Personal Injury Attorney
Company: Harding Mazzotti, LLP
Location: Cohoes
Posted on: October 14, 2024
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Job Description:
Are you a recent law school graduate looking to work with
experienced attorneys and paralegals who will give you
opportunities to further your legal career? If so, we are looking
for you! Our firm is hiring an associate attorney who will support
us by conducting legal research, drafting documents, maintaining
client files, and assisting with legal counsel. The ideal candidate
will have some courtroom experience and strong legal research and
writing skills. If you're ready to jump-start your growth in the
industry and learn how to strategize in the courtroom to
successfully represent clients, reach out to us today!
Responsibilities:
--- Perform legal research, prepare for and attend hearings or
other legal proceedings, and give general counsel under the
supervision of senior associate attorneys
--- Prepare correspondence and legal documents such as contracts,
pleadings, briefs, affidavits, motions, and settlement agreements
for contract negotiations and proceedings
--- Resolve cases efficiently by using communicating effectively
with and working alongside senior attorneys and paralegals
--- Review client issues on legal matters, analyze available
options, and diligently work to determine the best course of
action
--- Keep files organized to make sure the most recent updates are
accessible to other attorneys, paralegals, and staff
--- 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:
--- Completion of a Juris Doctor (J.D. degree) from an accredited
law school
--- Successful completion of the bar exam
--- Willingness to learn from senior attorneys to meet our client
needs and grow our client base
--- Effective communication skills and problem-solving skills are
necessary to work with all levels of staff and clients
--- 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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