A North Haven County law firm seeks a Srlevel Attorney to over see mentor & teach an 8 attorney team in their prelit department and . Candidate MUST have management/supervisor experience.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Strong leadership skills.
- Able to manage lead and motivate in a positive way.
- 6 years personal injury management experience.
- Good standing with CT Bar.
- Proven experience supervising and managing multiple attorneys and support staff.
- Able to maintain high volume cases of about 50 cases your self.
- Litigation & Trial experience is a plus but not required.
- 30 Travel involved.
- Excellent pay with full benefits package.
DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for handling and/or managing a broad range of personal injury case matters.
- Provide attorneys and support staff with legal advice and counsel on prelitigation dispute resolution contractual and legal liability analysis and a broad range of other related counsel as necessary.
- Actively manage a wide range of prelitigation cases and litigation matters both directly and through team.
- Work closely with clients outside counsel law firm management and other constituencies to the effectively and efficiently manage the companys prelitigation caseload.
- Provide legal advice on all case related issues.
- Provide legal advice and support to the management and prelitigation team.
PREFERENCES:
- Strong client focus and excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively work both independently and in a team environment.
- Willingness and desire to learn new skills and to take on new responsibilities.
- Highest level of integrity discretion and professionalism.
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written) including ability to communicate complex information in a succinct easytounderstand format.
- Computer savvy background and/or case management software experience preferred.
- PI defense litigation attorneys with management experience are urged to apply.
QUALIFIED ATTORNEYS WILL BE CONTACTED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION