Job Description

About the Company - Ascendant Commercial Insurance, a full-service Florida-based insurance carrier, seeks an Attorney in Workers’ Compensation Defense to join its Legal team. We are a fast-growing, diverse company offering a complete suite of benefits and a competitive compensation package. Ascendant is looking for the next generation of industry professionals. If you’re looking for a company that offers stability, upward mobility, and excellent benefits with a strong emphasis on values and integrity, then apply today to find out how to become a dynamic part of the Ascendant Team.

About the Role - The primary job responsibilities for this position involve a Florida-licensed attorney with 5-10 years’ experience in insurance defense, workers’ compensation, and working as in-house counsel. Medical deposition, hearing/ trial, and litigation docket management experience is required. The attorney will be responsible for all aspects of the workers’ compensation case, including but not limited to evaluating the merits of a workers’ compensation case, providing guidance and counsel through effective communication, medical review, and negotiating, settling, and litigating cases, if necessary. The attorney expected to defend high-exposure workers’ compensation claims.

Responsibilities -

• Ability to independently manage a full caseload of workers’ compensation cases of varying complexity from case inception through trial/resolution.
• Litigate cases to verdict, demonstrating superior use of trial skills and techniques.
• Independently drafts pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery, and other file documents.
• Attends court events, depositions, hearings, and other appointments independently.
• Provides recommendations and case analyses to the department head on the appropriate file-handling strategy.
• Integrates legal support staff into the case handling process.
• Provide advice and training to claim partners and clients.
• Create and maintain software documentation.

Qualifications -

• Must be admitted to the State Bar of Florida & actively licensed to practice law.
• Must have a Juris Doctor degree.
• 5-10 years of workers’ compensation experience.
• Extremely detail-oriented, self-motivated, and disciplined.
• Demonstrated track record of trial skills and techniques.
• Ability to work in a paperless environment.
• Proficient with computers, web-based applications, and Microsoft Office.
• Possesses technical problem-solving skills.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Must be able to work within a team environment.
• Must be able to work effectively and collaboratively with other adjusters to mitigate exposure to the organization.

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