Litigation Consultant – General Liability

🕒 September 17

🌽 Illinois, Iowa, +2 more states – Remote

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💵 $70k - $90k / year

⏰ Full Time

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💼 Consultant

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Sedgwick

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10,000+ employees

🏗️ Construction

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

Construction • Consulting • Healthcare

Sedgwick is a global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits, and integrated business solutions. They help people and organizations by managing and mitigating risk with solutions in accident, health, disability, unemployment compensation, and liability claims administration, among others. Sedgwick offers services such as claims administration, building consulting, forensic accounting, and forensic engineering. Their specialties include property restoration, brand protection, and loss prevention across several industries, including agriculture, construction, and environmental sectors. The company emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as well as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices.

📋 Description

• Address and handle high-end cases involving serious injuries, complex coverage scenarios, and legal inquiries or disputes • Develop strategies to bring cases to satisfactory resolution • Review and act on reports and forms; respond to inquiries; seek legal opinions and early resolution; communicate resolutions to appropriate parties • Respond to decisions, agreements, and/or court orders; create action plans; determine need for examination; gain client authorization • Identify cases for settlements/redemptions • Gather and document additional information and coordinate with client designees • Request legal/private investigations; assign and coordinate with local counsel; monitor local counsel performance • Respond to requests from plaintiff's counsel, unions, employees, or clients • Identify issues and formulate defense strategies • Establish or adjust accrued liability and approve administrative expenses • Identify subrogation opportunities and manage the process • Attend and participate in mediations, trials, arbitrations, or hearings as needed • Work with partners to facilitate early return-to-work • Perform other duties as assigned • Support the organization's quality programs

🎯 Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferred • Professional certification as applicable to line of business preferred • Juris Doctorate (JD) preferred • Ten (10) years of experience handling litigation including 5 years of claims management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience required • Licensing/jurisdiction knowledge as applicable • Clear and conceptual thinking ability • Excellent judgment, troubleshooting, problem solving, analysis, and discretion • Ability to handle work-related stress • Ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously • Ability to meet deadlines • Computer keyboarding • Travel as required

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible work schedule • Referral incentive program • Career development and promotional growth opportunities • Medical, dental, and vision coverage • 401(k) and matching • PTO • Disability and life insurance • Employee assistance • Flexible spending or health savings account • Other additional voluntary benefits • Reasonable accommodations when applicable and appropriate