OH - Claims Attorney / Litigation Specialist Westerville, OH in Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc

Post Date      8/1/2014
City      Westerville
State      OH
Work Location      Westerville, OH
Department      Claims
Reports To      AVP of Claims
Summary    

CENTURY INSURANCE GROUP (a division of Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. NYSE: MIG) is a publicly traded company that employs more than 1000 associates in over 30 offices throughout the United States. Meadowbrook operates insurance agencies, a risk management company that provides services to self-insured groups, funds and pools, and operates 6 domestic insurance companies.

Meadowbrook is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing challenging opportunities for our associates and a superior working environment. As Meadowbrook continues to grow, we are constantly on the lookout for bright, talented team players with a dedication and passion for their work.

We offer our associates competitive wages, an excellent benefits package, a friendly, team oriented environment and encourage and reward the professional growth of our associates.

We are looking for a full time Claims Attorney/LitigationSpecialist to join our Westerville, Ohio office.
Essential Functions    

 Job Function: Responsible for handling complex commercial general liability claims in suit, complex legal and coverage issues, legal research and managing claim related projects as they occur.   


1.      Handle suits on third party litigated claim files, including collaborating with and managing outside counsel and complex litigated claim files as assigned.

2.      Analyze coverage issues on litigated claim files and claim files with potential for litigation.

3.      Assist with negotiations, mediations, arbitrations and settlement procedures as assigned.

4.      Attend and provide litigation advice in claim review meetings.

5.      Coordinate referral with Managing Claims Attorney/AVP of Claims or VP of Claims on other litigated claim requests to outside counsel.

6.      Conduct legal research as necessary on pending suit files and as requested by other units or departments.

7.      Conduct audits of litigated claim files.

8.      Review company policy forms as needed.

9.      Research and write brief opinions on coverage issues.

10.    Recommend reserve and payment changes as requested by management.

11.    Provide and report claims information to Senior Management on an as needed basis.

12.    Assist Forms Committee; propose changes/revisions/amendments to company policy forms, make appropriate policy language recommendations and draft policy language for new forms.

13.    Must adhere to company code of ethics.  

Requirements    

    Bachelor Degree from a 4 year college or university and Jurist Doctorate degree, CPCU preferred.
    Admissions to State Bar.
    A minimum of 5 years related experience.
    Ability to analyze coverage submissions and provide assistance.
    Ability to prioritize, organize and plan work for self and others.
    Excellent customer service skills.
    Excellent written and oral communication skills.
    Superior problem-solving ability.
    Thorough knowledge of claim procedures, policies, terminology, etc.
    Detailed knowledge of Company’s established claims processing procedures.
    Computer proficient with Microsoft Office programs, such as Word, Excel and Outlook.
    Possess a valid driver’s license and State adjusting license(s) as applicable.
    Ensure assigned files are handled in good faith as defined by statute, case-law and Corporate standards.
    Ability to travel as required.

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Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC in St. Louis, MO

Company: Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC
Location: St. Louis, MO
Salary: $56, 486-$70, 608
Position Type: Full Time
Job ID: J-2014-880

Company Overview:
Based in St. Louis, Anheuser-Busch is the leading American brewer, holding a 47.6 percent share of U.S. beer sales to retailers. The company brews the world’s largest-selling beers, Budweiser and Bud Light, and distributes these and many other popular brands through a strong network of more than 600 independent wholesalers. Anheuser-Busch is a major manufacturer of aluminum cans and one of the world's largest recyclers of aluminum cans. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the leading global brewer, and continues to operate under the Anheuser-Busch name and logo. As the leading global brewer, AB InBev is committed to finding innovative ways to continually improve. It's this kind of thinking that creates a unique work environment by rewarding talent, celebrating diversity and encouraging forward thinking. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. For more information, visit www.anheuser-busch.com.

Requirements and Competencies

    Bachelor's Degree Preferred
    A minimum of three years paralegal experience in a major law firm or corporate legal department required
    Superior Microsoft Office software skills required
    Excellent legal technology skills, including legal matter management and document management
    Ability to establish priorities to meet critical deadlines
    Superior attention to detail and organization skills
    Ability to keep sensitive information confidential

Primary Responsibilities

    Position provides paralegal, administrative and legal technology support to the General Counsel and Director of Legal Operations
    Work on a variety of initiatives related to legal matters, including eDiscovery, matter management and document management responsibilities.
    Preparation of complex Powerpoint presentations and Excel spreadsheets.
    Responsible for streamlining and standardizing legal processes. Assist in special projects as needed.
    Responsible for processing, tracking and analyzing legal invoices. Review and monitor compliance with billing guidelines.

