Field Counsel at Milwaukee

Company Name	Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Location	Milwaukee
State	WI
Job Title	Field Counsel
Job Description	Field Counsel-12252 Description   Advance your Legal career at Liberty Mutual - A Fortune 100 Company!   Liberty Mutual has an exciting opportunity for an attorney.  As a Field Counsel you will represent the company and its policyholders in civil litigation and workers' compensation matters involving claims for money damages or compensation for personal injury or property damage 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.     *        Prepare and conduct training sessions for Legal, Claims or other departments as required.     *        Provide daily direction and guidance to junior attorneys.     *       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:   Case/Matter Experience: 0-5 years of progressively more mature litigation and case handling experience since Bar admission.  Sole file responsibility with supervision/ratification.  Lawyer must be admitted in Wisconsin.   Client Relations Skills: Lawyer must have solid basic client relations skills.  Ability to communicate clearly and earn the trust and confidence of claims personnel is expected.  Incumbent needs to quickly develop and then maintain excellent communications and relationships with clients, measured by formal and informal feedback from the claims clients.  This position requires a fundamental understanding of the insurance industry and Liberty Mutual business. The position requires a committed customer focus in situations where a modest level of sophistication is acceptable.   Supervision of Others/Delegation Skills: Incumbent must demonstrate basic capabilities in paralegal and support staff supervision for a high volume practice.   Operations/Compliance: Ability to understand and establish metrics, willingness to work within existing framework critical; collaboration abilities and aptitudes must be evident;   Office Systems and Use of Technology: Incumbent has a high degree of knowledge, comfort and capabilities with use of forms and templates and technology.   Case Management:: Incumbent is willing to learn and to develop critical litigation and operational skills. This includes ability for ongoing review of case strategy, stages and total matter management of cost.   Reputation in courts, jurisdictional expertise:  It is expected that the incumbent will develop this reputation over time.   Communication:  Basic communication skills and capabilities are very important to the success of this position.  Ability to deal constructively with Opposing Counsel is important.     Benefits: We recognize that talented people are attracted to companies that provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages and outstanding advancement opportunities. For this reason we offer a Comprehensive Benefits Plan that includes the following:     * 401K and Company paid pension plan     * Medical coverage     * Dental coverage     * Paid time-off     * Pay-for-Performance     * Discounts on automobile and homeowner's insurance     * Discount fitness memberships     * Flexible spending accounts     * Tuition reimbursement     * Vision care coverage     * Work/Life resources     * Accidental death & dismemberment insurance     * Credit Union membership     * Employee and Dependent life insurance     * Disability insurance     * Long-term care insurance Overview:   We believe strongly that commercial success can be achieved in a manner consistent with principles and ideals that bind us together as one company, that set us apart from our competitors, and that in the end will allow us to say we have succeeded commercially by doing the right thing the right way.   We believe that the Company's success is inextricably linked to our employees' satisfaction and success: satisfaction that they work for an industry leader committed to improving safety, satisfaction that they work for a company that does the right thing, and satisfaction that the company will reward them for their contributions and provide opportunities for personal growth and success.   We believe our employees take pride in knowing that they help people live safer more secure lives everyday.   Responsibility. What's your policy? Job  Legal Primary Location US-WI-Milwaukee Schedule  Full-time Education Level  Doctorate Degree (over 19 years) Shift  Day Job
Firm type	In House
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