<p>As a Managing Attorney you will be immediately immersed in our litigation process from suit initiation up through and including conducting trial. You will be responsible for your own workload and maintaining case files currently in progress. This person will manage the legal admin staff in the office. Furthermore, you are responsible for negotiating with defendants and attorneys while at court, phone, e-mail, and regular mail to settle contested cases. You will also draft and file motions as well as responses to motions from defendants and participate in the discovery process where applicable.</p> <p>Primary Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Litigation Motions and Responses - May be required to draft, review, and file any necessary motions during the course of litigation. </li><li>Trials and Arbitrations - May be required to prepare for trials/arbitrations as necessary for the firm. </li><li>Communications with Attorneys, Employers, and Consumers - Attorney is required to communicate with consumers, consumer's employers, and consumer's attorneys as necessary to resolve accounts/suits. </li><li>Court Appearances - Associate is required to prepare, appear timely, and properly handle court appearances in your county and any other counties that are reasonably within travel distance where applicable. It is your responsibility to ensure you are able to timely and reliably appear on time at the given courthouse. You may need to travel overnight for certain locations, driving a car is required for some locations. </li><li>Court Coverage Placements - Is required to review and appropriately request coverage where necessary for all court calls where an Associate will not appear including the attachment of all necessary documents for the attorney's appearance as well as any orders necessary for the requested coverage results. </li><li>Review Lawsuits - Is required to review all new and ongoing legal pleadings and documents to ensure accuracy for filing with respective courts. </li></ul>