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Senior Paralegal in ADA Environmental Solutions Highlands Ranch

Requisition Number:     1064
Job Title:     Senior Paralegal
Area of Interest:     Legal
Position Type:     Hourly (40+)
City:     Highlands Ranch
State:     Colorado
Requirements:     General Competencies:

• General understanding of business law, intellectual property law, and corporate governance requirements for a publicly traded company.
• Able to review and understand the key aspects of contracts and other legal records and capture material concepts uniformly and concisely.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables.
• Familiarity with software applications, including web based applications, for managing electronic records – experience with contract management or document management systems a plus.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently on projects or assigned tasks, as well as part of a team.
• Aware of own competency level, knows when to seek guidance from others.
• Ability to effectively set priorities, meet deadlines and manage multiple projects for several attorneys.
• Excellent verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working with confidential documents and confidentiality obligations.

Education, Certificates and Licenses:
• Paralegal Certification required
• Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Experience:
• Eight (8) to ten (10) years’ experience at a law firm or in-house corporate experience.
Job Description:     Position Summary: The Senior Paralegal will be required to support our General Counsel and Corporate Counsel in the following areas: corporate compliance and corporate governance matters, contract searches, tracking, and filing, document retention programs, insurance program administration, co-ordination with outside counsel, intellectual property documentation and administration, general transaction support, and research and special projects.

Why We Exist:

We exist to develop and provide technically and economically sound solutions for our customers to advance cleaner energy while producing sustainable profits to invest in employees and growth.

ADA Values:

• To sustain a safe and healthy Community by treating all people with respect and integrity.
• To embrace our Challenges with tenacity, passion, creativity, optimism and courage to find win-win solutions.
• Working together while enjoying the Journey.

Duties and Responsibilities: The essential duties and responsibilities regularly performed and normally assigned to this position are to assist the legal and contract management teams as follows:

1. Assists in the preparation and administration of documents for General Counsel and Corporate Counsel in the following areas:
a. Board meetings and corporate governance, including coordinating meetings and agendas, maintaining board records and resolutions and preparing meeting materials;
b. SEC and other filings;
c. Minutes and routine corporate secretary documents for subsidiaries; prepare and file state and local filings;
d. PR review and public disclosures;
e. Routine documents and agreements (NDAs, amendments, and other standard transactions).

2. Assists Corporate Counsel and IP Specialist to maintain contract databases;
a. Reviews, indexes, and tracks legal records;
b. Determines appropriate organization, tracking, and storage or destruction of legal contracts and records, including corporate governance and intellectual property documents in accordance with the agreed methodology.

3. Coordinate with IP Specialist, other internal personnel and outside counsel to obtain information and documentation required to maintain US and foreign patent and trademark registrations.
4. Review, code and process legal bills from outside counsel; develop and implement reports for monitoring outside legal spending.
5. Assist with insurance program administration, including Directors & Officers insurance, and processing of claims.
6. Provide litigation support, perform due diligence and prepare schedules, as required.
7. Perform clerical duties, such as scheduling appointments, composing routine correspondence, and acting as a liaison between parties.
8. Manage special projects or undertake ad hoc projects under supervision of an attorney.

Additional Responsibilities: Willingness to do any aspect of job, additional duties and special assignments, as required.

Requirements: To perform this job successfully, the individual will possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education, Experience and Computer Skills are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities.

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have excellent working knowledge of the MS Office Suite.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stoop and kneel. These physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no supervisory responsibility.

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt (Hourly)

Reporting: General Counsel and Corporate Counsel

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Paralegal - Litigation San Francisco in King & Spalding

Title     Paralegal - Litigation
Location     San Francisco
Description    

This position performs a variety of duties to assist a group of litigation lawyers in a small but growing downtown Los Angeles office. The qualified candidate will be the sole paralegal in the office and must be thoughtful, organized, proactive, and team-oriented. The candidate will maintain positive contact with clients and observe confidentiality of client matters.

