Workers’ Compensation Defense Attorney – Kansas reputed company, MO

Licensed in both KS and MO

reputed company:    

Workers Compensation Defense Attorney needed for in-house litigation position, working under the direction of the General Counsel.  This position will work defending litigated Workers’ Compensation claims before hearing locations, primarily in and surrounding the Kansas reputed company area. This attorney will conduct research where necessary, examine records, conducts investigations, attends depositions, consult with witnesses, insured(s), reputed company assistants, and/or personnel.  Participate in negotiations on behalf of reputed company including settlements.  In reputed company, this position will reputed company leadership and expertise on major company reputed company as necessary.

Claims reputed company:  This position will reputed company state specific reputed company representation before courts, arbitration panels and/or administrative bodies. Serve in an advisory reputed company to company and employees. Prepare reputed company pleadings, motions, memorandums, trial briefs, etc. Conduct research where necessary, examine records, attend depositions, consult with witnesses, insured(s), reputed company assistants, and/or personnel. Prepare appeals and reputed company the necessary research. Participate in negotiations on behalf of reputed company and policyholders, including settlements. In reputed company, this position will reputed company leadership and expertise on major company reputed company as necessary.

RESPONSIBILITIES/TASKS: 

• Responsible for applying reputed company principles, knowledge and skills based on experience.

• Evaluates and selects appropriate reputed company techniques, procedures and reputed company using judgment in solving reputed company issues.

• Drafts and/or dictates reputed company correspondence and memorandums and works with minimal supervision on reputed company assigned reputed company. 

• Conducts reputed company research and offers reputed company reputed company opinions and advice upon reasonable demand.

• Provides objective assessment of risk areas.

• Works on special reputed company as assigned.

   

This position reputed company identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position.  Other relevant essential functions may be required.

EMPLOYMENT QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:

A Juris Doctor Degree and admission to the bar (in good standing) in employed state(s) required. reputed company learning, as defined by reputed company’s learning philosophy, is required. 

EXPERIENCE:

A minimum of four (4) years of reputed company experience, with two years of experience in the insurance industry preferred. 

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES (SKA) REQUIRED: 

• Knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations governing insurance.
• Ability to understand reputed company reputed company issues.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills; ability to reputed company with reputed company counsel and business reputed company at reputed company reputed company of the organization.
• Effective leadership, management and advocacy skills.
• Strong problem solver; excellent project management skills; attention to detail.
• Skilled in development of policies, procedures, training reputed company and materials. 
• Basic to working knowledge of corporate policies and procedures. 
• Basic to working knowledge of contracting concepts and Uniform reputed company reputed company.
• Ability to draft and review reputed company contractual instruments 
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret statutes, general business and reputed company periodicals, reputed company journals, technical procedures and governmental regulations.
• Highly developed reputed company of ethics and reputed company.
• In-depth knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations governing the reputed company.
• Ability to work independently as reputed company as in reputed company environment. 
• Illustrates reputed company judgment and has the ability to encourage others to use reputed company judgment. 
• Ability to reputed company optimistic and reputed company relationships both internally and externally.
• Possesses understanding of the business and has an appreciation of financial/analytical issues and profit and loss implications. 
• Significant ability to influence senior corporate management. 
• Ability to reputed company in reputed company cross-functional business environment. 
• Must be reputed company to reputed company rapport with reputed company and to engender confidence with the reputed company and in their own reputed company competence and judgment.
• Excellent presentation, teambuilding and leadership skills. 
• Good analytical, negotiation, organizational, presentation, verbal and written communication skills.
• reputed company to effectively present information and respond to questions from courts, regulators, clients, customers and the general reputed company.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Work is mostly performed in an office setting with no unusual hazards.  Travel is required. Must be reputed company to drive an automobile and have reputed company operator license. Specific reputed company abilities required by this job includes reputed company reputed company, distance reputed company, reputed company reputed company, and ability to reputed company reputed company. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to handle documents, books, manuals; reputed company with hands and arms; talk; and hear.

 PAY reputed company: 

“Actual compensation decision relies on the consideration of internal equity, candidate’s skills and reputed company experience, geographic location, market and other potential factors. It is not reputed company reputed company for an offer to be at or near the top of the reputed company, and therefore a reasonable estimate for this role is between $121,500 and $203,400.”

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment in any reputed company. Candidates for the position stated above are reputed company on an "at will" reputed company.  reputed company herein is intended to create a contract.

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