Personal Injury Attorney at Harding Mazzotti, LLP

Full-time Associate Attorney

Location: Burlington, VT, US

Salary Range: $70,000 - $100,000 per year, with additional incentives

Responsibilities:

• Provide legal counsel to clients, and learn from senior and litigation associates.
• Conduct legal research, draft documents, and maintain client files

Requirements:

• Law school graduate
• Passed state bar exam

Opportunity:

• Join our law firm for a chance to practice law and grow professionally. Apply now!

$70,000 - $100,000 yearly

Essential Job Duties:

• Maintain client files in an organized fashion to ensure up-to-date information is handy for other attorneys, paralegals, and support staff.
• Resolve cases efficiently by communicating effectively with and working alongside senior attorneys and paralegals.
• Create legal documents, including correspondence, briefs, motions, pleadings, contracts, affidavits, and settlement agreements for contract negotiations and proceedings.
• Conduct legal research, prepare for and attend hearings and/or other legal proceedings, and provide legal counsel with the help of senior associate attorneys.
• Assist clients in determining a proper solution to legal conflicts and determine the best course of action.
• Advise and assist clients with documentation regarding property damage and personal injury.
• Maintain contact with clients by phone, email, and face-to-face meetings throughout the duration of the case.
• Set up cases with liability and uninsured/supplemental underinsured insurance carriers and maintain contact with the respective adjusters regularly while the cases are ongoing.
• Research legal issues involving motor vehicles, premises liability, and other personal injury matters.
• Facilitate all investigations necessary to fully prosecute personal injury claims.
• Document the ongoing status of each case by use of a paperless case management system and establish an individual timeline for each case based on the medical status of the client and other relevant factors.
• Regularly review case statuses and identify issues that may inhibit timely case resolutions.
• Negotiate with the insurance carrier(s) in an effort to resolve each case by way of settlement. This involves reviewing medical records and the full investigation of the case in order to assess overall case value and insurance coverage, including individual research/analysis, as well as committee meetings to complete case evaluations.
• Prepare detailed demand packages for the insurance carrier(s) and then endeavor to reach a favorable settlement in each case.
• Evaluate and negotiate liens involving Medicare, Medicaid, other health insurance carriers, State Disability, Worker’s Compensation, Additional Personal Injury Protection, and other entities.
• Advise and assist case managers in the settlement of personal injury claims.
• Prepare Notices of Claim in cases with potential municipal involvement, Notices of Intentions to File Claims in cases with potential state involvement, Federal Tort Claims Act Form 95s in cases with potential federal involvement, and infant compromise petitions in cases involving infant settlements.
• Appear in Municipal Law section 50-H Hearings, Mediations, and Arbitrations on behalf of their clients.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Excellent communication abilities and strong problem-solving skills are essential for interacting with clients, colleagues, and senior attorneys.
• Possession of a Juris Doctor (J.D. degree) from an accredited law school is a requirement.
• Admission to the VT Bar is mandatory for this role.
• Proficient knowledge of PC applications, Windows, and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) is necessary.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines is a key skill needed for this position.

Established in 1994, Harding Mazzotti, LLP is a law firm dedicated solely to the representation of injured persons with an emphasis on providing each client with an exemplary level of service. Our core value at Harding Mazzotti, LLP is kindness to each other, to clients, and to our community. Our mission is to make each and every client a part of our family.

Harding Mazzotti, LLP considers applicants for employment without regard to and does not discriminate on the basis of, gender, race, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.