Qualified candidates must be proficient in the following skills:


    Complete understanding of the litigation process
    Coordinate with clients and co-counsel during all phases of discovery; manage all facets of case from discovery through trial
    Organize and maintain case files; coordinate with secretaries and other staff
    Manage large cases and databases
    Prepare and maintain issue and subject-matter files
    Review and analyze discovery requests and assist lawyers with responses
    Coordinate document reviews with legal team and clients
    Assist with document reviews for responses to discovery requests and to identify privileged documents, documents for redaction, case issues in context
    Prepare privilege logs
    Prepare and maintain document and transcript databases in various formats
    Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat
    Proficient in litigation applications such as Relativity and IPRO
    Prepare witness files and deposition preparation files
    Prepare court filings and service to counsel; experience with e-filing
    Interact with clients, consultants, and vendors
    Proficient in cite checking, Shepardizing, and Bluebooking
    Hands-on trial preparation and experience
    Keep accurate time records

Requirements    
    Bachelor's Degree with a 3.5 cumulative GPA
    Approximately 5 years of defense litigation experience in a mid- to large-size law firm
    Strong, concise communication and written skills
    Able to work overtime, including weekends; some travel may be necessary
    Able to lift boxes that weigh up to 20 lbs.; able to sit or stand for long periods of time

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Sr Paralegal in HCSC

Job ID:  BDP-1002210

Description:

We are an Equal Opportunity Employment / Affirmative Action employer dedicated to workforce diversity and a drug-free and smoke-free workplace. Drug screening and background investigation are required, as allowed by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

BASIC FUNCTION:
This position is responsible for eviewing content from the Marketing and Communications area.  Helping to preparing complex documents, agreements and pleadings related to non-litigation matters.  Has a thorough understanding of all aspects of the legal departments work and its context in the organization as a whole.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
*Bachelor Degree OR Paralegal Certification OR 4 years of experience in a law firm or corporate legal department performing the functions of a Paralegal
*2 years experience in a law firm or corporate legal department
*PC proficiency to include Microsoft Word, Excel, and Lotus Notes
*Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills
*Organizational, analytical, resourcefulness, judgment, and problem solving skills

Job Type     Full-Time Regular
Location     IL - Chicago

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Legal Specialist – Litigation Paralegal in Hawaiian Airlines Honolulu

Job Details

Requisition Number     14-0589
Post Date     8/1/2014
Title     Legal Specialist – Litigation Paralegal
Department     Legal
City     Honolulu
State     HI
Part-Time     No
Part-Time Weekend     No

Description    

    Support the Legal Department in with its litigation, arbitration, and employment and labor-related cases.
    Litigation support tasks include but are not limited to accepting service of legal documents, drafting and issuing document preservation notices, reviewing and organizing documents for discovery, creating privilege logs, redacting confidential information from discovery responses, coordinating materials and witnesses for outside counsel, serving as focal point for all discovery activities, preparing witness and matter material for case preparation, proofreading papers, organizing exhibits, creating document indices, and preparing and filing all court documents, among other things.
    Arbitration support tasks include but are not limited to assisting with witness preparation, conducting legal research organizing documents, creating exhibits, assisting at arbitration, drafting forms, conducting preliminary background investigations, preparing witness and matter material for case preparation, proofreading papers, organizing exhibits, creating document indices, and preparing and filing all court documents, among other things.
    Employment and Labor-related support tasks include but are not limited to working with governmental agencies, conducting legal research, writing initial drafts of position statements, doing preliminary fact-gathering, supporting internal business partners during audits, and updating forms, among other things.
    In-take cases, make initial discovery requests, and maintain case files.
    Gather information, analyze data, and prepare initial affirmative action plans.
    Perform research assignments of a legal or fact-finding nature. Be proficient on PACER, Lexis, and Westlaw.
    In-take, analyze and respond to subpoenas and civil investigation demands.
    Serve on emergency response team to oversee records gathering and retention activities.
    Act as a liaison among various internal departments as well as with outside agencies, corporations, law firms, and other entities.
    Coordinate with and back-up other paralegals and legal coordinators, as the need arises.
    Other duties as assigned.

