Senior Staff Attorney Workers' Compensation

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Come join an exciting and inclusive work environment where your work matters, and we put the customer at the center of all we do. The Senior Staff Attorney is an in-house, fully remote, position that will handle a designated caseload of Workers’ Compensation cases appearances before the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Court across the state but focus on central/south vicinages.

This position will be part of collaborative learning environment offering fully remote work with “in- person” court appearances where required  and onsite office appearances in partnership with our  Office (approximately 1-2 times annually). The team is committed to personal growth as we strive to provide excellent customer service to our clients. If you have a passion for the law and enjoy collaborating within an agile  business environment where you will have direct interaction with Claims Partners and your clients, we want to speak with you!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

 - Analyze complex legal and factual issues, conduct extensive and develop well-reasoned legal research.
-  Independently create and present defense strategies on behalf of clients.
- Prepare pleadings, written discovery, opposition to MMTs, trial briefs in support of defense strategies in collaboration with your staff legal team of legal assistants and paralegals.
- Partner with our Claims Partners to achieve the best results for our Hartford client/ insured.
- Provide effective and timely communications, information, legal advice and other services to clients on legal and factual issues relative to the litigation.
- Communicate with the court, witnesses, opposing counsel and co-counsel with professional diplomacy and discretion.
- Facilitate prompt, efficient and effective disposition of assigned cases.
- Independently prepare and present witnesses and evidence at trials and at judicial/administrative hearings and motions. 
- Research, draft, file and argue appellate briefs in reviewing courts on behalf of clients.
- Participate in Team Huddles.
- Provide in-house training to junior associates and/or claims partners.
- Participate in claims file reviews.
- Attend continuing legal education seminars to maintain high level of professional expertise. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Qualified Senior Staff Attorney candidates will possess the following requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years of legal practice experience handling all forms of complex/admitted/occupational/dependency Workers’ Compensation cases including but not limited to trials, motions for med and temp etc.
- JD from accredited law school and license to practice in the state of New Jersey.
- Trial experience is preferred.
- Positive minded and collaborative team-player attitude.
- Excellent legal research and writing skills.
- Strong MS Office proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook)
- Self-directed with excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
- Strong computer skills and the ability to quickly leverage new software as required.

WHAT ELSE CAN YOU TELL ME?
This position is a remote work opportunity however, our selected candidate will travel where required by a specific Judge or Court vicinage to in-person hearings, trials, motions etc. within the following geography: central/south New Jersey.  

For full-time, occasional, part-time or remote positions: (1) high speed broadband internet service is required, we do not recommend or support DSL, wireless, Wifi, Hotspots, Fiber without a modem and Satellite; (2) Internet provider supplied modem/router/gateway is hardwired to the Hartford issued computer with an ethernet cable; and (3) minimum upload/download speeds of 5Mbps/30Mbps will be required. To confirm whether your Internet system has sufficient speeds, please visit http://www.speedtest.net from your personal computer.

Compensation

The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:

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