personal injury.
--- Maintain contact with clients by phone, email, and face-to-face
meetings throughout the duration of the case.
--- Set up cases with liability, no-fault and
uninsured/supplemental underinsured insurance carriers and maintain
contact with the respective adjusters regularly while the cases are
ongoing.
--- Research legal issues involving motor vehicles, premises
liability and other personal injury matters.
--- Facilitate all investigations necessary to fully prosecute
personal injury claims.
--- Document the ongoing status of each case by use of a paperless
case management system and establish an individual timeline for
each case based on the medical status of the client and other
relevant factors.
--- Regularly review case statuses and identify issues that may
inhibit timely case resolutions.
--- Negotiate with the insurance carrier(s) in an effort to resolve
each case by way of settlement. This involves reviewing medical
records and the full investigation of the case in order to assess
overall case value and insurance coverage, including individual
research/analysis, as well as committee meetings to complete case
evaluations.
--- Prepare detailed demand packages for the insurance carrier(s)
and then endeavor to reach a favorable settlement in each case.
--- Evaluate and negotiate liens involving Medicare, Medicaid,
other health insurance carriers, New York State Disability,
Worker's Compensation, Additional Personal Injury Protection and
other entities.
--- Advise and assist case managers in settlement of personal
injury claims.
--- Prepare Notices of Claim in cases with potential municipal
involvement, Notices of Intentions to File Claims in cases with
potential state involvement, Federal Tort Claims Act Form 95s in
cases with potential federal involvement and infant compromise
petitions in cases involving infant settlements.
--- Appear in Municipal Law section 50-H Hearings, No-Fault
Examinations under Oath, Infant Compromise Hearings in New York
State Supreme Court, Mediations and Arbitrations on behalf of their
clients.
--- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
--- Solid communication skills and problem-solving skills required
in order to work with clients, staff members and senior
attorneys
--- Ability to work with senior attorneys to best serve client
needs and grow our client base
--- Has a Juris Doctor (J.D. degree) from an accredited law
school
--- Member in good standing and actively involved with the ABA
(American Bar Association)
--- Candidates must have passed the bar exam
--- Must be admitted to the NYS Bar.
--- Strong knowledge of PC applications, Windows, and Microsoft
Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
--- Solid communication skills and problem-solving skills are
required in order to work with clients, staff members, and senior
attorneys.
--- Ability to juggle multiple priorities and deadlines.
About Company:
Established in 1994, Harding Mazzotti, LLP is a law firm dedicated
solely to the representation of injured persons with an emphasis on
providing each client with an exemplary level of service. Our core
value at Harding Mazzotti, LLP is kindness to each other, to
clients, and to our community. Our mission is to make each and
every client a part of our family.
Harding Mazzotti, LLP considers applicants for employment without
regard to and does not discriminate on the basis of, gender, race,
protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally
protected status.
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