Requirements    
    Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
    Must have ability to work proactively, independently, and reliably.
    At least ten years’ experience in employment litigation paralegal position in a law firm or corporate environment.
    At least five years of experience compiling affirmative action plans.
    Must have ability to work effectively and collaboratively, think practically, and be solution-oriented.
    Must be able to prioritize, work independently, and communicate effectively with internal and external audiences.
    Must be resourceful and willing to work across multiple practice areas.
    Minimum age of 18.
    Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
    College degree (or equivalent) and/or paralegal certificate from an ABA-accredited program required. Inactive attorneys will also be considered.

 Preferred Requirements

    Experience working in the airline industry
    Experience working with labor and employment law
    Experience with the Railway Labor Act

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Paralegal - Raleigh, NC

Req ID :
297479BR
Job Code/Title :
W30361:Paralegal/Legal Assistant I
Job Description :
Job Description
This position is in support of the United States Attorneys Office in Raleigh, NC at 310 New Bern Ave.

The estimated length of this assignment is through May 31, 2015 with the possibility of FOUR (4) one year extensions.

Some infrequent travel may be needed for trial support in various court locations throughout the District.

The Paralegal is responsible for directly and independently supporting one of more program areas by providing a wide variety of litigation, administrative and data entry functions.

While complying with established procedures, the Employee will perform the following tasks, but not limited to:

Reviews investigative reports, testimonies, interviews, files, and documents for a variety of civil and/or criminal cases to become familiar with the issues, identify pertinent material, and prepare comprehensive digests. Researches and summarizes factual aspects of cases. Reads and analyzes reports of investigating agencies and sorts through and reads subpoenaed documents and identifies and summaries portions that may be relevant to particular cases. Establishes and maintains an effective system of compiling, indexing, and organizing this information and its sources. Participates and assists in preparation for trial by compiling, organizing, and indexing various evidentiary exhibits. Marks and identifies trial exhibits and drafts a list of exhibits to be offered at trial. Prepares narrative summaries, charts, tables, graphs, or other visual aids to be used at trial. Performs legal research on particular issues and cases identified by the attorney(s); researches cases, law, statutes, regulations, court rules, policies, procedures, legal periodicals, and other legal authorities that are relevant to the particular issue. Organizes these source materials by providing summaries, bibliographies, and indices for use in litigation. Utilizes a variety of automated legal research tools as well as public information databases and other automated resources to research case- or program-specific legal matters, and to participate in assigned areas of criminal or civil proceedings, e.g. electronic discovery. Assists in the preparation of government and expert witnesses for trial. Prepares drafts on a variety of legal documents (pleadings, memoranda of law, trial briefs, summonses, complaints, indictments, answers, motion papers, stipulations) to be used in preparation of the final draft and then shepardizes, proofreads, and verifies citations and statutory references against original sources such as legal texts, reports, etc. Maintains liaison with client agencies to keep them informed about the litigation and to seek their assistance to resolve particular legal or factual problems.

Perform others duties as necessary.

Basic Qualifications
*Proven excellent written and oral communication skills.
*Paralegal Certificate. An equivalent level of training may be substituted with the approval of the COTR.
*At least ONE (1) year of litigation paralegal experience.
*Must have basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation system sufficient to perform basic legal research.
*Thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and WestLaw.
*Should have hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, database, spreadsheet, imaging, and telecommunications.
*Ability to consistently deliver highest quality of work under extreme pressure will be very important.
*Demonstrated ability to review a wide variety of documents, both legal and non-legal documents, including Motions and briefs, and a variety of legal correspondence.
*Some walking, standing, bending and carrying of small office items
*Ability to obtain a security clearance.
*Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Desired skills
*Experience working in a Government and/or Litigation Support environment in conjunction with basic qualifications and/or equivalent level of training.
*Proficient in Microsoft Office software programs (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook, MS Access or other data bases), Word Perfect and Adobe Acrobat Professional, strongly preferred.
*Experience with State and Federal courts, preferred.
*Trial experience, helpful.
*Automated litigation support experience (i.e. Concordance, Summation,etc...), very helpful.
*Experience with organization and management of documents.
*Current or active clearance.

Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Job Location(s): Raleigh North Carolina
Security Clearance : Public Trust
LM Careers Business Unit : ESS0997 IS&GS-CIVIL (S8200)
Program : Mega 4 (EOUSA)
Job Class : Legal
Job Category : Hourly/Non-Exempt
City : Raleigh
State : NC
Virtual : No
Relocation Available : No
Work Schedule : STANDARD-Mon-Fri/8 hours a day
Req Type : Task Order/IDIQ
Shift : First

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