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Lancesoft

Woodland Hills, CA

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$55–$61 Per Hour

SKILLS

Attorney, Communication Skills, Construction, Cost Control, Insurance Regulations, Legal, Litigation, Product Engineering, Quality Management, Team Lead/Manager, Worker's Compensation

LOCATION

Woodland Hills, CA

POSTED

11 days ago

Title: Counsel –Field
Duration: 6 months with possible extension (however the HM will need to reassess every 60-90 days)
Location: Woodland Hills, CA
REMOTE (Required: Must reside in CA and hold CA license)
Shift: Business hours
Pay Range:$55/hr. - $61/hr. On W2.
REMOTE (Required: Must reside in CA and hold CA license)

Workers Compensation Attorney
As a Staff Counsel you will represent the company and its policyholders in workers compensation claims of a moderate value with moderately complex legal issues.

Responsibilities:
Use Litigation Protocols to develop and revise appropriate legal strategy for discovery, investigation, handling and trial/hearing of cases or matters
Conduct necessary and appropriate discovery, hearings, trials, depositions, oral arguments, mediations, arbitrations and similar proceedings.
Research the law applicable to cases or matters;drafts legal documents, pleadings, motions, briefs and opinions as required. If requested, conduct settlement negotiations.
Advise, communicate and confer with Claims Representatives and Insured Clients, rendering clear, unambiguous legal opinions and advice. Personally meet with and maintain good relations and communications with Claims Representatives and Insured Clients as required.
Remain current with developments in the law;understand medical, scientific, construction, products, engineering or similar issues and defenses involved with cases or matters.
Understand and creatively use technology;apply technology to the process of law to improve quality and reduce cost.
Act as a team or group leader for an assigned group within the office.
Interface with Home Office Legal department.

Qualifications:
Completion of law school with LLB or JD and admission to the bar.
A minimum of 1 successful year experience as an attorney.
A general knowledge of insurance law and specific understanding of the operations and requirements of insured clients, customers and the company.
The ability to effectively communicate and persuade by written or spoken word is critical.
Experience and ability appropriate to the level of cases or matters handled.

About the Company

Lancesoft

We are a $125 Million, NMSDC-certified Minority & Woman owned Workforce Solutions Company headquartered in the DC metro area with presence across US with global presence - Canada, Mexico, India, UK, Malaysia, Indonasia, Hongkong, Singapore, UAE. We are specialized in providing Workforce Solutions, SOW project delivery, Engineering Solutions, Creative Services. We currently support 100+ Fortune companies globally and across multiple industry segments. We are currently supporting several massive programs across industry segment nationally/globally (Intel, Ally, AMD, QUALCOMM, Morgan Stanley, Kraft/ Mondelez, MNP, Amdocs, Dell, SanDisk, Medtronic, Becton Dickinson, GE, Lockheed Martin, UTC, L-3 Communications, Caterpillar, BMW, Mercedes Benz, National Grid, Dominion, Energy Future Holdings, PSEG, 3M, Fidelity, Aetna, Humana, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Merck etc).

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

COMPANY SIZE

2,000 to 2,499 employees

INDUSTRY

Staffing/Employment Agencies

FOUNDED

2000

WEBSITE

http://www.lancesoft.com/

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