Litigation Consultant - General Liability | Jurisdiction: Nationwide | Licensing: Required | Dedicated Account (Remote MN)

Sedgwick • Eden Prairie, MN

7d • Remote

About The Position

By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It’s what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. Newsweek Recognizes Sedgwick as America’s Greatest Workplaces National Top Companies Certified as a Great Place to Work® Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance Litigation Consultant - General Liability | Jurisdiction: Nationwide | Licensing: Required | Dedicated Account (Remote MN) Are you looking for an opportunity to join a global industry leader where you can bring your big ideas to help solve problems for some of the world’s best brands? Be a part of a rapidly growing, industry-leading global company known for its excellence and customer service. The primary purpose of this role is to address and handle high-end cases with serious injuries, complex coverage scenarios, and legal inquiries or disputes, and to develop a strategy to bring a case to satisfactory resolution.

Requirements

• Ten (10) years of experience handling litigation including 5 years of claims management experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Licensing: CA, NY, TX, FL

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferred.
• Juris Doctorate (JD) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reviews/acts on reports/forms; responds to inquiries; seeks legal opinion and early resolution; and communicates resolution to appropriate parties.
• Handles high end cases with serious injuries and/or complex coverage scenarios.
• Responds to decisions, agreement, and/or court order; creates action plan; determines need for examination; gains client authorization.
• Identifies cases for settlements/redemptions.
• Gathers/documents additional information and coordinates with client designees.
• Requests legal/private investigation; assigns to and coordinates with local counsel; monitors local counsel performance.
• Responds to plaintiff's counsel, union, employee, or client requests.
• Identifies issues and formulates defense strategy.
• Establishes/adjusts accrued liability and approves administrative expenses.
• Identifies subrogation opportunities and manages process.
• Attends and participates in mediations, trials, arbitrations or hearings as needed.
• Works with partners to affect early return-to-work.
• Caseload: 90-100 litigated files

Benefits

• Flexible work schedule.
• Referral incentive program.
• Career development and promotional growth opportunities.
• A diverse and comprehensive benefits offering including medical, dental vision, 401K on day one.
• medical, dental, vision, 401k and matching, PTO, disability and life insurance, employee assistance, flexible spending or health savings account, and other additional voluntary benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level