Given below is a sample job description template for the position of Litigation Specialist:

Job Title: Litigation Specialist

Location of the Job: Atlanta, GA 30303

Years of Experience: 2 to 3 Years

Job Type: Full Time Employee

Education Level: Bachelor’s degree

Job Summary:

The Litigation Specialist’s job function includes efficiently and effectively handling advanced-level, primarily litigated, commercial first-party property and/or third-party general liability losses in a “paperless” environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintains a quality assurance program to support the total performance management initiative and the consistent delivery of quality claims service.
• Works with partners to effect early return-to-work.
• Attends mediations or hearings as needed.
• Identifies subrogation opportunities and manages process.
• Approves administrative expenses.
• Establishes/adjusts accrued liability.
• Identifies issues; formulates defense strategy.
• Responds to plaintiff’s counsel, union, employee, or client requests.
• Requests legal/private investigation; assigns to and coordinates with local counsel; monitors local counsel performance.
• Gathers/documents additional information and coordinates with client designees.
• Identifies cases for settlements/redemptions.
• Responds to decisions, agreement, and/or court order; creates action plan; determines need for examination; gains client authorization.
• Reviews/acts on reports/forms; responds to inquiries; seeks legal opinion and early resolution; and communicates resolution to appropriate parties.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
• Experience with following states (Texas, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, South Carolina and Georgia) preferred.
• Developed customer service skills.
• Able to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows applications and Microsoft Office.
• Proven knowledge of Claims Best Practices.
• High degree of motivation.
• Ability to work in a high volume, fast paced environment.
• Experience with attorney represented or litigated files preferred
• Time management skills, organizational skills and ability to prioritize issues and tasks.
• Ability to determine potential liability of insured where appropriate and settlement value of claims.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret personal line coverage forms.
• Effective written and oral communication skills to enable accurate completion of reports, information gathering interviews and negotiations.
• Minimum of three years auto claims adjusting experience with a focus on complex claims and litigated/attorney rep files.

Salary: $20.00 – $24.00 Hourly DOE